​Name: 
Anish Wadia​ FPD

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

Qualifications: 
FCIArb, FACICA, FMIArb, FHKIArb, FAArb, FNICArb, FPIArb, FAMINZ (Arb), FPD 

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 and the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) as a Registered Foreign Lawyer. 

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

Regions served: 
India, United Kingdom and further International regions as requested.
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Practice Areas: *​​
  • Arbitration
  • Dispute Board Member
  • Emergency Arbitration 
  • Expert Witness
  • Independent Expert
  • ​Early Neutral Evaluator 
  • Specialist panel​

Industry Sectors:*​
  •  Commodities, Corporate, Construction, Telecom & Commercial Disputes
  • Energy, Oil & Gas, Mining, Power, Natural Resources
  • Information Technology, Science & Technology
  • Maritime & Transportation
  • Investments
  • Aviation Law
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 and the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) as a Registered Foreign Lawyer. 
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 viz. 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: 
​ • Passed five decisions till date before the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX) on 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.
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Overview: 
  • Accredited as a Fellow of: CIArb, ACICA, MIArb, HKIArb, AArb, NICArb, PIArb and AMINZ (Arb);
  • Serves as a Member on the ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR, ICC India Executive Committee (ex officio) as well as the ICC India Arbitration Group. Serves as an Ambassador for India - Alliance for Equality in Dispute Resolution. Admitted on the Panel of Arbitrators of (illustrative list, not exhaustive): ICC, LCIA, ACICA, AIAC, ICAC-EAC, CEAC, SHIAC, RAC-RIMA, VIAC, AMINZ, AARB, BANI, AFSA, THAC, MINAC, PIAC, ISTAC and FAI;
  • In addition to India, advises entities in Iceland, Singapore, England, France, U.S.A. and across Asia;
  • Regularly invited to and speaks on topics related to international arbitration and is a Tutor, Examiner, and Moderator in international and domestic arbitrations for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), U.K;
  • ​Co-authored “Third-Party Funding in Arbitration - India’s Readiness in a Global Context” and the Indian Arbitration Forum (IAF)’s “Best Practices Guidelines for Conduct of Arbitral Proceedings”.
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Detailed CV available on request from Prime Dispute. 
*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.