Erach Kotwal Email & Phone Number

An eminent lawyer based in Mumbai, Erach obtained an LLM degree at Cambridge University in 1985 and brings over 30 years of successful and innovative expertise in corporate and commercial law across a broad range of industries, including commodities, mining, construction, financial services, transport, media and communications. He has an impressive track record in dispute resolution and regularly appears in the Bombay High Court, the Supreme Court of India and other High Courts and tribunals within the country. In addition, he represents internationally based clients in a wide variety of international and domestic arbitration proceedings in various commonwealth jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. Erach is proficient in resolving matters related to commodity based mining arbitrations, charter disputes, disagreements involving discretionary trusts, banking and fiduciary service conflicts and cross border estate administration. He has successfully represented Indian clients in International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitrations over breach of long term mining contractual obligations cumulatively valued at USD 80 million, settled disputes over fiduciary obligations against multi-national banks in the UK, and advised corporates on international proceedings in the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC). He has also advised various individuals on potential defamation actions in the English High Court, represented Indian Clients in an ICC arbitration in respect of a charter party in Ireland and positively resolved discretionary trust disputes in New Zealand. Within India, in addition to his commercial expertise, he has represented corporate houses and individual clients in various branches of civil litigation including writ jurisdiction, property, testamentary and environment law. He has also been appointed a mediator by various domestic fora to assist the Courts in dispute resolution.

Listed skills include Corporate Law, Dispute Resolution, Domestic And International Arbitrations, and Civil Litigation.