+s aS) IIL TRILEGAL i?) ww MS oe sae W223 Rae National Law School of India University in association with Trilegal Welcomes you to sates NLS TIAM National Law School Trilegal International Arbitration Moot 20° - 239 May, 2021 Event Brochure WILMERHALE 2 : Wolters Kluwer OoThe XIV Edition This year National Law School of India (NLSIU) in association with Trilegal, brings you the XIV Edition of the NLS-Trilegal International Arbitration Moot, set to take place from 20" to 23" EN ayA0yal After successfully conducting the virtual rounds in 2020, with the knowledge and skills gained, the organizing team of NLSTIAM is glad to welcome universities from all over the world for its 14th edition. The four day program will provide a platform to the students from diverse backgrounds and cultures to interact and challenge their skills as future practitioners in the field of international arbitration. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsisting safety guidelines, we have decided to hold virtual rounds. The committee will be utlizing online communication platforms such as Zoom to provide the peerless virtual round experience as expected by the teams. Furthermore, owing to our past year’s experience of conducting an online Mooting environment, we hope to bring our expertise to the table to provide a smoother experience for all teams. SalAbout NLSTIAM The National Law School - Trilegal International Arbitration Moot is a pioneering initiative on the part of NLSIU to increase student engagement with international arbitration law and practice. As India’s largest arbitration moot, it provides students with a unique opportunity to gain a working understanding of arbitration through simulated arbitral proceedings. The Moot has steadily garnered a reputation as one which deals with the most cutting-edge issues in contemporary arbitration law and has attracted participation from India and abroad. At NLSTIAM, we have always strived to provide the participants with a truly enriching experience. To this effect, we have invited several renowned practitioners, arbitrators, academicians and judges of the higher judiciary to judge the moot rounds. We have also provided the participants with a top quality moot proposition, based on nuanced and intricate issues in Arbitration law, drafted by eminent persons in the field of international arbitration.aa ic About NLSIU IWQcry COURT SOCIETY 7 3 Ls The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), established in 1987, has been consistently ranked as the leading institution for legal education in India, and has established a marked presence for itself in the global arena. Several of its students have pursued higher education in institutions such as Harvard and Oxford on prestigious scholarships such as the Rhodes; and several others have made a name for themselves in Ldatom oYe-Tel df el lV AMALIE RAL R=] 1 gel Te Mooting is an important co-curricular activity at NLSIU. It remains the only Indian University to emerge as the winner of the prestigious Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot (1998 and 2013] as well as the World Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot (2012 and 2017) and Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition (2019). We have also reached the finals and the semi-finals of the Willem C. Vis CL e el a el LL Maelo Sst) R tle aN cd LO we also organize moots with equal zeal and enthusiasm. In the year 2016, we received global recognition and praise for hosting the Asia Pacific Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot, which saw participation from several reputed Universities from Asia and Australia. SalAbout Trilegal __}|l TRILEGAL yw.) GUE Trilegal is one of the leading law firms in India, providing innovative and quality legal services across the spectrum of corporate law. With over 400 lawyers spread across Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram and Mumbai, the firm consistently advises many of the world’s leading corporations, financial institutions, and fund houses on their complex and first-to-market transactions. MU aemeColanl Nar Mm UNM iMA MeL g MUM (lol daMel mieReg- late llelar-le experience, the broad range of its contentious and advisory capabilities, and the quality and energy of its lawyers, allows it to offer a level of client service that is unique in the Indian legal market. Trilegal has been recognised as ‘Law Firm of the Decade’ at the RSG Grow India Summit and Awards 2019; one of the most innovative law firms in Asia in the inaugural edition of ALB Trailblazers 2020 and “highly commended’ in the FT RSG Innovative Lawyers Awards 2020. Trilegal was also named as one of the ‘Best Overall Law Firms in India’ as