Biography
Shaneen specialises in and has extensive experience in complex commercial disputes, often with cross-border issues involved.
Qualifications:
• Advocate, Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa
• Solicitor, The Bombay Incorporated Law Society
• Advocate on Record, Supreme Court
• Solicitor, Supreme Court, England & Wales
• Registered Foreign Lawyer, Singapore International Commercial Court
Shaneen focuses on arbitration and has represented clients in domestic, international and foreign seated arbitrations, under the rules of various international arbitral institutions as also in ad hoc proceedings.
Shaneen also has extensive experience in commercial litigation, having represented parties in various High Courts across India, the Supreme Court, the National Company Law Tribunal, etc.
She is experienced in complex (often cross-border) post M&A, private equity and shareholder disputes, including in relation to exit rights, valuations, corporate governance, fraud and oppression / mismanagement etc. She has represented clients in several sectors and in relation disputes arising out of commercial contracts, financial and structured products, infrastructure, construction and real estate projects, and media / intellectual property disputes. Her expertise lies in advising parties in respect of their dispute resolution strategy and representation in multi-forum and multi-jurisdictional disputes.
Shaneen is appointed on the Council of the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) and is an ambassador of Asia Pacific Arbitration Group of the International Bar Association (IBA). She was a Member of the Court of Arbitration of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) from 2018-2022. She is a Member of the Expert Committee for drafting of the institutional arbitration rules for the proposed International Arbitration Centre for the GIFT International Financial Services Centre.
Shaneen has been recommended by Who’s Who Legal – Arbitration from 2020 to 2022, and as a “Thought Leader”, 2023 & 2024. She has also been ranked as a Notable Practitioner in Dispute Resolution by Asia Law, and one of ALB India Top Disputes Lawyers. Shaneen is also ranked as a key lawyer for arbitration and litigation in The Legal 500, and by Chambers & Partners, Asia-Pacific - Dispute Resolution.
Serving on the global board of Magic Bus, an organisation that through its Childhood to Livelihood approach, equips children with the skills and knowledge they need for personal development, getting employment and moving out of poverty, gives Shaneen immense personal satisfaction.