Sagar Kulkarni

• Sagar has acted as counsel in many high-stake disputes involving parties from India, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Singapore, Russia, Belarus, and China, and is well acquainted with laws from these regions.
• Sagar regularly represents his clients before Judicial and quasi-judicial forums and in International Arbitrations and Mediations.
• Sagar has mediated more than 20 cases as counsel and Mediator and has successfully settled the disputes before the same being arbitrated.
• Sagar has pursued successful award enforcement proceedings in different jurisdictions and has good connections with lawyers globally.

• Sagar extensively practices in the field of Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) for last 15 years and has obtained professional certifications and educational qualifications in the field of International Dispute Resolution. Currently I run my own law practice in the field of international dispute resolution, litigation, insolvency, debt recovery, contract drafting, construction contracts, infrastructure, engineering, projects, FIDIC, commercial laws, tax laws, commodities law, banking, finance, and business laws.
• Sagar has expert level skills to analyse/resolve disputes efficaciously and solution oriented. Sagar routinely advises clients on developing dispute avoidance strategies while entering in commercial agreements/contracts and regularly conducts arbitration proceedings of commercial, contractual, construction nature.
• Sagar always pursues disputes with an approach to come up with solutions that are always unique in a practical way, versatile, innovative, to emerge successful at tasks in hand. In short Sagar believes that a legal practice is run best by taking into consideration the business needs of his clients and believes in the idea of providing legal solutions without affecting the core business of his clients.

• MezzleLimited, Senior Legal Consultant Advocate.
• LexWit, Pune, Founder Advocate
• DSK Legal, Mumbai, Associate Advocate
• Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Singapore (Legal Intern)
• Economic Laws Practice, Mumbai, Associate Advocate

• London Summer Arbitration School: June 2023 – Certificate Course Combined course of Faculty of Law University of Basel and British Institute of International Comparative Law
• Geneva Law School and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland - LLM (Master’s International Dispute Settlement), (Hans Wilsdorf Scholar). (2011-12)
• Queen Mary University, London – Postgraduate Certificate in International Commercial Arbitration & Award Writing. Specialisation in International Construction Contracts, FIDIC. (Distance Learning- 2010-12)
• D.E.S Law College (Fergusson), Pune University, India - BSL LLB. (2004-2009)
• Asian School of Cyber Laws (ASCL Law School) Pune, India - Diploma in Law of Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions. (2009)

• Bar Admissions
  • Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa, India, (Common Law Qualification)
  • Bombay Bar Association (O.S. Registered)
• Empaneled Arbitrator:
  • Borneo International Centre for Arbitration & Mediation (BICAM), Borneo.
  • Delhi International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), India.
  • Hyderabad Arbitration Centre, (HAC), India.
  • Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Platform of SAMA, India.
  • Asian Institute of Alternate Dispute Resolution (AIADR), Malaysia.
  • Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Malaysia.
  • Thailand Arbitration Centre (THAC), Thailand.
  • International Arbitration Centre (IAC), Kazakhstan.
  • Business Arbitration Scheme (BAS, CIArb, London), UK.
• Empaneled Mediator:
  • Asian Institute of Alternate Dispute Resolution (AIADR), Malaysia.
  • Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC Pro-bono initiative), Malaysia.
  • Presolv360, Online Dispute Resolution(ODR)
  • SAMA Online Dispute Resolution (ODR).
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), London, England & Whales.
• Fellow (FAIADR) & Chairman of the Editorial Sub-Committee, Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR), Malaysia.
• Member of the Rising Arbitrators Initiative (RAI).
• Member of the Society of Construction Law, India.
• Member, Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Young ICCA).
• Member, Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA).
• Member SIAC Users Council Panel.

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Publications & Conferences

AIADR Centurion – Cyber Security and Arbitration.

Sampada MCCIA – Cost Effective Methods of Dispute Resolution (MSME).

AIADR Centurion – Arbitration and Conciliation Amendment Bill 2019 (Indian Arbitration Act 2019)

Transnational Dispute Settlement (TDM) – “Enforcing Anti-Corruption Measures Through International Investment Arbitration”.  http://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/article.asp?key=1957

ADR Cell Madhyastha, New Law College, Pune - International Arbitration & Mediation -Friends or Foe?

Moderator – Thailand Arbitration Centre (THAC) in conference on “Impact of Cyber Security in International Arbitration.”

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