​Name: 
Anish Wadia​ FPD

Location:  
Mumbai, India. 
Contact details: 
+91-98203-68768

Qualifications: 
B.Com., LL.B, FCIArb, FACICA, FMIArb, FAIADR, FHKIArb, FAArb, FCArb, FPIArb, FPD, FAMINZ (Arb)

Specialisation: 
Experienced independent international arbitrator and lawyer with full rights of audience before courts in India as an Advocate, England and Wales as a Solicitor Advocate, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) as a Legal Practitioner, the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) as a Registered Foreign Lawyer and Prime Dispute as a Certified Educator & conflict/dispute avoidance/resolution Panel Member. 

Languages:
English, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati , 
Marathi (intermediate) and French (very basic).

Regions served: 
India, United Kingdom, Dubai, Singapore and further International regions as requested.
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Industry Sectors:*​
  •  Commodities, Corporate, Construction, Telecom & Commercial Disputes
  • Energy, Oil & Gas, Mining, Power, Natural Resources
  • Information Technology, Science & Technology
  • Maritime & Transportation
  • Investments
  • Aviation Law
  • Sports Law
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Practice Areas: *​​
  • Arbitration
  • Arb-Med
  • Commercial Negotiator
  • Dispute Board Member
  • Emergency Arbitration 
  • Expert Witness
  • Independent Expert
  • ​Early Neutral Evaluator 
  • Specialist Panel​​
Background information: 
Anish Wadia is an experienced independent international arbitrator and lawyer with full rights of audience before courts in India as an Advocate, England and Wales as a Solicitor Advocate, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) as a Legal Practitioner, the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) as a Registered Foreign Lawyer and Prime Dispute as a Certified Educator and conflict/dispute avoidance/resolution Panel Member.  
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Anish actively provides strategic legal advice to be adopted in litigation, ad hoc and institutional arbitrations (domestic as well as international) and general corporate / commercial transactions, to Indian and foreign clients including high net-worth individuals (HNIs) in relation to a broad range of corporate and commercial disputes, white-collar crimes, telecom, construction, solar power, EPC disputes, etc. In addition to India, Anish advise entities in Iceland, Singapore, England, France and U.S.A. as well actively travel to these jurisdictions in a professional capacity.

Arbitration Experience (illustrative, not exhaustive):
  • Passed seven decisions till date before the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX) on financial, investor and commodity disputes;
  • Leading infrastructure company in India in an arbitration against its shareholders in disputes in relation to enforcement of bank guarantees and the construction contract;
  • A grid-connected solar and alternative energy power projects developer in USA in an arbitration against an Indian company arising out of an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) turnkey contract project for setting up a solar power plant in Gujarat, India;
  • Spanish company (majority stake held by one of the leading construction companies in the world) dedicated to civil and engineering construction in an arbitration against a State-run electricity board;
  • Acted as an expert witness on Indian law for proceedings in England;
  • Joint venture between an Indian logistics group and a leading French transport and logistics company in an ad-hoc arbitration before a panel of two retired Chief Justices of India and a retired Judge of the Supreme Court, and proceedings before the Supreme Court of India and the Calcutta High Court against the Port and Customs authorities, and other bidders to the public-private partnership project.​
Current Positions
  • Council Member - Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (MIArb);
  • Ambassador (India) - Alliance for Equality in Dispute Resolution;
  • Core Steering Committee Member - CIArb (India branch) Young Members Group (YMG);
  • International Advisory Board Member - ‘Advocate Maximus’ Ratan K. Singh Arb-Med Competition;
  • Approved Faculty List (AFL) Tutor, Examiner and Moderator in International and Domestic Arbitration for CIArb, U.K.;
  • One of five Members of the Investor Grievance Redressal Committee, Mumbai (IGRC), appointed as per directions of the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI), for the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX) to adjudicate upon financial, investor and commodity disputes.​​
Previous Positions:
  • Member (India) - ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, Paris;
  • Member (ex officio) - ICC India Executive Committee;
  • Member - ICC India Arbitration Group;
  • ICC-YAF Regional Representative for India;
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (formerly, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co.) and other Tier 1 law firms prior to CAM/AMSS;​
​Overview: 
  • ​Co-authored Third-Party Funding in Arbitration – India’s Readiness in a Global Context – published by “Transnational Dispute Management - Special Issue on International Commercial and Investment Disputes in and with India” [(2018) 15(2) TDM]  Read More​ TDM Editorial: “Anish Wadia and Shivani Rawat have demonstrated the permissibility and enforceability of third-party funding in India since 1876 by engaging in an exhaustive analysis of relevant judicial authorities. This is followed by a comprehensive dialogue on all major aspects of third-party funding in international commercial and investment arbitration, including disclosure norms and FEMA. The authors have proposed a viable regulatory framework for India inspired by best practices from other jurisdictions.”
  • Member of the team of authors for the Indian Arbitration Forum (IAF) that prepared the Best Practices Guidelines for Conduct of Arbitral Proceedings (IAF Guidelines, April 2018) Read More 

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Detailed CV available on request from Prime Dispute. 

CERTIFIED EDUCATOR ​

The benefits of certification as a Prime Dispute Educator 
  • Meet all relevant policies, procedures and criteria to deliver training & development courses at Prime Dispute; 
  • Meet a global, industry-recognised benchmark (Terms & Conditions for Educators)​;
  • Are consistent, comparable and reliable worldwide;
  • Demonstrate necessary knowledge and skills;
  • Are recognised by Industry sectors, professionals and peers as an Educator.
ANISH WADIA / FPD CERTIFIED EDUCATOR 

PANELS

Our ★★★★★ on the 'DIPC' represents the following: 
  • Agreed to abide by 'Criteria for inclusion on  Prime Dispute's Panels';
  • Applications for both senior 'Fellowship' and 'Panels' approved;
  • Agreed to abide by Prime Dispute's 'Administration Process of Cases Note' & 'Schedule of Fees for all Cases';
  • Agreed to abide by Prime Dispute's 'User Agreement for FPD (Fellow Prime Dispute) Members'';
  • Agreed to abide by Prime Dispute's 'Business Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy' - Including 'Section 6' on 'Business Ethics for Dispute Resolver'. ​​​​
*Prime Dispute also provides a 'Formal Appointment Service', All our senior neutrals who are officially appointed will need to comply with our ' Formal Criteria' before nomination.
*Conflict checks would need to be undertaken prior to the neutral being formally appointed.