The newly formed 25-member Council has representation from across different jurisdiction such as: India, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and UAE.
Council Members are a mix of International and Domestic arbitration practitioners, bringing experience, credibility, and impartiality to the institution in the administration of cases. They participate in procedural decisions as per the MCIA Rules, to ensure that the key characteristics of international arbitration are upheld.
The 25 MCIA Council Members are as follows:
1. Ms. Domitille Baizeau, Partner, LALIVE
2. Mr. Gourab Banerji, Senior Advocate
3. Mr. Gary Born, Partner & Chair, International Arbitration Practice Group, Wilmer Hale
4. Ms. Bindi Dave, Co-Managing Partner, Wadia Ghandy & Co.
5. Mr. Vyapak Desai, Partner, Nishith Desai & Associates
6. Mr. Nakul Dewan, Senior Advocate & Barrister, Twenty Essex
7. Ms. Lara Hammoud, Independent Arbitrator
8. Mr. Haigreve Khaitan, Senior Partner, Khaitan & Co.
9. Ms. Sae Youn Kim, Partner, Kim & Chang
10. Mr. Rahul Matthan, Partner, Trilegal
11. Ms. Yoshie Midorikawa, Partner, Miura & Partners
12. Justice Gita Mittal, Former Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Former Acting Chief Justice and Judge, High Court of Delhi
13. Mr. Vikram Nankani, Senior Advocate
14. Ms. Shaneen Parikh, Partner, Head — International Arbitration, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
15. Mr. Nicholas Peacock, Independent Advocate & Arbitrator, Peacock Arbitration
16. Mr. David W. Rivkin, Independent Arbitrator, Arbitration Chambers
17. Sir Bernard Rix, Former Lord Justice of Appeal, English Commercial Court & Court of Appeal
18. Mr. Carsten van de Sande, Partner, Hengeler Mueller
19. Mr. Milind Sathe, Senior Advocate
20. Mr. Nish Shetty, Partner, Litigation & Dispute Resolution (Asia-Pacific), Clifford Chance
21. Ms. Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
22. Justice AK Sikri, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India, Former Chief Justice, High Court of Punjab & Haryana and Former Acting Chief Justice and Judge, High Court of Delhi
23. Mr. Aditya Sondhi, Senior Advocate
24. Mr. Patrick Taylor, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
25. Mr. Adrian Winstanley, Independent Arbitrator, Mediator & Consultant
