Sahaj is an India-qualified lawyer specialising in international arbitration. Before joining the MIDS, he spent two years as an associate in the International Arbitration team at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co in New Delhi. The exclusive Lex Mundi member for India, the firm’s international arbitration practice is ranked in the GAR 100 and in the top tier by Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500.
At Amarchand, Sahaj represented private corporations, foreign investors and State-owned entities in ICC, LCIA, SIAC and ad hoc arbitrations seated in India and abroad. His experience spanned the construction, infrastructure, energy, pharmaceutical, real estate and financial services sectors, as well as M&A and shareholder disputes, which often raised cross-border issues and complex questions of arbitration law. His work covered the full arbitral lifecycle, including drafting pleadings and witness statements, developing cross-examination strategy, briefing lead counsel and coordinating hearings, as well as related court proceedings concerning interim relief and the setting aside and enforcement of awards.
A graduate of NUJS, Kolkata, one of India’s premier national law schools, Sahaj won the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, as well as the IIMC, the world’s first investor-State negotiation competition. During his time at NUJS, he also trained with Nishimura & Asahi’s Tokyo office and served as a Legal Assistant at the UN International Law Commission in Geneva. He has since attended the Paris Arbitration Academy on a full scholarship and taught commercial arbitration at his alma mater. He has contributed to scholarship on commercial and investment arbitration and public international law in forums such as the American Review of International Arbitration and the Berkeley Journal of International Law. He also sits on the Founding Board and Executive Committee of the India Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (VYAP) Group and represents India on the VYAP Global Steering Committee.
Outside law, Sahaj enjoys exploring new cities, discovering local food, meeting new people and following football.
Nationality
India
Working Languages
English
Hindi
Areas of Expertise
International Commercial Arbitration;
Arbitration-Related Litigation;
Investment Arbitration;
Public International Law
Bar Information
India, 2024