Nishikant Deshpande
Senior ADR Neutral
LL.B., CAIIB, FICA, FAICADR, MSIArb., Singapore, FCIArb. London
+91 9890246111, 9325111229
Nishikant.deshpande@gmail.com, partner@bsavvy.in
An International Arbitrator & Mediator and a Corporate Legal consultant. He is a Marine Arbitrator. He is an alumnus of the Bombay University & Manchester Business School, UK. He took Voluntary retirement in March, 2009 from an Apex Govt. Financial Institution in GM grade. As a senior Govt. Banker, he has rich and varied experience in Credit, Infrastructure Financing, NPA Management, training, etc.
In Nov. 2009 he established Business Savvy, a Management & Legal Consultancy Firm. In June, 2017 he founded M/s ADR Savvy, an Arbitration Law Firm. He is Managing Partner of both these Firms, since inception till date.
He has contributed significantly to:
(1) create an awareness of ADR by publishing articles, holding Certificate Training Programmes in ADR,
(2) legal education as a Visiting Faculty at the prestigious ILS Law College and Symbiosis International University, Pune. He provides Mentoring to young, practicing lawyers.
He is empanelled as an Arbitrator and Mediator for the Hon’ble Bombay HC [since June, 2015], the ICA, NSE, MCIA, CIArb. India, Gujarat International Maritime Arbitration Centre, and the India International Arbitration Centre, Asia International Arbitration Centre, etc. He has been empanelled as a Mediator by the Hon’ble NCDRC, New Delhi, for a 5 year term .
His diverse domain expertise covers BFSI; International Trade, Securities, Infrastructure projects, Renewable Energy, and Oil & Natural Gas [onshore]. He specialises in Contracts Management.
Till 30th Sept.2025 Nishikant Deshpande has issued 115 Arbitral Awards, including one major International Award under the SIAC Arbitration Rules, 2016. A former Attorney General of Singapore and Queen’s Counsel for 24 years were his Co-Arbitrators.
In 27 matters, he was the Presiding Arbitrator.
He was the Course Director for two separate Certificate Training Programmes in International Arbitration & Mediation jointly hosted in Pune.
He has successfully mediated in 11 major commercial disputes, both domestic and international. For International mediations [involved 3 different European MNCs], he travelled to Italy, Libya, UAE, RAK, etc.
On 19/03/2025 he inaugurated SAMYAK, the Centre for Mediation and Arbitration, Pune. He will Mentor this Centre for 3 years.
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