I am a practicing lawyer (qualified in India) since last 24 years. I am also a certified Arbitrator and Mediator. I have my own full service law firm in India and am also one of the Directors in a Hong Kong based company. I am also a Director of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – India Branch. Resolving disputes through mediation is one of my passion and important and focused area of practice

• Advocate-India/International Arbitrator
• ACIArb-London (Membership no. 28332)
• Director-Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London) - CIArb-India Branch
• Director – Hong Kong Zhiqing Trading Co. Ltd, Hong Kong
• Approved Faculty for Arbitration-CIArb-London
• Programme Director-CIArb-India
• Fellow – Prime Dispute, London
•  Mediator – Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Mediation Center, Hong Kong - The Mediation Center, Dubai
•  Fellow – World Mediation Organisation
•  Chairman –India Branch-Global Collaborative Law Council-USA
•  Secretary – Gujarat State Committee-Society of Construction Law (UK)-India Branch

DATE OF BIRTH: 17th April, 1971

Panel Mediator :

•  Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Mediation Center, Hong Kong
• The Mediation Center, Dubai

Educational and Professional Experience:

• 24 years of active legal practice and experience.
•  Having my own proprietary full service law firm at Ahmedabad, State of Gujarat, INDIA under the name and style of S. U. SHAH & ASSOCIATES, with associates spread across India and other places International

Retained by Sichuan Jian’an Industry Co., Ltd. China as Counsel for its India Investment.

Retained by WECAN M&E (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD., Shanghai, China for giving legal advise and opinion on India Law and joint venture.

Retained by China Lihansu Investment Ltd. China as its India Counsel for its investments in India and giving all legal advise and opinions. 

Apart from the areas of practice as mentioned below, I’m personally more interested in specialising and practicing in the field of Arbitration and other forms of ADR.

Accorded in-principle appointment as one of the first Panel Arbitrators on the panel of ACE Derivatives and Commodities Exchange Ltd. promoted by Kotak Mahindra group having its main centre in Mumbai, India.

I am regularly been invited as one of the Panel Arbitrator Judge by the Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition held at Hong Kong and the International Moot Competition at Shanghai, China.

Acting as Coach/Tutor for various teams participating in the Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition held at Hong Kong, the last being the team from Fudan University, Shanghai and currently for the team from Kathmandu Law University, Nepal.

I regularly conduct training courses as Tutor for CIArb-India at Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai for training professionals as Arbitrators. Also conducting awareness and training course specially modelled for Law Students of various Law Schools in India.

I am regularly been invited to attend various National and International Conferences on ADR including Arbitration the recently being the Global Pound Conference at Chandigarh on ADR which was held for the first time in India.

I have been engaged as a Counsel for many the clients to represent them in Arbitration Proceedings, which includes both preparing the pleadings/case papers as also conducting arguments. Also appearing for clients in Appeals that may be filed by the aggrieved party against the Award that is passed in the Arbitration.

Invited and Empanelled by Mainland – Hong Kong Joint Mediation Center at Hong Kong as International Accredited Professional Mediator.

With a vision of further growth and expansion, particularly in the Corporate and Financial-Legal Sector, enrolled as an active member of INDO-CHINA CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC COUNCIL (ICEC) and also INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESS CENTER (ICBC). Through the said Organizations, the service of the firm are being sought for providing legal advise and guidance including Corporate Structure, Joint Venture Advise, Company Incorporation in India, Legal and financial Due Diligence etc. to the companies based in China and Canada. The firm is currently retained by companies from China and Canada for company incorporation, Legal and Financial Due Diligence, JV and other related work in India.

 Invited by the INDO AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE to give and provide expert advise for cross border transactions with the emphasis on documentation drafting and other legal advise with special reference to Dispute reslolution.

Regularly advising Indian companies for cross border trade and drafting of various agreements, contracts etc.

In addition I have enrolled as a member of:

• The International Bar Association
•  The Inter Pacific Bar Association (appointed as VICE  CHAIRMAN of the INSOLVENCY COMMITTEE – 2012-2013)
•  International Chambers of Commerce – Young Arbitrator Forum (ICC YAF)
• Indo-Canada Business Centre
• Indo-China Cultural and Economic Council

Associate member of:

• The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), London.
• World Trade Centre Association.
• Global Collaborative Law Council, USA

I have entered into a:

•  Professional Affiliation Agreement with NIRMANS LAW, Barristers & Solicitors based at Ottawa-Canada.
• Professional Agreement with Dr. Yousef Alamry, at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a Legal Expert on Islamic Law and an Associate Professor of Law at King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
•  Association with qualified and experienced Chartered Accountant, Auditor, Company Secretary and Tax Consultant at Ahmedabad and Mumbai to provide all financial advise and services to the clients under one roof.
•  Recently entered into a strategic Co-operation Agreement with Falcon Management Consultancy Limited, at Hong Kong for adding legal services to the portfolio of services of Financial and Management to cater to the requirements of cross border business between Main Land China, Hong Kong and India.
•  Entered into a strategic association as one of the co-promoter with technical experts of Maritime and Shipping Lawyers to open a boutique Techno-legal Maritime and Shipping law firm dealing in matters related to advise, guidance and consultancy in Maritime Law and Practise including Maritime Dispute Resolution, having offices at Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Cochin.
• Recently made a Director of Hong Kong Zhiquin Trading Co. Lrd. Based in Hong Kong for facilitating cross border trade and business advise and investment between China, India and other South East Asian countires.

Following are the major areas of practise of the firms:

•  Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation
•  Civil & Commercial Litigation
•   Consumer Disputes
•  Contractual and Commercial Disputes
•  Corporate Law & Restructuring and other related services
•   Documentation and Advisory
• Family & Matrimonial Dispute and Counselling
•  Immigration Law & Advise and VISA guidance (for Canada)
• Investment guidance and structuring
• Legal and Financial Due Diligences
• Maritime law and Shipping Consultancy including Dispute Resolution.
•  Mergers and Acquisitions
• Personal law and guidance
•  Real Estate and Property

 Having legal Associates undertaking the work entrusted to them at the following locations in INDIA:

Gujarat:

Bhavnagar, Bharuch, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Palanpur, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Valsad and whole of North Gujarat controlled through Ahmedabad

Others:

Aurangabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Gauhati and North East India, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkatta, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Pune, Udaipur

International Associates at:

Dubai, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Shanghai, London, Canada

1.      Hourly rate:

2.      One day mediation ( 6 to 8 hours): 450 HKD per hour

3.      Half day mediation ( 2 to 4 hours): 250 HKD per hour

4.      Preparation: 150 HKD per hour

5.      Perusal of documents: 100 HKD per hour

6.      Venue: Open for all venues