HAMDAN ALSHAMSI LAWYERS & LEGAL CONSULTANTS

DIFC and Arbitration

Senior Associate

Adhiraj is a Senior Associate in the DIFC & International Arbitration team at Hamdan Al Shamsi Lawyer & Legal Consultants. He is dual-qualified as an Advocate in India and as a Solicitor in England & Wales. He is also a registered practitioner with full rights of audience before the Courts in ADGM and AIFC. Additionally, Adhiraj is a Part-I practitioner with the DIFC Courts.

Adhiraj has 12 years of experience in advising and representing client in arbitrations with seats in across the Middle East, India, Europe and South-East Asia including Bilateral Investment Treaty arbitrations. He has represented clients under various arbitral rules like ICC, SIAC, LCIA, LMAA, ICDR, UNCITRAL, PCA and DIAC. He has also represented clients in international commercial and cross-border disputes before Courts in DIFC, ADGM, United Arab Emirates, India, United Kingdom and the United States of America.

Adhiraj has also advised clients in complex inter-partes disputes across the energy & infrastructure, maritime, information technology and real estate sectors including advising and representing clients in mergers & acquisitions, securities infringements and regulatory compliances, across Courts, judicial and quasi-judicial authorities in India.

English & Hindi

Member, Law Society of England & Wales

Member, Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa

Member, Supreme Court Association of India

Member, Society of Construction Law (Gulf)

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Government Law College, University of Mumbai (2013) Bachelor of Legal Sciences, Pre-Law Studies, Government Law College, Mumbai (2011)