Kabir Duggal, Esq.
Kabir Duggal focuses his practice on international investment arbitration, international commercial arbitration and public international law matters, serving both as counsel and arbitrator. Dr. Duggal's experience includes complex disputes under numerous bilateral/multilateral investment treaties and contracts in South Asia, Latin America, Central Asia, Middle East, Europe, and Africa. His experience flows from his triple training in international law, common law, and civil law traditions. The total value of the disputes he has been involved in exceeds 80 billion dollars. He has facilitated the mediation and negotiation of complex disputes. He also acts as a Consultant for the United Nations Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) on the creation of a novel "Investment Support Program" (which was shortlisted by Global Arbitration Review for the category of "Best Developments" for 2018). He also serves on the Steering Committee of the Investment Support Program. He has also conducted training and capacity-building sessions for several Governments including Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, India, among others on public international law and dispute resolution matters. He also serves on the Federal Republic of Somalia's New York Convention Task Force as well as the WTO Negotiating Team (International Board). He is elected to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the California International Arbitration Council, Inc. (CIAC) and also serves on its Academic Council. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Boston International Arbitration Council (BIAC).
Dr. Duggal has received several accolades for his work in international arbitration and public international law. He has been ranked as the 4th Most Highly Regarded Future Leader in the Americas by Who's Who Legal (2019). He received the "40 under 40 Rising Star Award" by Legal Era - Legal Media Group in 2018. He has been ranked as a "Rising Star" by Experts Guides (2019), has been recommended by Legal 500 US for "International Arbitration," was listed as a "Super Lawyer" in the New York metro region (2019), and was listed as a "Rising Star" in Commercial Arbitration by Euromoney Legal Medial Group (2019). In 2019, he was also awarded the "Inspiring Citizen Award" by the Institute of Self Reliance and the "Young Lawyer of the Year 2019" by the Indian National Bar Association (the largest voluntary professional association in India). Dr. Duggal has been ranked as among the "Top Ten Arbitrators" for the Asia Pacific Region by the Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Center (BIAMC) in 2019 and received the "2019 Equality and Diversity Award in Dispute Resolution" by Prime Dispute in 2020.