CIArb News

CIArb’s India Branch launches their Young Members’ Group

01 Oct 2018

We are delighted to announce that the India YMG was launched on 12th September 2018 by Dr. Lalit Bhasin, the directors of the India branch, and in the presence of Anthony Abrahams, Director General of CIArb.

The main objectives of the India YMG are to promote awareness of the CIArb and its work amongst young and aspiring practitioners across India and to conduct activities that are conducive to the professional growth and development of CIArb India’s young members and students.

The committee looks forward to launching various initiatives over the coming months including arbitration awareness campaign events, workshops, vis pre-moots and essay competitions.

If you wish to get in touch with your local YMG, you can contact India Branch Committee Member Vypak Desai via vyapak.desai@nishithdesai.com.

India YMG Core Committee :

Mentors:

  1. Vyapak Desai, MCIArb, Senior Leader, Nishit Desai Associates
  2. Tejas Karia, FCIArb, Partner & Head – Arbitration, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

Members:

  1. Dharam Jumani, MCIArb, Former YMG Ambassador for India & Counsel, Chambers of Mr. S. U. Kamdar, Senior Advocate
  2. Anish Wadia, FCIArb, Principal, Chambers of Anish Wadia
  3. Hussain Somji, FCIArb, Chambers of Mr. Ketan Parikh
  4. Kshama Loya, ACIArb, Leader, Nishith Desai Associates
  5. Surjendu Shankar Das, ACIArb, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
  6. Dr. Shashwat Bajpai, ACIArb, Founder, DRSB Law Chambers
  7. Medha Sachdev, MCIArb, Senior Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
  8. Anant Merathia, MCIArb, Chambers of Anant Merathia
  9. Badrinath Srinivasan, MCIArb, Senior Executive (Law), BHEL
  10. Deepak Narayanan, MCIArb, Partner, BDN Law Chambers
  11. Arush Khanna, Advocate
  12. Chinmayee Pendse, Advocate

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