Gautam Bhatikar

Practice Areas

Maritime & shipping, insurance, environment, international trade, oil & gas, energy, commercial litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).

Career

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Professional Memberships

Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa.

The Law Society of England & Wales.

Life Member – Indo American Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Board Member – Indo African Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Member – Indo Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Member – Indo China Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

International Bar Association.

Dubai International Arbitration Centre.

IR Global Member – India Maritime & Disputes Lawyer.

Publications

Authored an article on ’India’s changing litigation landscape’ published by International Bar Association (IBA) in 2020.

Speaker–International Shipping conference on PPP projects in India.

Speaker – South East Asia Logistics Shipping and Ports Conference on 2012 and 2014.

Speaker – International Port Finance Conference held in 2011.

Gautam has contributed to India Chapter covering Investment for Ports in India at the World Bank –Doing Business In India.

Authored article on Ports and Terminals in India at Lexology.

Work Highlights

Represented China Merchants Bank on enforcement of mortgage in India and arrest of vessel.

Represented Italian Ship Owners and their P&I Standard against a multi-jurisdiction dispute and release of the vessel in Gujarat.

Represented Trafigura for arrest of vessel in Kolkata against claim for bunkers supplied.

Advised and represented a ship owner in an Arbitration against OW Bunkers and its Liquidators ING under the LMAA Rules dealing with supply of contaminated bunkers.

Advised ChemOil, Singapore in their joint venture with Adani Enterprises.

Advised Oldendorff Carriers GmBH on laws applicable and regulatory frame work for setting up floating transshipment facility off Andaman & Nicobar Island in the Bay of Bengal.

Advised AG Shipping Singapore on purchase of FPSO from Norway for deploying in at the East Coast of India for an ONGC project and the contract with ONGC.

Represented APCO, UAE on their claim against an Indian contractor for a claim for non-completion of works, various delays and quality issues on FPSO Cyrus and damages suffered by APCO.

Represented and advised National Bank of Fujairah on their recovery actions against Indian personal guarantors on non-payment of the outstanding loan amounts under various facilities and enforcement of UAE Court’s Judgement.

Advised and represented GMMOS, Dubai against various facilities provided by Banks in Dubai and Bahrain and personal guarantees issued by the promoters.

Languages Spoken

Hindi and English

Education

Awards