Mr Yash Kulkarni KC > Chambers of Poonam Melwani KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Quadrant Chambers is a ‘great set for international arbitration with many top tier counsel and arbitrators of all levels from junior to KC’ with expertise in ‘handling the cross-border aspects of maritime matters.’ Chambers’ practice continues to develop in breadth, with disputes across a number of commercial sectors including energy, mining, offshore, commodities, telecoms, licensing, infrastructure, banking and insurance. On the senior end, Yash Kulkarni KC’s recent arbitrations have been in the sectors of sale of foreign subsidiaries, energy in the Middle East, mining and steel. On the junior end, Claire Stockford joined in December 2022 from Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP where she gained considerable experience representing clients across a wide variety of commercial and investor-state disputes.

Members of Quadrant Chambers maintain a strong presence across the Asia Pacific region, and draw upon the set’s established strength in commodities and shipping law to advise on prominent commercial disputes. The team reports an increase in instructions concerning energy-related litigation, which forms a key pillar of both Luke Parsons KC‘s and Yash Kulkarni KC‘s practices. Simon Rainey KC garners praise as ‘one of the finest commercial silks in practice today‘.