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Nish K. Shetty

Address: 

Clifford Chance
12 Marina Boulevard
25th Floor Tower 3
Marina Bay Financial Centre
Singapore 018982

Phone Number: 
+65 6410 2285
Email: 
nish.shetty@cliffordchance.com
www.cliffordchance.com
Born: 
1971, India
Languages: 
English Tamil Hindi Gujarati
Nationalities: 
Singaporean
Education: 
National University of Singapore (LLB) 1994
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Singapore Bar 1995
England & Wales 2000
Present Position: 
Asia Pacific Head for Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Clifford Chance;
Partner, Clifford Chance Asia (a formal law alliance in Singapore between Clifford Chance Pte Ltd and Cavenagh Law LLP)
Professional Experience: 

Associate, Wong Partnership (1995–2002); Partner, Wong Partnership (2002-09); Partner, Clifford Chance (2009-12) ; Partner, Clifford Chance Asia (a formal law alliance in Singapore between Clifford Chance Pte Ltd and Cavenagh Law LLP) (2012-).

Professional Associations: 

Co-Chair of the Council of Arbitration of the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA); Board Member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore; Member of the CII Task Force on Arbitration in India; A member of the Editorial Board of the International Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution International; Founder and ex-chairman of the SIAC’s Users Council.

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Fellow of Institute of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIarb); Judge of the Court of Appeal of Federation Internationale de L’Automobile (FIA); Panel of Arbitrators of Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KlrcA); Co-Chair of the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration Council (MCIA); Panel of Arbitrators for Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC); Panel of Associate Mediators for Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC).

Arbitration Experience: 

Has acted, and continues to act as counsel, party appointed arbitrator and sole arbitrator for more than 15 years including under SIAC, LCIA, ICSID and ICC rules.

Areas of Specialization: 
Commercial Arbitration
Commercial Litigation
Insolvency
International Treaty Arbitration
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Singapore at 50 (Global Arbitration Review, UK, 2005); Chapter on ‘Enforcement of an Award Annulled at the Seat’ (Enforcing Arbitral Awards in India, LexisNexis, India, 2017); Governing law and jurisdiction clauses Q&A: Singapore (2017, UK, PLC, Co-authored). Various client briefings on international arbitration including: Singapore’s arbitration regime to be further enhanced (2009); Amendments to Singapore’s International Arbitration Act come into force (2012) and Unveiling the SIAC Arbitration Rules 2016 (2016).