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Divyakant Lahoti, Advocate on Record, LAHOTI ADVOCATES
[edit]Divyakant Lahoti is a third-generation lawyer, an Advocate-on-Record, with an LL.M. qualification in International Commercial Law earned at King’s College London. Divyakant has earned the Specialization in Intellectual Property Laws by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the University of South Africa (UNISA) with a 100% Scholarship. With exposure to a wide range of legal disputes, Divyakant is one of the leading Advocates-on-Record in the Supreme Court especially in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution with a special focus on Arbitration. He enjoys a distinctive professional repute with a winning record in all arbitration matters which he has handled and argued.
In the early professional life, Divyakant was trained and fine-tuned under the able guidance of Justice R.C. Lahoti, Former Chief Justice of India. Luthra and Luthra Law Offices had provided him with action-packed litigation experience, including 2G or Defence Scam, from heavy stake commercial arbitrations to high profile telecom litigation. Divyakant is also an activist lawyer and has consecutively convened the National Experts’ Workshop on Criminal Prosecution with the assistance of Haryana Police in the year 2016 and 2017 for the training and development of Police and other law enforcement agencies. He is also on the Board of Advisors in India’s renowned Philanthropic Organisation in NIIT Foundation, amongst others.
Divyakant is regularly invited to speak and moderate in Seminars and Webinars on the complex issues of “Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution”. Divyakant is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and other reputed Arbitration Centres globally.
Divyakant was featured as a “SuperLawyer”[1] in 2016 and acknowledged as an aced young legal professional in the recent book “On the Rise – Inspiring Stories of Young Legal Professionals in India”. Recently, at the ICCA Residential Conclave 2019, the Indian Corporate Counsel Association has recognized the efforts of Divyakant towards the law and his commitment to the role he plays in both business and society. Divyakant is also acclaimed as the "Shining Star of Indian Legal Fraternity" by the Corporate Counsel Association of India at Udaipur in September 2019.
Divyakant has authored several articles and chapters that have been published in recognized legal journals and celebrated commentaries. Recently, he has contributed an exhaustive chapter on “Impartiality and Independence of Arbitral Tribunal” in a widely acclaimed book on ADR-Indian Perspective, published by Oxford University Press.