part of IBLJ’s India Legal Awards 2020. Trilegal has been associated with the NLSTIAM since 2015, which has over the years grown in prominence and is now acknowledged as the pre-eminent Moot competition in India. SalAbout Our Sponsors WILMERHALE Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP offers one of the world's premier international arbitration and dispute resolution practices. The multinational team - consisting of over 70 lawyers, trained and qualified in a wide range of common and civil law jurisdictions - has extensive experience with arbitration administered by all of the major international arbitration institutions, including the ICC, LCIA, ICSID, UNCITRAL, AAA/ICDR, SIAC, HKIAC, SCC and others, as well as more specialised forms of institutional arbitration and ad hoc arbitrations. In recent years, the practice has handled more than 675 proceedings, in numerous arbitral seats, and governed by the laws of more than 7o different legal systems. In addition to representing clients as counsel, many of the firm's international Evieytar-Laton mC Maes U Sat T yy ae Uae Tu oy Lalo aoa WCC py tCole (cama particular experience in a number of specialised substantive areas, including: disputes involving states; energy; financial services; OMRON a MOMs MCR OCHO Cert Ce ibe mergers and acquisitions; construction and engineering; intellectual property; telecommunications; and Coty gntonia SlAbout Our Sponsors The SAARC Arbitration Council, Islamabad (SARCO) is one of the Specialized Bodies of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC), comprising of all the SAARC Nations. It is an inter-governmental body mandated to provide a legal framework/forum within the region for fair and efficient settlement of commercial, industrial, trade, banking, investment, and such other disputes, as may be referred to it by the member states and their people. Their mission is to provide fair, inexpensive, expeditious and high quality arbitral and conciliatory services to resolve trade and other commercial disputes. SARCO and NLSTIAM have had an extremely successful collaboration since last year. SARCO’s contribution has been instrumental in helping NLSTIAM facilitate greater exposure of contemporary arbitration issues among SAARC nations and allow greater participation from the SAARC Nations. The Spirit of SAARC award has also been instituted from the corpus awarded by SARCO, which has been awarded to the team having braved the most adversity to participate in the Moot thereby embodying most the collective indomitable spirit of the SAARC nations. SiltAbout Our Sponsors Wolters Kluwer Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S, International Group provides legal practitioners, corporate counsel and business executives around the world with comprehensive international English-language legal information from renowned authors. With products that cross boundaries and jurisdictions, our information, insight and tools enable professionals to navigate the increasingly global aspect of law. In addition to essential online resources, our many practice area blogs have become leading discussion forums, boasting contributions from distinguished experts State) de hm (MMU a TCM SoeC@OLitacreaT eT mmeE CT CoyemmeTCed fostering collaborative thought that is driving the future of the profession. SiltAbout Our Sponsors Since commencing operations in 1991 as an independent, not-for-profit organisation, Singapore International Arbitration Council has established a track record for providing best in class arbitration services to the global business community. SIAC arbitration awards have been enforced in many jurisdictions including Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Thailand, UK, USA and Vietnam, amongst other New DB oyy ron cantacosnmy (eset colu (oceans) Pa Gus Car We4 (oor J arcvuoytec-Vipterdatatte (eye) providing cost-competitive and efficient case management services to parties from all over the world. SIAC has been collaborating with NLSTIAM for the past few years, which has been extremely fruitful and provided NLSTIAM with a global platform and wonderful internship opportunities to the Winners of NLSTIAM.Our Previous Judges We firmly believe that the most important reflector of the quality of a moot is its judges. At NLSTIAM, right from the preliminary rounds to the grand finals, we strive to maintain excellent standards of judging. We invest a lot of time and effort into choosing our judges from amongst the best arbitrators and lawyers across jurisdictions. Over the years, we have had the privilege of hosting Sitting judges of the Apex Court and other eminent names in international arbitration on our panel of judges for the advanced rounds. Cay