Siddhanth Kochhar

Siddhanth Kochhar

Principal Associate
Litigation before the DIFC Ands ADGM and Indian Courts, Arbitration under the DIAC, DIFC and ICC Rules, Commercial Drafting and Conveyancing, Corporate Advisory
12 Years
4140 Parker Rd. Allentown, New Mexico 31134
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Biography

Profile

  • Siddhanth is an experienced dispute resolution lawyer who has over 12 years of experience spread across Dubai and India. Prior to moving to Dubai, he had worked with Karanjawala & Company, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (both Tier 1 Indian law firms known for their dispute resolution practices) and was also instrumental in establishing Black Robe Chambers as its Deputy Head of Chambers.
  • At Kadernani & Company Legal Consultants, he focuses on English litigation, DIFC and ADGM disputes, commercial arbitration under the DIAC, ICC and DIFC along with conducting corporate drafting and rendering corporate advise.
  • He has also briefly worked with Eli Lilly, one of the biggest American Pharmaceutical companies as Legal Counsel in Dubai prior to joining the Firm.

Publications

Education

  • 2003 - 2007
    Master of Law, 2007. UK University
  • 2010
    LL. B (Hons.) - Amity Law School, Delhi
  • 2012 - 2013
    LL.M – Queen Mary, University of London
  • Registered Practitioner with the DIFC Courts and ADGM Courts

Experience:

Notable Achievements

  • Successfully represented a U.A.E. based developer in a high stake DIFC litigation before the Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal and contempt proceedings emanating from unpaid security cheques in a FIDIC construction contract.
  • Advised and represented a well-known Dubai based developer in a DIAC arbitration emanating from the breach of a FIDIC contract by the contractor.
  • Currently advising and representing shareholders of a BVI company in a share purchase dispute before the DIFC Courts and connected proceedings before the English Courts.
  • Successfully represented a Dubai based developer in challenging the setting aside of a DIFC-LCIA arbitration award before the DIFC Courts and in parallel enforcement proceedings before the Dubai Courts.
  • Drafting contracts which include but are not limited to sale purchase agreements, share purchase and share transfer agreements, FIDIC construction contracts, principal – contractor – sub contractor back-to-back construction contracts, joint development and joint venture agreements, commercial tenancy contracts, escrow agreements etc.