Prateek Bagaria

Prateek is an English Barrister who specializes in international disputes. He holds an LL.M in International Disputes Settlement from MIDS, a course jointly organized by University of Geneva and Graduate Institute. He has right of audience before several international courts including DIFC- Dubai, ADGM-Abu Dhabi, AIFC-Astana, BICC- Bahrain, and SICC-Singapore.

His ranges of experience include advising clients in international commercial arbitrations under various rules like ICC, SIAC, LCIA, DIAC, TAI, JAMS, ICDR, FCC and UNCITRAL; in investment and tax treaty disputes; and in cross-border disputes across the globe. He is regularly instructed in big ticket multi-jurisdictional enforcement and debt recovery project.

He has a passion for advising on law of radical technologies and businesses.

Advocate, Bar Council of India (2011)

Part 2 lawyer, Dubai International Financial Centre (2022)

Foreign lawyer, Singapore International Commercial Court (2022)

Registered Lawyer, Abu Dhabi Global Market (2022)

Legal Consultant, Ras Al Khaima (2023)

Registered lawyer, Astana International Financial Centre (2024)

Registered Lawyer, Bahrain International Commercial Court (2026)

Barrister, England and Wales (unregistered) (2026)

Credit Suisse AT-1 Instruments: The HDFC Bank Controversy (2026)

Litigation Framework in the DIFC – The Last 365 Days (Dubai Arbitration Week 2025)

Litigation framework in the DIFC and its implications for global enforcement and recovery strategies (Dubai Arbitration Week 2024)

“Sports Arbitration in India” co-authored with Sanchit Suri & Rohit Shankar, published in ‘Specialized Arbitrations – Emerging International Trends & Practices’ (Thomson Reuters, 2022)

Litigation Finance in India: An overview. (Forbes India, 2021)

Enforcement of awards annulled at the seat of arbitration. (IBA Committee’s ‘Arbitration News’ in June 2017)

Why India should adopt a foreign investment law and what it should contain. (TDM India Special Report in 2017)

Affixing state liability for corruption in infrastructure sector. (Work-in progress conference: Issues in International Dispute Resolution, University of Missouri School of Law, 2017)

BIT Arbitration – What tax treaties can learn from past mistakes. (The 4th Meeting of the Vienna multistakeholder group on Improving Cross-border Dispute Resolution, 2017)

His clients have expressed positive feedback:

(a) "Prateek is a client-oriented lawyer who brings a good breadth of knowledge of the South Asia and Middle East regions." – Testimonial given to Chambers & Partners Global Guide 2024

(b) "He is one of the best I have come across and he is still very young. A brilliant lawyer." – Testimonial given to Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific Guide 2025

(c) "Prateek is very well connected, easy to work with and is always available to his clients"

"He is one of the greats in arbitration"

(d) "As a client, I appreciate his explanation skills and the solutions he provides" - Testimonials given to Lexology Index 2024

(e) “Prateek Bagaria leads an exceptional up and coming team with a commercial and highly strategic approach to complex international disputes. One of the best international disputes offerings in India.” - Mr. Tom Glasgow, CIO (Asia) of Omni Bridgeway

Representing a Russian chemical manufacturing company in proceedings relating to the recognition and enforcement of a Moscow Commercial Court judgment (Bombay High Court)

Representing a France-based commodities trading company in proceedings against a UAE-based free zone entity relating to the recognition and enforcement of a Singapore seated SIAC award (DIFC Courts)

Representing an Indian trading company in an arbitration in relation to the sale of cotton yarn to a Hong Kong-based buyer under two sales orders (SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, English law)

Representing a Singaporean company in an arbitration concerning breach of a shareholders’ agreement in relation to a sustainable waste management venture against a Thai company (TAI Rules, Bangkok seated, Thai law)

Representing an English medical repatriation service provider in its dispute against the estate of a late Burundian HNI in support of a DIAC arbitration (DIFC Courts)

Representing an Indian shipping company in an arbitration against two Indian marine support service companies for breaches of a settlement agreement. (SCMA Rules, Singapore seated, Singapore Law) and connected court proceedings (Bombay and Singapore High Courts)

Dispute Resolution - International Firms

Chambers & Partners (Asia Pacific)

2026

Future Leader in Arbitration

Lexology Index

2026