Daa Managing Partner, Nabarro LLP AD-HOC Judge, UC ura Da Pa ace ECM UE eM Rolle ela} SalOur Previous Judges sma, Ie ee ea ee ea ee eur a ae eae oes rT ated agi tee Tart cites! Supreme Court of India in Arbitration Law cr) Lee ta iB DA race chor) eek ay Tn ACCS a ec Co eRe eon EUR Ulag Sr Ea aero Pee Crd SlDrafting Pane 2 SALIM MOOLLAN Mr. Salim Moollan QC has been in private practice as a barrister since 1998, Seco en aOR C Met ETC CUM eT Cruciate er commercial arbitration. He is called to the English and Mauritian Bars. He regularly Pee ee Rene ncn eee CnC COROT See international arbitral tribunals in numerous jurisdictions. He also regularly acts as SEU eet a cee eRe ee Vice-Chairman of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Working Group, a past Meet eters vCnetes te cteret om cetaestr srt of the ICC, a past member of the LCIA Court, a Visiting Professor in International eer BEE Sen eke tse eot OER en oma Ce COS onts ned Po DOA iS aN Nadav SyNBL KV Krishnaprasad is a barrister at One Essex Court, London. His practice focusses on complex international commercial disputes. For instance, he is currently instructed on behalf of the tax authority of the Kingdom of Denmark on a multi-billion fraud claim against 80 defendants. He was also junior counsel to Dame Elizabeth Gloster on her independent regulatory investigation of the UK Financial Conduct Authority. Before he was called to the bar, Krishnaprasad researched and taught restitution at the University of Oxford. He has several publications on private law and his work on restitution was ee CRM eee ARM cet mew Toe ee Een Emcee oO Coe Peas Cro ko RTs University, Bangalore and the BCL (Distinction), MPhil (Distinction) and DPhil degrees from the University of Oxford. — SILDrafting Pane JONATHAN LIM SCOPES cL ERE TAME Cee UCM Cee con eee disputes. He has represented governments and corporations in commercial and investment PRC ose en eee ee cee Ree tere ERTS ECA AW KOR Tes rise COTE COE Cae hoc eed PCR ae ener RC eee eC RUC TitOmen tert PeeO UE CO cee rc eee ac Onn soe PEO Eee C Ce eR S CeCe ane cen cree cise cece ence in Europe and Asia. Jonathan also co-teaches a course on international arbitration at the National University of Singapore each January. He is listed in Who's Who Legal PO ee or ree ret ee csr ror Trt omen mcm Cee gee eer nr ts mente cre amt ee nee ca and “a sure bet as a future global leader”. MIHIR NANIWADEKAR Mihir Naniwadekar, an Advocate based in Mumbai, regularly appears as counsel in cases Oe One Ree eee eR ee enero ut transfer pricing matters; and regularly accepts appointments as arbitrator in eens ISDrafting Pane a) 5) MANASA SUS PNA NORRIE eC MeO MCCS MCU COT Ie eas Oma UC IEY Pe CR ee ete ee cr a Rn a enn enc mcrae ‘Trilegal. Her primary areas of focus are corporate and commercial disputes arising from Pee U COM Sc MCT CMe nes meets Teme scents employment matters, insolvency matters and other commercial agreements. For 5 years, she has been advising and representing clients across courts/tribunals in India (mostly, in Mumbai and Bangalore) and in domestic and international arbitration Cone Lom TE SARE LC REC Com Cees OC eee corsa y ON ECR er ae Mc ee Cees CRU cmc a mccoy Pee eae ene Cm eter merc semen cng PS Ce aces eee UC Rta seatee cete Re keine Cerro arene RGR nr et eas ana Cesar eer ertetes ng eR Re ence Ce oem estan cr companies in various corporate dispute resolution forums and in litigation against arbitrary government actions against corporations. He has previously worked as a Deputy OnE eee SEC CL cee Se ee ee onl Sac tate er reared and regulatory disputes while being a key member of NSE's proposed IPO team. ISVirtual NLSTIAM Tex) CMT om oC-Tale (Annem Cn ALM RL NV elm UL CcLo mel eaOlU Lar? UTI Cola ULE= Wi °LeS-1 C1 MRT LoD T MOD LOL UAC 1 Cel] oS 1aLeULMLe fo [co NCETM ol metonars Weta ma MOLe- 1M ReLe ae MOL MRL MLM) ke) e1-1 | CRU TNT the presence of virtual platforms has made it easier for us to conduct this event. This year, we are more than prepared to tackle another virtual moot. Conducting the XIII Edition with the aid of CODR has made us well-versed with conducting virtual rounds and now we are better equipped to handle Tay metodan ol Cereals totg 1) Lael LL All aspects of the Moot including memorial exchange, participant and arbitrator briefings, and valedictory ceremony are being shifted online. With the assistance of Zoom, we plan to virtualize a Moot Court environment where the virtual hearings can be conducted in a hassle-free manner. The shift to a virtual platform will in no way compromise the standards of excellence and the brilliant quality of judging we have sought to uphold. 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