Commercial Litigation

• Representing directors of major Pakistani electricity company Karachi Electric Supply Power in various proceedings before the English High Court, English Court of Appeal and the Cayman Grand Court in relation to a contractual and shareholder dispute.
• Advising leading Indian construction conglomerate Shapoorji Pallonji  and STC Power on issues arising under a EPC contract.
• Representing the Defendants on the landmark case VTB v Nutritek in the English High Court, Court of Appeal, the UK Supreme Court and in the BVI High Court in successfully dismissing all appeals for maintaining the English court jurisdiction, continuing a Worldwide Freezing Order (WFO) and permitting lifting of the corporate veil to exercise jurisdiction.
• Representing an ultra high net-worth tech entrepreneur in a dispute involving ownership, corporate governance and intellectual property relating to the largest social network company in Russia’s com and messaging application Telegram, in proceedings in the BVI, New York and LCIA arbitrations, leading to a world-wide settlement of all disputes.
• Representing the 43% shareholder in major Bulgarian telecom company Vivacom in the English High Court in a dispute against VTB Bank to set aside a fraudulent and undervalue sale of Vivacom by VTB or claim EUR 150 million in damages.
• Representing Sberbank in the English High Court in a successful challenge of an application by the Bank of Azerbaijan seeking a permanent moratorium against creditor action by Sberbank in England under an English law governed debt, resulting in a landmark ruling affirming the application of the ‘Gibbs Principle’ over the Cross Border Insolvency Regulations.
• Representing a former Russian senator in the English High Court in a 6-day hearing, seeking to discharge a US$1+ billion freezing order obtained by a Russian state agency.
• Representing the former owner of a Russian granite mining business in proceedings in Nicosia, Cyprus against a Cypriot affiliate of a Russian Bank involving allegations of fraud, conspiracy and raiding.
• Advising a leading alternative investment firm in seeking approval from the Indian Supreme Court for its investment in a major Indian energy and infrastructure group that was subject to freezing orders.
• Advising a UK company engaged in providing parking services to various airports in relation to a dispute, arising from the disputed validity of a joint venture agreement.

International Arbitration

• Representing 7 major hotel management companies in 7 concurrent emergency arbitrations (under the ICC and SCC Rules) against a major leading international hotel group in dispute arising under sub-license agreements.
• Acting for Indian investors, in an USD 240 million investment treaty arbitration claim under the India-North Macedonia Bilateral Investment Treaty, against the Republic of North Macedonia, in relation to the alleged expropriation of mining concessions to mine lead and zinc and their reassignment to another company at a significant undervalue.
• Representing a leading European media company formerly owned by Warner Media in a London-seated LCIA arbitration against a leading multi-play telecom and media provider, in a dispute involving payment of termination fee for a failed EUR 230 million media transaction.
• Representing “supermajor” French multinational oil and gas company Total in a USD 4 billion ad hoc arbitration brought by a Malawi company under a fuel supply agreement, including obtaining a stay of related Malawi court proceedings.
• Representing an ultra high net-worth entrepreneur in a US$2 billion LCIA arbitration in a shareholder dispute over a valuable social network company com in Russia concerning a breach of the right of first refusal.
• Acting for an Indian Energy Solution Conglomerate to bring a USD 50 million claim, under the SIAC Rules, against an Australian metals company operating, involving breaches of certain agreements entered between the parties for setting up a joint venture for the purpose of developing and operating a first of-its-kind lithium refinery in India.
• Representing a Bulgarian technology company in a USD 330 million ICC arbitration against a Guernsey company in a dispute involving alleged breaches of the terms of an Equity Swap Transaction governed by the ISDA 2002 Master Agreement in relation to shares in major Bulgarian telecom company Vivacom.
• Representing a UAE company against a Macedonian company in a LCIA Arbitration involving a claim for recession of contract governed by English law regarding provision of Ferronickel ores.
• Advising a Cypriot holding company of a major Russian clothing retailer in relation to a USD 30 million London-seated LCIA arbitration in a dispute with a BVI company relating to repayment of monies provided under various multi-party loan agreements, that involved issues of Cypriot law and BVI law, and related proceedings in Cyprus and BVI.