Nishikant Deshpande
Mr. Nishikant Deshpande is a Corporate Legal Advisor since April, 2012 and a Legal Advisor to the wholly owned Indian Subsidiary of a German MNC since June, 2016. Nishikant Deshpande is Honorary Fellow of (1) ICA, New Delhi, (2) ASSOCHAM International Centre for ADR, New Delhi, (3) Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London. Mr. Nishikant is empannelled as Arbitrator by the Hon’ble Bombay HC, NHAI, MCIA, CIArb. India, National Stock Exchange, BSE Ltd. Asian International Arbitration Centre, Kuala Lumpur and GIMAC, GIFT City.
He is currently Awaiting empanelment in April, 2024 by the India International Arbitration Centre (IIAC), New Delhi and Hon’ble Gujarat HC, Sola, Gandhinagar. He is empannelled as Mediator by Bombay HC since 2016, by NCDRC, New Delhi in September, 2022. He has to his credit successfully argued 7 Arbitration cases involving claims worth multi crore Rupees. Two cases of which were referred by Bombay HC.
The exemplary achievement to his credit is that he has till now issued 100 Domestic Arbitral Awards since December, 2014. As an academic endeavour he was Visiting Faculty at the two prestigious Law Colleges – (1) ILS Law College, Pune [completed Centenary in 2023] & Symbiosis International University, Pune. The recent success story for him is that he has issued in January, 2023 a major International Award under SIAC Arbitration Rules, 2016. AUD 128 Mn USD, completed it in just 19 months from the date of appointment as an Arbitrator.Successfully completed 8 Mediations in high value Commercial disputes including 5 International disputes. In Dec. 22, BHC referred Infrastructure dispute, in a SEZ – Final Arbitral Award was issued within 6 months. His major Domain Expertise involves International Trade; Banking, Financial Services & Insurance; Securities transactions; Infrastructure projects; Power projects (including Renewable Energy); Oil & Natural Gas (on shore); Commercial contracts; Contracts’ Management and Maritime Arbitration. The only legal professional in Pune who holds a valid IEC for the export of Legal Services.