Of Counsel

Garv Malhotra

Of counsel to the firm on international and domestic arbitration and commercial disputes. Studied law in India, Geneva and Singapore.

Garv Malhotra

Overview

Garv is of counsel to BRB Legal. He is an international disputes lawyer and an Indian litigator, and helps clients avoid and resolve disputes. His practice focuses on business law disputes and international arbitration.

He started his career as a junior counsel to an Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi, and then worked and trained at disputes practices in Europe and Asia before co-founding a disputes boutique in India. He has acted for individuals, companies and state-owned entities in matters governed by Indian, Singapore and English law, under the SIAC, ICC, UNCITRAL and LCIA rules and in ad hoc arbitrations, in person and online. He also conducts domestic arbitrations under Indian law, and has experience of mediation.

His matters have involved international trade in goods and services; the construction of buildings, vessels, highways and dams; new technologies; aviation; corporate affairs; energy; and aerospace.

He teaches and speaks at universities in Asia, including the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, Gujarat National Law University and the National University of Singapore, and at conferences, including a UNCITRAL–GNLU international conference. He has also studied at The Hague Academy of International Law (on the Mayor’s Scholarship), the Paris Academy of Arbitration and the Singapore Investment Arbitration Academy. Outside the law, he is a keen traveller and enjoys languages.

Experience

What Garv does for clients.

  1. Acts in international commercial arbitration under the SIAC, ICC, UNCITRAL and LCIA rules and in ad hoc arbitrations, in matters governed by Indian, Singapore and English law.
  2. Has worked on a matter before a seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India on arbitration law.
  3. Conducts domestic arbitrations and related court proceedings in India.
  4. Has handled disputes over the construction of buildings, vessels, highways and dams, and in energy, aviation, aerospace and new technologies.
  5. Has experience of mediation, and teaches and speaks on dispute resolution at universities in India and Singapore.

Credentials

Education

  • LL.M. (International Arbitration)National University of Singapore, on the Centre for International Law scholarship
  • Master in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS)Graduate Institute and University of Geneva, on a full scholarship
  • B.Com., LL.B.Gujarat National Law University, with the GLAS Scholarship

Practice groups

  • Corporate practice

Practice areas

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Domestic and international arbitration, mediation and the enforcement of awards, from drafting the clause to defending the award in court.

Commercial Litigation

Contract, shareholder, IP and technology disputes before the Commercial Courts and High Courts, from urgent interim relief to judgment and enforcement.

Commercial Contracts

Drafting, negotiating and reviewing the contracts businesses run on: supply, services, technology, distribution, franchise, confidentiality and more.

Contact

Write to us.

Z-29, Block Z, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
info@brb-legal.com · +91 11 4058 2711

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