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Dr Rishab Gupta
Work Department
Arbitration; Civil fraud and asset tracing; Commodities and international trade; Energy and infrastructure; Intellectual property; Jurisdiction, conflicts and enforcement; Public international law
Position
Dr Rishab Gupta is a specialist in international arbitration, commercial litigation and public international law. He is regularly instructed to appear before courts in India and internationally, including before English courts and arbitration tribunals.
Rishab has represented clients in arbitrations conducted under most major arbitration rules (SIAC, ICC, UNCITRAL, HKIAC, SCC, LCIA, AAA and MCIA). His recent instructions include acting for several private equity firms in Singapore seated SIAC arbitrations arising under share purchase agreements; representing Indian companies in India seated construction arbitrations; and appearing before a London seated LCIA tribunal in a gas price review arbitration.
Rishab also has considerable expertise in investment treaty arbitrations. He has represented investors and States in more than ten investor-State disputes conducted under ICSID and UNCITRAL rules. His notable recent instructions include Korea Western Power Company Limited v India (PCA Case No. 2020-06) and Dalal v United Arab Emirates (ICSID Case No. ARB/19/10).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Public international law
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Rishab Gupta – Twenty Essex ‘One of Rishab’s greatest strengths lies in his unwavering focus on client satisfaction. He understands that each case is unique and requires a tailored approach to achieve the best possible outcome. Rishab takes the time to listen to his clients’ needs, providing them with personalized attention and strategic guidance every step of the way.’
Regional International Arbitration – The Bar > Commercial
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Rishab Gupta – Twenty Essex ‘Rishab is extremely hardworking, thinks outside the box, and is able to understand commercially what the client wants.’
Viewed as ‘one of the best sets for complex commercial and investment treaty disputes‘, Twenty Essex‘s team has been kept especially busy handling an increased amount of work involving allegations of fraud. Nakul Dewan KC is a highly regarded Indian senior advocate, and is sought after for his expertise in advising on international arbitrations within the Singaporean legal market, often involving enforcement issues, and is equally adept at advising on shareholder disputes. Rishab Gupta ‘helps give direction to a case‘ and has extensive experience in handling investment treaty arbitrations. Kevin Lee is ‘an outstanding lawyer, demonstrating a remarkable level of technical expertise‘, ‘an expert in commercial and international disputes‘ who ‘possesses a knack for seeing the bigger picture with a strategic lens‘.