Shreya Jain
Shreya Jain is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice at the Firm.
Shreya focuses on domestic and international arbitrations (both commercial and investor-state), litigations arising from arbitrations, and cross border disputes generally.
Shreya is dual qualified to practice in India and New York and has studied and worked in both jurisdictions. She also sits as an arbitrator and is a member of the SIAC Reserve Panel of Arbitrators and the LCIA Database of Arbitrators.
Shreya’s experience includes complex arbitrations under the major international arbitration rules (ICSID, ICC, SIAC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, etc.) and the representation of a diverse range of clients in the private equity, energy, construction, oil and gas, public utilities, commodities and insurance industries. She has worked on arbitrations seated in a variety of jurisdictions, such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Singapore, London, New York, Washington D.C, Kigali, Geneva, and Stockholm. She also regularly advises clients on the drafting of international arbitration clauses and structuring investments under investment treaties.
Shreya is a graduate of National Law School of India University, Bangalore and Harvard Law School, where she was a J.N. Tata and Narottam Sekhsaria scholar. Before joining Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, she worked at Cooley LLP in New York and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas in Mumbai.
Shreya is currently serving as a member of the IBA Arbitration Committee’s Taskforce on Res Judicata and a regional representative at Young ICCA. She has previously served as an editor of the Kluwer Arbitration Blog, the India Co-Chair of Young ITA, Asia Pacific representative of the YIAG (LCIA’s under-40 group) and Secretary of the Harvard Club of Mumbai. She also teaches as a visiting lecturer in various Indian law schools.
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- Represented S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC in a Singapore-seated SIAC arbitration against the Bombay Stock Exchange, arising out of wrongful termination and breaches of their joint venture agreement.
- Represented an Italian company in an ICC arbitration seated in Sweden, pursuant to a FIDIC (Red Book) based international construction contract governed by Kazakh law.
- Represented a Turkish construction joint venture in parallel ICC commercial and investment arbitrations under the Turkey-Libya BIT, arising out of the construction of the world’s largest water-pipeline network in Libya.
- Represented a Spanish infrastructure company in indemnity disputes arising out of equity investments in an Indian road asset project company in a Singapore-seated SIAC arbitration.
- Represented Think and Learn and Byju Raveendran in a SIAC arbitration against MEMG Family Office in an India-seated SIAC arbitration, emergency arbitration proceedings and related court proceedings.
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- Represented a Turkish energy company in ICSID annulment proceedings involving a gas supply dispute in the Middle East.
- Represented Korea Western Power Company Limited in an UNCITRAL investment treaty arbitration against India under the Korea – India BIT and CEPA.
- Represented an Indian power transmission company in an UNCITRAL commercial arbitration against a Rwandan State entity, arising out of construction of electricity transmission lines between Congo and Rwanda.
- Represented one of the world’s largest mining companies in a dispute against an African State arising from a mineral development agreement.
- Represented TPG entities in a Mumbai seated ad-hoc arbitration against Max Healthcare, arising from claims for breach of a term sheet.
- Represented an Indian speciality chemicals company in a MCIA arbitration and emergency arbitration in disputes arising out a share purchase agreement.
- Represented ArcelorMittal North America Holdings LLC in enforcement proceedings with respect to a USD 2 billion Minnesota seated ICC award before the Bombay High Court and advised on global enforcement in various jurisdictions, including India, US, UK, Cayman Islands, and Mauritius
- Represented a Mauritian oil and gas company in a London-seated LCIA arbitration against its multi-national joint venture partner, arising out of an agreement for oil and gas drilling, well construction and rig deployment governed by English law.
- Represented an Indian technology services company against its American trade partner in a New York-seated ICDR (AAA) arbitration, governed by New York law.
- Represented a British real estate developer and investor in an ICSID arbitration, involving a denial of justice claim against UAE under the UK-UAE BIT.
- Acting for a Turkish construction company in an ICSID arbitration involving a denial of justice claim against UAE under the Turkey-UAE BIT.
- Represented a UAE-based steel manufacturer in a Singapore-seated ICC arbitration against its trade partner.
- Represented Spanish and Polish steel companies in ICC arbitration and emergency arbitration against UAE State-owned companies (governed by UAE law).
- Represented an American company in a London-seated commercial arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules arising out of a fit-out construction project in Zambia.
- Advising Japanese and Mauritian multinational companies in separate potential investment treaty claims against India.
- Represented an Indian construction company in an ICC arbitration against its Mauritian PE investor involving option and share purchase agreements.
- Represented an Indian manufacturer in SIAC arbitration against its American partner arising out of breaches of a product license agreement.
- Represented an Indian insurance company in an ad-hoc domestic arbitration against its third-party administrator under the [Indian] Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
- Represented M3 Energy (a Malaysian company) against Indian state-owned companies in proceedings to set aside three arbitral awards before the Bombay High Court.
- Represented an Indian sports franchise in pre-arbitration negotiations with the owner and manager of a sports league.
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Professional Memberships
- India
- New York
Education
- B.A., LL.B. (Hons), National Law School of India University, Bangalore (2014)
- LL.M., Harvard Law School (2017)