Shashank Garg Appointed Chair of ICC India Arbitration Group
He took the reins from Senior Advocate Ciccu Mukhopadhaya, who continues to lead the selection committee for the proposal
By : Legal Era
Update: 2024-01-22 14:15 GMT
Shashank Garg Appointed Chair of ICC India Arbitration Group
He took the reins from Senior Advocate Ciccu Mukhopadhaya, who continues to lead the selection committee for the proposal of arbitrators at ICC India
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has appointed advocate Shashank Garg as the new chair of the ICC India Arbitration Group (IAG).
The announcement was made during the 9th Annual ICC India Arbitration Group Meeting held on 01 December 2023 in the presence of the ICC Court President Claudia Salomon, ICC Court Secretary General Alexander Fessas, and ICC Regional Director for South Asia Tejus Chauhan.
In a press note, Salomon stated, “We are indebted to Mukhopadhaya and his colleagues for their contribution to making the IAG an important platform to actively promote ICC dispute resolution services. I am confident that Garg will continue the excellent leadership to guide the IAG and build on the trust that the Indian companies and public sector undertakings have in ICC Arbitration.”
Meanwhile, Chauhan, while expressing that he was looking forward to working with Garg, added, “I am confident about our vision to promote India as a seat and Indian nationals as arbitrators. A foremost objective will be to have greater representation and involvement from practitioners and work with the in-house community and state-owned entities in India. I urge practitioners who are keen to be involved to reach out as we chart the course of our next 100 years.”
With over 15 years of experience, Garg has represented clients in numerous domestic and international arbitration across diverse sectors. Earlier, he was a partner at a leading Indian law firm.
Garg is also a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.
On his appointment, Garg expressed, “It is a great privilege to be a part of the 100-year-old ICC story. My role as chair of the IAG will be challenging yet gratifying as we will embark on a journey of bringing the best minds in the arbitration space together and assist further in taking India to its goal of becoming a modern seat of arbitration.”