Dr. Dani­el Shar­ma spe­cia­li­ses in dome­stic and inter­na­tio­nal dis­pu­te reso­lu­ti­on, inclu­ding inter­na­tio­nal arbi­tra­ti­on, com­mer­cial dis­pu­tes befo­re sta­te courts and alter­na­ti­ve dis­pu­te reso­lu­ti­on pro­cee­dings. He has exten­si­ve expe­ri­ence in various juris­dic­tions and indus­tries, par­ti­cu­lar­ly in the finan­cial ser­vices, ener­gy, engineering/construction, tech­no­lo­gy and aero­space sec­tors. His expe­ri­ence also includes dis­pu­tes in the auto­mo­ti­ve, che­mi­cal, phar­maceu­ti­cal and ESG sec­tors. Due to his work in Brussels and ins­truc­tions in EU and Ger­man anti­trust law, Dani­el Shar­ma is also well-ver­sed in hand­ling anti­trust dis­pu­tes. He regu­lar­ly speaks at con­fe­ren­ces on arbi­tra­ti­on law, sec­tor-spe­ci­fic issues, human rights issues and rela­ted topics. Dani­el Shar­ma has been recom­men­ded as a dis­pu­te reso­lu­ti­on lawy­er in various ran­kings for many years, inclu­ding JUVE, WWL/Lexology, Best Lawy­ers, Legal 500 and others. He speaks and works in Ger­man, Eng­lish and French.

With over 20 years of expe­ri­ence in India-rela­ted mat­ters and having hea­ded the India Groups of his for­mer law firms, Dani­el Shar­ma is reco­g­nis­ed as a lea­ding figu­re in India-inter­na­tio­nal busi­ness. He is regu­lar­ly retai­ned by inter­na­tio­nal cli­ents to pro­vi­de stra­te­gic advice on cri­sis sce­na­ri­os, inves­ti­ga­ti­ons or liti­ga­ti­on in India. Dani­el Shar­ma has been A‑listed by the India Busi­ness Law Jour­nal for many years and has been reco­g­nis­ed as a lea­ding dis­pu­te reso­lu­ti­on lawy­er, inclu­ding “Cross Bor­der Lawy­er of the Year” at the Legal Era Glo­bal Achie­vers Awards 2024.

Arbi­tra­ti­on

Over the past 25 years, Dani­el Shar­ma has hand­led dozens of arbi­tra­ti­ons under various insti­tu­tio­nal rules, in various indus­tries and num­e­rous juris­dic­tions. He has exten­si­ve and in-depth expe­ri­ence as coun­sel and arbi­tra­tor. Dani­el has ser­ved on advi­so­ry and manage­ment bodies of various arbi­tral insti­tu­ti­ons, inclu­ding the Appoint­ment Com­mit­tee of the DIS, the ICC Com­mis­si­on on Arbi­tra­ti­on and ADR, the SIAC Users Coun­cil, the ICC India Arbi­tra­ti­on Group and the Mau­ri­ti­us Media­ti­on and Arbi­tra­ti­on Cen­ter. For his work in inter­na­tio­nal arbi­tra­ti­on Dani­el Shar­ma was reco­g­nis­ed as a “Future Lea­der” by Who’s Who Legal/Lexology in 2018 and as “Lawy­er of the Year” by Best Lawy­ers for Inter­na­tio­nal Arbi­tra­ti­on in Ger­ma­ny in 2020.

Liti­ga­ti­on

Dani­el Shar­ma has exten­si­ve expe­ri­ence in liti­ga­ti­on pro­cee­dings befo­re the Ger­man courts. He has liti­ga­ted major com­mer­cial dis­pu­tes, post‑M&A- and con­s­truc­tion dis­pu­tes as well as pro­cee­dings for inte­rim reli­ef. Dani­el regu­lar­ly repres­ents finan­cial insti­tu­ti­ons in court. He is also regu­lar­ly ins­truc­ted in arbi­tra­ti­on-rela­ted liti­ga­ti­on pro­cee­dings, inclu­ding in rela­ti­on to the enforce­ment and annul­ment of arbi­tral awards.

Media­ti­on and other alter­na­ti­ve dis­pu­te reso­lu­ti­on procedures

As a trai­ned media­tor, Dani­el Shar­ma has media­ti­on expe­ri­ence both as a legal advi­sor and as a media­tor. He has con­duc­ted media­ti­ons in inter­na­tio­nal sup­p­ly dis­pu­tes as well as in ongo­ing con­s­truc­tion pro­jects. He also lec­tures and publishes on media­ti­on topics.