Personal bio
Bhavik completed his LL.B (Hons) from Goa University (India) and undertook postgraduate studies at the National University of Singapore. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb), a Fellow of the Indian Council of Arbitration (FICA) and a CEDR Accredited Mediator.
He was trained at Crawford Bayley & Co. Mumbai (India) and Allen & Gledhill, Singapore.
He is enlisted as an arbitrator Listed as arbitrator with the SIAC Reserve Panel, LCIA, HKIAC, ICA, RAC, DIAC, KCAB International, LMAA (supporting member) and SCMA.
He has acted as Counsel in International Commercial Arbitrations administered under various rules, including the UNCITRAL, AIAC, and HKIAC.
Bhavik comes from a mining business background and has over the last 20 years, played senior advisory and executive roles in commercial, operational, finance and handling legal matters inhouse. His cross-border experience extends to international mining investments, and commercial transactions including contracts for the sale of goods, railway and port contracts etc. His transactional, litigation and dispute resolution experience is across a range of matters involving partnerships, shareholder disputes, joint ventures, mining services contracts, sale contracts, ship building contracts, charter parties, and letters of credit.
He is currently based out of Goa, India.
Email: bhavik@bhavikrajani.com