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Watson Farley & Williams LLP
15 APPOLD STREET
LONDON
EC2A 2HB
England
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Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Archit is a Senior Associate in the Maritime Disputes Team with over 10 years of practice. He is dual qualified in India and England & Wales and has previously worked at a leading law firm in Singapore and litigated in India. He has specialised knowledge of the commercial aspects of shipping, having pursued a MSc degree in Maritime Economics and Logistics. His experience covers the whole spectrum of shipping work including charterparty, bills of lading, bunkers, ship sale, ship repairs, trade finance, maritime insolvency, sanctions and commodities disputes.

He has substantial experience in arbitration (SIAC, SCMA, LCIA, LMAA and ICC). He has also advised clients on non-contentious matters. His practice often has a cross-border dimension, levering on his education, work experience as well as the Firm’s footprint across multiple jurisdictions. He has regular involvement – for shipowners and cargo interests alike – in arrest and other security-taking measures across jurisdictions.

Memberships

  1. Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa
  2. Law Society of England & Wales

Education

  1. 2019 – 2020 · MSc (Distinction), Maritime Economics and Logistics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  2. 2007 – 2012 · B.A. LLB. (Hons), National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India
  3. 2011 · Singapore Management University, Singapore (Exchange Student)

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration

With ‘excellent instincts when it comes to international disputes‘, Watson Farley & Williams LLP‘s practice stands out for its specialist sector expertise in energy, transport and infrastructure across the firm’s international network. Construction and energy disputes expert Rebecca Williams is ‘a fighter that clients want in their corner‘; Rob Fidoe acts in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations under various rules; Mike Phillips is maritime disputes leader; Andrew Ward specialises in heavyweight international arbitration; and Andrew Hutcheon is ‘skilled at securing good outcomes‘. Mark McAllister-Jones is a recently-elevated counsel, while Archit DhirAlexander Creswick and Jack Moulder are experienced senior associates.