Advocate Kunal Vajani is a distinguished dispute resolution practitioner based in New Delhi with an impressive academic and professional background. He holds a law degree from Government Law College, Mumbai, and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, Boston. Additionally, he is a qualified Solicitor with the Supreme Court of England & Wales. Recognized by Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific as a Notable Practitioner from 2016 to 2018, Mr. Vajani has made significant contributions to international arbitration. In July 2018, the World Council of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris appointed him as a Court Member (India) of the ICC International Court of Arbitration for a three-year term, after having served as an Alternate Court Member since 2016. He is also an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee of ICC, India.
Advocate Vajani specializes in both litigation and arbitration, including civil, corporate criminal, domestic, and international commercial matters. He has represented clients in a wide array of complex legal disputes involving mergers, demergers, government policies, regulatory orders, intellectual property, insolvency, taxation, foreign exchange, infrastructure, and environmental issues. His expertise also spans cases related to natural gas, petroleum, real estate, money laundering, and testamentary proceedings. He has successfully handled numerous high-profile ad-hoc and institutional arbitrations, particularly in sectors such as banking, finance, mining, family disputes, and private equity.
Mr. Vajani appears before a diverse range of judicial and quasi-judicial forums including the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, and Competition Commission of India. He also represents clients before the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions, Electricity Regulatory Commissions, and arbitral tribunals, both domestic and international. Enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa in 2003, Advocate Vajani continues to maintain a reputation for his deep legal acumen and strategic advocacy across sectors and jurisdictions.
