KBH Limited

Managing Partner

DK Singh is the Managing Partner of KBH, Dubai office. He has had a diverse career spanning over 34 years across 3 major jurisdictions of the world. In addition to having over 28 years experience in the legal world, he has served as a diplomat in London for over 6 years. In his role as a lawyer he started his career as a junior barrister with the leading Senior Counsel of India, Dr L M Singhvi in 1989 dealing with high profile commercial and constitutional matters in the Supreme Court of India.

After his diplomatic stint in London, in 1998 he was invited to create and lead the India practice of Hammond Suddards in London (now Squire Patton Boggs) which he did successfully in a short period of time. At Hammonds he advised Indian clients on matters related to the aviation, chemical and fertilizers and the commodity industries in the High Court and arbitrations under LCIA, ICC, LMAA, GAFTA and AAA arbitrations. He along with Kashif Basit were instrumental in establishing a landmark case on exclusion of liability in the matter of Deepak Fertilizers v ICI Limited.

DK was then invited to join the Denton Wilde Sapte (now Dentons) to develop and lead the South Asia and South East Asia practice of the firm including India. Over a period of 11 years he established a leading India practice in the City of London with major clients from India and Malaysia in the oil & gas, heavy engineering, pharmaceuticals, information technology, commodities and aviation sectors with leading corporations like Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Jet Airways, Rolta India Limited and Bharat Petroleum among others. He advised his clients on all strategic aspects of their growth in the international space both on dispute resolution and corporate matters. He was regularly recognized by the Chambers and Legal 500 directory as a leading India practitioner in the City with Dentons.

DK has now been Managing Partner of KBH, a DIFC focused law firm for over ten years and has successfully steered the firm to a reputable, award winning firm in the UAE. His extensive experience in financial services, real estate, corporate/commercial matters and insolvency law has guided the clients of the firm to successful outcomes. He also advises corporates and HNWI who are engaged with Bahrain and UAE on their entry strategy into the markets, doing financing or M&A work, establishing regulatory business in the DIFC, establishing franchises and distribution channels and also setting up wealth preservation structures in and from the DIFC. DK is also an active arbitrator in international arbitration matters. He is assisted by a very able and talented team of lawyers.

DK is regularly recognised by Legal 500 as a key figure and a recommended lawyer for several years in the field of dispute resolution and arbitration.

• Solicitor, Law Society England and Wales

• Advocate, Bar Council of India

• Registered as Lawyer with Legal Affairs Department Dubai, UAE

• LLB University of Delhi (1979)

• MA University of Delhi India (Economics) (1982)

• LLM London School of Economics (1991)