Kartikey Mahajan
Partner | Dispute Resolution, White Collar Crimes
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education
- National Law University Jodhpur (B.Sc. LLB. (Hons.)
- Harvard Law School (LLM)
Kartikey Mahajan is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution practice group in the Singapore office. Kartikey is qualified to practice law in India, England & Wales (where he has rights of audience for all courts) and the State of New York. He is also registered to appear before the DIFC Courts and is a Registered Foreign Lawyer of the Singapore International Commercial Court. Prior to joining the Firm, Kartikey has worked with Magic Circle and White Shoe American law firms in London and Singapore.
His practice focuses on international arbitration (both commercial and investment treaty) and white-collar crime issues. He appears as an advocate in his arbitrations and has also sat as arbitrator in a variety of matters. Kartikey advises clients on white collar, fraud, anti-money laundering (AML), anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC), and sanction related issues. He has acted on several internal and regulatory investigations (ED, CBI, DOJ, MAS, SFO, and FINMA).
He has also represented commercial litigation with a cross-border element in various jurisdictions like India, London, New York, DIFC, Singapore, Hong-Kong, Cyprus, and Iraq. He also advises on global enforcement matters with a particular emphasis on enforcement before India, English and Singapore courts.
His experience spans across private equity, energy, infrastructure and construction, telecom and media industries. Kartikey publishes and speaks regularly on international arbitration and financial crime / regulation.
Kartikey is a co-editor of Thomson Reuters book on “Principles of Damages, Expert Evidence and Valuation in Commercial Disputes in India” which was published in December 2023.
Professional Affiliations
- Solicitor Advocate (with Higher Rights of Audience), State of New York
- Bar Council of Delhi
- Registered Foreign Lawyer, Singapore International Commercial Court Registered under Part II of DIFC Court’s Register of Practitioners
- SIAC Reserve Panel of Arbitrators
- Society of Construction Law – Joint Secretary
- IBA Commercial Arbitration Committee
Recognitions and Accomplishments
Kartikey has been acknowledged as a Global Elite Thought Leaders - Arbitration list of Who’s Who Legal in 2023.
Kartikey has been acknowledged for his Arbitration Expertise in Who’s Who Legal South East Asia in 2023.
Kartikey has been acknowledged as a Global Elite list of Who’s Who Legal as a “future leader of arbitration” since 2020.
Kartikey has been recognized for his expertise as a Top 100 lawyer in Forbes India Legal Powerlist 2022 (above 10 years of work-ex category)
Representative Matters
Kartikey Mahajan has represented and advised the following clients
Acting for several distributor firms related to Vivo in their defence in an Enforcement Directorate trial rela... ting to alleged Indian foreign exchange and money laundering violations.
Read more +Representing Panthera Resources in its claim concerning its investment in a gold mine against Republic of Indi... a under the India-Australia BIT.
Read more +Advising several financial sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and global MNCs with respect to iss... ues relating to Indian AML and ABAC laws such as the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act, the Indian Penal Code as well as the Indian law implications of foreign enactments such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act.
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