Justice by machine? Ethical challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence in international arbitration

Vivek is Registrar of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. Vivek has over 18 years’ experience in international dispute resolution and arbitration. Prior to joining SIAC, as partner at a leading law firm in Singapore, Vivek regularly acted as counsel on international arbitrations conducted in Singapore under various institutional rules. He has considerable experience acting on emergency arbitrator proceedings, expedited procedure arbitrations, and advising on arbitral award challenge and enforcement actions in Singapore. Vivek has also acted as an arbitrator and has been appointed as emergency arbitrator, and to three-member and sole arbitrator tribunals. Vivek is recommended for his ‘remarkable command over legal nuances’ and as a ‘name to note for India-related disputes’ by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, is listed by Who’s Who Legal as a ‘Future Leader’ and ‘praised for his knowledge of cases and law’ by GAR100. Vivek graduated from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and was admitted to the Bar Council of Delhi in 2006.

Almost 30 years of practice in International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, plus a significant expertise in compliance and commercial fraud related matters. I have been involved in more than 160 arbitrations, as counsel or arbitrator, under the rules of the most important arbitral institutions. My practice includes commercial, construction and investment. I teach Advocacy in International Arbitration at Bocconi University in Milan and sit in the Board for Compliance in several Fortune500 companies. Chambers ranked me in Band 1 among the "more in demand" arbitrators. WWL indicated me as Thought Leader. The book I co-authored on negotiation and mediation techniques remains one of the best sellers in Italy on the topic.

Alipak is the founder of Alipak Banerjee Law Chambers, a disputes boutique based in New Delhi, India. He focuses on international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, commercial, regulatory and white-collar litigation, with a strong emphasis on complex, cross-border matters. He accepts arbitral appointments and is empaneled with several reputed international arbitral institutions. He was previously the head of International Dispute Resolution practice at Nishith Desai Associates, in New Delhi, and spent nearly 12 years at the firm. He has advised and represented clients in a wide range of legal issues, with a special focus on cross-border and complex litigation and international commercial arbitration. He has experience in representing clients in institutional arbitrations (SIAC, HKIAC, LCIA, ICC), investment treaty arbitrations, ad hoc arbitrations and litigation proceedings before the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, various other forums in India. He can be reached on alipak.banerjee@law-chambers.in; contact@law-chambers.in Professional Appointments: Member, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Reserve Panel of Arbitrators; Member, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)’s List of Arbitrators and appointed to the HKIAC Domain Name Dispute Resolution Panel; Member, International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) International Panel of Arbitrators; Secretary, Professional Ethics Committee, International Bar Association (IBA); Member of the India National Committee, International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR); Member of the Taskforce of the Arbitration Committee, IBA on ‘Use of Artificial Intelligence in International Arbitration’; National Rapporteur for the IBA Toolkit on International Arbitration and Insolvency (2021 and 2024), by the IBA Insolvency and International Arbitration Group; Past Member of the Steering Committee at IBA Arb 40 (under 40 group of the IBA Arbitration Committee) (2020-2023); Recognitions: Lexology WWL Arbitration Rankings – Future Leaders – Partners (2026, 2025, 2024); Thought Leaders – Global Elite (Under 45 Partners) 2026, 2025; Chambers & Partners, Asia Pacific – Arbitration (2026); Dispute Resolution (2026, 2025); White Collar Crime and Corporate Investigations (2026, 2025, 2024); Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific - Litigation Star - International Arbitration (2026); Future Star - International Arbitration (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022); Asia Pacific Top 40 under 40 - International Arbitration (2026, 2025, 2024); Asia Law – Distinguished Practitioner (2026, 2025, 2024), Rising Star (2023, 2022); Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific Award - 2026 Winner - India Honourable Mention Lawyer of the Year; Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Recommended Lawyer, Dispute Resolution (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023)