Our Partner, Sidharth Sethi, was invited as a speaker at the National ODR Day Conference on Redefining ADR: New Opportunities for Justice and Innovation, organized by the Indian Institute of Arbitration & Mediation (IIAM) on 1 December 2024 at New Delhi.
The keynote address was delivered by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India.
Sidharth spoke on the topic, “Streamlining Arbitration: Reforms for Enhancing Efficiency and Effectiveness”.
The session was chaired by Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan, Judge, Supreme Court of India and moderated by Ms. Iram Majid, Advocate & Director, IIAM. The other esteemed panellists included:
- Mr. Tejas Karia, Partner and Head of Arbitration, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas;
- Dr. Amit George, Advocate, High Court of Delhi; and
- Mr. Mohit Dubey, IES, ACIArb, Deputy Director (MES), Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
Also present on the occasion was Dr. Rajiv Mani, Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice.
Sidharth’s practice covers diverse corporate commercial litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. He also advises and acts for clients in insolvency proceedings, global product liability litigations, constitutional & administrative law litigations, proceedings related to penal laws, white-collar crimes and corporate and forensic investigations.