Abinash Barik is a Co-Founder & Partner at Finvest Legal (Advocates) based in New Delhi, India and specialises in Arbitration, Mitigating Risks & Corporate Advisory, Investigation and Litigation.

Abinash has worked in various jurisdictions such as India, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Malaysia working at leading law firms, chambers, and an arbitral institution.

He was previously working as a Senior International Case Counsel with the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was involved in the case management portfolio of arbitration, adjudication, mediation and domain-name disputes. He specifically worked towards regional growth in Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia regions. He was responsible for Islamic Finance Disputes (i-Arbitration Rules) portfolio and was an AIAC YPG Member for Maritime Arbitration and Sports Arbitration. He was also one of the drafting members of the AIAC Arbitration Rules 2021 and AIAC Islamic Arbitration Rules 2021.

He obtained his LLM in Comparative & International Dispute Resolution from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and received Distinction in Construction Contracts and Arbitration. He was also the recipient of a full-merit scholarship on Private International Law at The Hague Academy of International Law. He also attended the Master Class on International Commercial Arbitration at Cologne Academies of Arbitration and Mediation. He has taught arbitration and conducted trainings at various international and national institutions such as King’s College London (UK), Julius-Maximilians University of Wurzburg (JMU, Germany), Gujarat Maritime University (GMU, India), Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya (UM, Malaysia), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM, Malaysia), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNISZA, Malaysia), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM, Malaysia), and Ghana Arbitration Centre. He has been a Vis Moot Arbitrator since 2015. He also contributed to Redfern and Hunter on International Arbitration (6th edition, OUP) published in 2015 and was a CIArb Member (MCIArb).

Mr. Barik has expressed his views as a Speaker on dispute resolution at various international and national platforms such as French-Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FACCI), Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MGCC), Thailand Arbitration Center, Annual Summit on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China hosted by Beijing Arbitration Commission / Beijing International Arbitration Center, AIAC Arbitration-in-Practice Workshops, and Adani Institute of Infrastructure.

In the United Kingdom, Mr. Barik worked as a Research Assistant & Tribunal Secretary to Prof. Martin Hunter at Essex Court Chambers, London. In India, he worked as an Associate at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and has worked as a Counsel Advocate at the Chambers of Merusagar Samantray, AOR, New Delhi. In Germany, he practiced as a Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter in the International Arbitration Group (IAG) of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Frankfurt.

Kumar Ruturaj Satapathy is a Partner at Finvest Legal. He is a graduate (B.B.A. LLB) of Symbiosis Law School, Noida. He was admitted as an advocate in the Bar Council of Odisha and is also a Supreme Court Bar Association member. He regularly appears before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Apart from assisting senior counsel has also appeared in his personal capacity and for the firm before various forums throughout the country. He was appointed the Panel Counsel for Central Government in the Supreme Court of India.

Ms Lhingneivah is a Senior Associate in the Finvest Legal based in New Delhi. She has over 8 years of experience practising as an Advocate in the Supreme Court of India. Her experience includes handling matters and cases relating to Constitutional Law, Criminal/Civil Law, Industrial Dispute Acts, Central Excise matters, Shipping Law, Land Acquisition Acts, Consumer Protection Acts, Income Tax Acts, Service Law and Company Law.

Leelesh is a legal practitioner with extensive experience in the High Court of Karnataka and various other courts and forums in and around Bangalore and Mangalore. With a diverse practice encompassing Civil, Criminal, Commercial, Consumer, IPR and service matter, Leelesh has successfully represented clients from a broad range of backgrounds.

Abhay Singh Thakur is the Assistant Professor at the Gujarat Maritime University with over eight years of experience, which includes teaching and industry experiences. He specialises in the domains of Shipping Laws and Regulations, Marine Environmental Law, and Law of International Carriage. He is also the Center Head of the Centre for Maritime Environmental Law at Gujarat Maritime University.

Abhay Singh has presented papers on Maritime Law and other maritime subjects at various International Conferences, most notably at the International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Maritime Safety and Technology in Malaysia and the International Association of Maritime Economists Conference held at Rotterdam. He has published multiple research papers in SCOPUS/WOS/UGC-indexed International Journals on Marine Environment and related subjects. Abhay is also invited regularly as a resource person by reputed universities and organisations like Gujarat National Law University, IFIM Law School, CARE etc., on important and contemporary maritime subjects.

Currently, he is pursuing his Doctorate at the prestigious Gujarat National Law University, in which he is undertaking multidisciplinary research in Maritime Environmental Law and Shipping Contracts. He has also qualified for the UGC-NET exam and possesses a Master’s in Law from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata.

Ashish Kumar Banerjee is the Chief People Officer (CPO) at Finvest Legal (Advocates) based in New Delhi, India. He has over 35 years of experience in HRM/HRD, IR, and General Administration with reputed organisations like UltraTech Cement, Grasim, L&T and Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. Walchand Hirachand group of Companies), Mumbai, North & South Bengal. Mr. Banerjee is known for his strong Interpersonal skills and the ability to relate the people at all levels across the organisation.

Mr. Banerjee previously worked as the Sr. Vice President - HR, UltraTech Cement Ltd, Rawan Cluster. During his tenure at the Ultra Tech Cement, Mr. Banerjee led the HR Department as Functional Head (Overseeing all Grinding Units of Eastern Cluster). He also looked into the Training and Coordination Wing of UltraTech Cement.

He obtained his B.Sc. (Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics) from Burdwan University, P.G. Diploma (Personnel Mgmt. & IR) from XISS, Ranchi and LLB from Ranchi University

Mr. Banerjee has expertise in Training Identification & Development, WCM with Six-Sigma initiatives, CSR initiatives, Contract Administration, Grievances Handling & Acquiring Land for Green Field Projects).

Mr. Siba Narayan Barik is presently working as the Construction and Infrastructure Expert Consultant for Finvest Legal. He has over 35 years of experience in constructing roads, infrastructure, bridges, and specialises in National Highway projects. It is a matter of pride for the firm that Mr. Barik has recently been appointed by the prestigious Rural Works Department, State Government of Odisha for Third-Party-Monitoring of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sada Yojana ( PMGSY) Projects as a State Quality Monitor (SQM).

Mr. Parimal Gayen is a registered clerk at the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. He has over ten years of experience in legal litigation practice. He has work experience under various courts like the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT),  the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission  (NCDRC), etc.

Mr. Vijay Kumar has over five years of experience as an office assistant in legal practice. Mr. Kumar has been spontaneous and enthusiastic in assisting the firm