Montek Mayal heads Osborne Partners Asia practice

Montek Mayal heads Osborne Partners Asia practice

He was recently appointed the South Asia Representative for Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration

Montek Mayal, former senior managing director and economic consulting practice leader for India, at FTI Consulting, has joined Osborne Partners as a partner and regional head.

Mayal will also be the founder and head of the firm's Asia and the Middle East practice. He will continue to engage with expert witness and quantum/damages work, an increasingly growing field particularly in India, owing to the volume of investments.

He will be joining his long-time mentor Chris Osborne, who earlier led FTI's global disputes and economic consulting business.

Earlier, Mayal was appointed as a damages/quantum expert in domestic and international arbitration and in competition matters on over 100 occasions, both in India and globally. From 2017, he testified before the tribunals on more than 25 occasions. These pertained to claims ranging from $5 million to over $1.5 billion.

Mayal was recognized as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Who's Who Legal's Arbitration Review 'Expert Witnesses' for 2021 and 2022. Globally, he is one of the 29 practitioners and the only one from India to enter the listing. He received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources.

Presently, he serves as a Vice-Chairman of the Society of Construction Law in India; Member, Steering Committee, Young MCIA; Co-Chair, Society of Construction Law's Young Leaders Group (India); and Member, Founding-working group, Indian Association of Litigation Finance. Recently, he was appointed as the South Asia Representative for Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration.