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Mr Yash Kulkarni KC
Position
Barrister with broad commercial practice covering areas such as international trade, shipping, banking, information technology, insurance and insolvency. He has particular experience of applications for urgent interim relief, including applications to appoint receivers, freezing and search orders and asset preservation orders.
Career
Called 1998; Lincoln’s Inn; Hardwicke and Sunley Scholar; ADR-accredited mediator.
Languages
French, Hindi.
Memberships
COMBAR; London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association, Society for Computers and Law.
Education
Selwyn College, Cambridge (1996 MA Hons Law Double 1st).
Leisure
Music, travel and whisky.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 5Yash Kulkarni KC –Quadrant Chambers ‘Proactive, insightful and quick to identify the key commercial points.’
London Bar > Commodities
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Yash Kulkarni KC – Quadrant Chambers ‘Yash is extremely impressive – he exudes calm, is laser-focused and is a forensic cross-examiner.’
London Bar > Energy
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Yash Kulkarni KC – Quadrant Chambers ‘Yash is very quick on the uptake and able to grasp technical issues quickly, and his ability to identify and focus on the important points is second to none.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 5Yash Kulkarni KC – Quadrant Chambers ‘Yash is a go-to silk. He is meticulous in his work and his advocacy is razor-sharp. He is also highly commercial and strategic.‘
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Quadrant Chambers is a ‘great set for international arbitration with many top tier counsel and arbitrators of all levels from junior to KC’ with expertise in ‘handling the cross-border aspects of maritime matters.’ Chambers’ practice continues to develop in breadth, with disputes across a number of commercial sectors including energy, mining, offshore, commodities, telecoms, licensing, infrastructure, banking and insurance. On the senior end, Yash Kulkarni KC’s recent arbitrations have been in the sectors of sale of foreign subsidiaries, energy in the Middle East, mining and steel. On the junior end, Claire Stockford joined in December 2022 from Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP where she gained considerable experience representing clients across a wide variety of commercial and investor-state disputes.
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Commercial
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Members of Quadrant Chambers maintain a strong presence across the Asia Pacific region, and draw upon the set’s established strength in commodities and shipping law to advise on prominent commercial disputes. The team reports an increase in instructions concerning energy-related litigation, which forms a key pillar of both Luke Parsons KC‘s and Yash Kulkarni KC‘s practices. Simon Rainey KC garners praise as ‘one of the finest commercial silks in practice today‘.
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Shipping and commodities
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Yash Kulkarni KC–Quadrant Chambers ‘A future heavyweight at the shipping Bar.’