Zehaan Trivedi
Zehaan is experienced in commercial litigation and arbitration across some of the world’s leading jurisdictions. Domestically, he is experienced in shareholder disputes, insolvency proceedings, winding-up proceedings, and general commercial disputes. Internationally, he is experienced in arbitrations related to construction, shareholder disputes, contested M&As, and investor-state disputes.
He has acted as counsel in several arbitration disputes (seated in London, Paris, Singapore, Washington D.C., Miami, and Panama City) conducted, among others, under institutional rules including the ICC Rules, LCIA Rules, SIAC Rules and the ICSID Rules. Within India, he has acted for private individuals and corporations before various courts and tribunals, including the Supreme Court of India.
In construction disputes, he has deep experience in representing both Owners and Contractors across a wide range of projects involving, among others, public works such as bridges, highways and roadways, tunnels, on-and-offshore oil and gas facilities, and power plants. He is particularly experienced in disputes involving FIDIC Contracts, JCT Contracts, and bespoke construction contracts.
Zehaan has previously worked for several years at leading law firms in Mumbai, Geneva, London, and Paris. He continues to actively assist law offices on select cases while also working on certain entrepreneurial interests.
Highlights
X (India) v. Y (Japan): Acted for an India-incorporated seller against a Japanese-incorporated buyer in a Singapore seated SIAC arbitration regarding the sale and purchase of semi-conductors.
X (Japan) v. Y (Australia): Acted for a Japanese EPC contractor against the Australian Employer in a Melbourne seated ICC arbitration regarding the construction of an Onshore LNG Plant located in the Asia-Pacific region.
X (European Contractors) v. Y (Central American Republic): Acted for a consortium of European contractors acting as the main Contractor on one of the world’s largest infrastructure projects located in Central America, in a Miami seated ICC arbitration.
Publications
Failure or Impossibility to Act, in Ilias Bantekas, Pietro Ortolani, Shahla, et al. (eds), UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration: A Commentary (Cambridge University Press) (2020), 255 – 276
Chapter 10: Country Report: India, in Franco Ferrari, Friedrich Jakob Rosenfeld, et al. (eds), Due Process as a Limit to Discretion in International Commercial Arbitration, (Kluwer Law International) (2020), 217 – 236
Overview of ADR Laws in India, Focusing on Arbitration and Conciliation, in Viren Mascarenhas, Thomas Childs (eds), The India Supplement to the CPR Corporate Counsel Manual for Cross-Border Dispute Resolution, (CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution) (2019)
Credentials
Education
Graduate Institute (Geneva) 2015 — LL.M. | Masters in International Dispute Settlement
Gujarat National Law University (Gandhinagar) 2011 — B.A./LL.B. (Honors)
Admissions
India (Advocate)