Chiraag Shah

Career

Chiraag Shah is an international disputes partner in the London office of Morrison Foerster. He has over 2 decades of experience representing clients in domestic and cross-border disputes including commercial and investor-state arbitrations around the world. Chiraag also has significant experience of cross-border multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation and sanctions related disputes.

Chiraag is ‘commended for his ability to handle disputes involving the engineering and technology sectors. Recent work includes advising on proceedings related to arbitral awards, as well as ICC and SIAC arbitrations.’. Clients describe him as “breathtakingly hard-working and as a result provides exceptional results for his clients. He always has a good sense of what is best to do. He has dealt with so many arbitrations he knows exactly how it works.” “He is very responsive and provides excellent guidance and advice… is very conscientious and a pleasure to work with.” “He is cool, calm and collected... and in control all of the time.”

Chiraag is dual-qualified (Kenya and England and Wales) and has represented clients in disputes in Africa and the Middle East across a range of sectors. His ‘on-the-ground experience both in Kenya (and other African jurisdictions) and the UK make him an ideal choice for disputes straddling both jurisdictions. Very well networked.’