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Mr Jaikanth Shankar
Work Department
Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration
Position
CEO
Career
Jaikanth is the CEO of Davinder Singh Chambers LLC. He undertakes a broad range of work in the areas of international commercial arbitration, commercial litigation and insolvency. He also has an active investigations practice.
He regularly appears before the Singapore Courts and has been involved in arbitrations under various institutions.
Jaikanth has handled joint venture and shareholder disputes, claims involving fraud, breaches of directors’ duties, complex contractual and commercial disputes, employment disputes, cases involving white-collar crime and well as insolvency-related disputes. He has also acted for high-profile clients in defamation suits.
Jaikanth has been consistently recognised for his counsel work in notable publications. He has been described as “a star in his own right”, has “a great attitude and delivers a strong work product”, is “extremely thorough, knows the market well and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of Singapore law”, “a top-notch lawyer” and “highly sought after for his extensive experience handling high-profile white-collar disputes and investigations in the domestic market”.
He was also listed as one of 40 “Asia’s Brightest Young Legal Minds” under the age of 40 by Asian Legal Business and one of 40 most influential lawyers aged 40 and under by Singapore Business Review.
Languages
English
Education
LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore (2004)
Admitted to the Singapore Bar (2005)
LLM, Columbia University (New York) (2009), Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
Admitted to the New York Bar (2009)
Member of the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > International arbitration
(Next Generation Partners)Davinder Singh Chambers is ‘extremely skilled at disputes in both court and arbitration’, with the practice regularly entrusted by major businesses, financial services institutions and high-net-worth individuals. The team undertakes high-profile cases across a wide range of industries, with mining and energy key sector focuses. ‘Top notch litigator’ Davinder Singh SC
leads the team of ‘hardworking and capable lawyers’, with a practice involving complex commercial disputes both in Singapore and internationally. Key to the team is Jaikanth Shankar, who brings a wealth of experience in international commercial arbitration and insolvency-related matters, and Sngeeta Rai, with vast expertise across shareholder disagreements and other areas.
Singapore > Dispute resolution: local firms
(Leading individuals)Davinder Singh Chambers is a leading dispute resolution boutique in Singapore thanks to the presence of pre-eminent figure Davinder Singh SC, who is chairman of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and a member of the Senate. Prominent name Jaikanth Shankar and a range of impressive practitioners have also propelled the firm into a leading position. It continues to represent clients in a multitude of High Court and Court of Appeal cases, many of which involve significant values. Among a list of headline cases, the firm continues to earn accolades for its expertise in joint-venture, shareholder, real estate, intellectual property, construction, trade and trusts disputes. The firm is also noted for its high-profile engagements in SIAC cases. It represents a range of local and international corporates, along with senior executives, business people and high-net-worth individuals. Bryan Wong, David Fong, Navin Thevar, Sngeeta Rai and Timothy Lin are among a growing cohort of emerging practitioners.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: local firms Singapore
- Leading individuals Singapore > Dispute resolution: local firms
- Next Generation Partners Singapore > International arbitration
- International arbitration Singapore