Drew & Napier LLC

(Foreign Law), Dispute Resolution

Director (Foreign Law), Dispute Resolution

Abhinav represents clients in international arbitration and dispute resolution with a focus on India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia and Europe. He is the first Indian lawyer to be hired by the ICC Court as its Deputy Counsel for the Commonwealth team in Paris and, later, as the first Indian Director of the ICC Court for South Asia in Singapore. In his role as counsel and later Director, Abhinav has administered hundreds of commercial arbitration cases. Abhinav also sits as an arbitrator in ICC, SIAC, LMAA and ad hoc matters panning sectors such as energy, aviation, construction, commercial cases and ship building contracts He has been appointed to the Reserve Panel of Arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Panel of Arbitrators by the Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC), Panel of Arbitrators by the Vienna International Arbitration Centre and Panel of the Asia International Arbitration Centre (AIAC). He also serves on the Governing Council of the International Arbitration & Mediation Centre (IAMC), Hyderabad, India.

Practice Areas

Arbitration Aviation Commercial Litigation Competition Law Practice (Disputes) Construction & Engineering Corporate Litigation Energy Healthcare & Life Sciences Hotels & Leisure India Desk Information Technology Infrastructure International Arbitration International Trade Natural Resources (Mineral, Oil and Gas) Projects, Energy & Infrastructure (Dispute Resolution) Shipping Telecommunications, Media & Technology

English (native), Hindi (fluent), Urdu (conversational)

Appointed on the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR), International Panel of Arbitrators. Appointed on the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) SIAC Reserve Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore. Appointed on the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) Panel of Arbitrators, Dubai. Appointed on its panel of arbitrators by the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC). Appointed on its panel of arbitrators by the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre (AALCO-HKRAC). Appointed on its panel of arbitrators by the Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), Vienna, Austria. Appointed on its panel of arbitrators by the Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC), Shanghai, China. Appointed on its panel of arbitrators by the Asia International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Member, Board of Directors, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Singapore Branch. Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Singapore. Member, International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) India Committee. Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. Member, Core Committee, ICC India Arbitration Group. Member, ICC Singapore Arbitration Group. Appointed on the Governing Council of the International Arbitration & Mediation Centre (IAMC), Hyderabad, India (2022-2025).

B.L.S. (First Class Honours), Government Law College, Mumbai LL.B. (First Class Honours), Government Law College, Mumbai LL.M., Columbia Law School, New York, U.S.A.