Duane Morris & Selvam LLP

International Arbitration

Director / Head of India Dispute Resolution Practice

Akshay Kishore is a Director at Duane Morris & Selvam and heads the firm’s India Dispute Resolution Practice. Dual-qualified in India and the UK, he focuses on complex cross-border commercial disputes.

Akshay emphasizes on delivering practical and commercially strategic outcomes for his clients and has a track record in advising and representing clients in international arbitrations, mediations, adjudications, and regulatory investigations, including those involving anti-bribery and corruption. He is well-versed in proceedings under a wide range of institutional arbitration rules such as AIAC, CIETAC, DIAC, ICC, LCIA, LMAA, MCIA, SIAC, SICC, and UNCITRAL.

Akshay deals with a myriad of sectors including infrastructure, construction, heavy engineering, energy and mining, pharmaceuticals and biomedical devices, commodities, trade, shipping, railways, telecoms, private equity, banking and finance, hospitality, franchising, and cross-border investments involving shareholder and corporate management disputes.

Akshay is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and sits on SIAC’s reserve panel of arbitrators. He is frequently appointed to serve as an arbitrator. He actively contributes to the arbitration community in Singapore through involvement with institutions such as CIArb, SIArb, YSIAC, ICC-YAF, and the Legal Services Interest Group at the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce.

His extensive international experience spans jurisdictions across ASEAN, the Indian sub-continent, North Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Europe, and the UK.

He has received many client accolades and is well recognized in legal directories for his arbitration practice, construction expertise and India related experience. He has been listed Benchmark Litigation as a ‘Litigation Star’ since 2022 for his arbitration work in Singapore and has been consistently ranked by other legal directories like Legal 500, Asian Legal Business, Asia Law Profiles, and Indian Business Law Journal.

Legal 500 reports one of Akshay’s clients as saying, “Akshay Kishore, you have been our go-to disputes lawyer in Singapore for more than three years now. We are very pleased with your commercial approach to resolving our disputes and your astute ability to comprehend and tackle technical engineering issues. That’s why we continue to instruct you repeatedly.” Another client notes, “Akshay Kishore was having great deep understanding of the contractual dispute matter we dealt with. He was able to navigate the complex legal issue of interpretation wisely. He has been approachable at all times to resolves the issues quickly.” Asia Law Profiles notes one of Akshay’s clients saying, “[Akshay is] Very approachable, easy to talk to and reassuring. Akshay has a fantastic ability to make you feel comfortable while asking pertinent questions. He has a strategic approach to all situations and is able to present different perspectives for consideration. All-round great personality with an obvious passion for his work.”

Akshay also holds an LL.M. in International Taxation from New York University and was awarded the Wallace Scholarship. He completed his B.L.S./ LL.B. from Asia’s oldest law school, the Government Law College, Mumbai University, where he was a three-time recipient of the Best Student Award.

English, Hindi and Marathi

New York University, LL.M. in International Taxation, 2009 Government Law College, Mumbai University, B.L.S./LL.B., 2007