EXPERIENCE
(EXCL. NON-LEGAL PRO BONO)
Selected legal experience
January 2019 – present
Independent Arbitrator, Virjee Arbitration – London, Paris.
April 2010-December 2018
Senior Associate, Dechert (Paris) LLP – Paris, with a five-month secondment to Dubai in 2015.
Acted as counsel, arbitrator and tribunal secretary in international arbitrations involving private and listed companies, state entities and treaty organisation, in disputes spanning commercial, corporate and investment issues, in a wide range of sectors including telecoms, tech, pharmaceutical, construction, energy, finance, transport and military. Led various knowledge management initiatives.
February 2008-February 2010
Other legal experience
January 2014 – present
President and Co-Founder, Delos Dispute Resolution – Paris.
Delos Dispute Resolution is an independent, non-profit arbitration institution administering international commercial arbitrations worldwide under its own arbitration rules. Delos helps parties resolve disputes swiftly, efficiently, and fairly. Delos received the 2018 GAR Award for Innovation for its Rules of Arbitration, which were further nominated for the 2021 GAR Award for Innovation following the introduction of a ‘compliance reinforcement mechanism’ in November 2021.
Delos also develops widely used knowledge and training resources for the arbitration community. It publishes the leading Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP) (nominated for the 2019 GAR Award for Innovation) and maintains one of the most extensive video libraries on substantive issues in international arbitration. Since 2020, Delos has delivered advanced skills training in oral advocacy and cross-examination through its ‘ROAP’ programme (nominated for the 2021 GAR Award for Innovation), followed in 2023 by the ‘WAWA’ programme on written advocacy and writing awards, and the launch of a MOOC on damages and valuation issues in international arbitration. Finally, 2024 saw the opening of the Paris Arbitration Centre by Delos, the largest hearing centre in continental Europe.
July 2012-July 2015
Member, His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili National Conciliation and Arbitration Board for France – Paris. Voluntary work for a three-year term.
July 2011-January 2012
Legal Consultant, University of Central Asia – Paris. Provided public international law advice on the question of the role of non-State actors in international law.