Singularity Legal

Firm Details

Primary Address: 1809-1810, One Lodha Place, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai -400013

Telephone: +91 22 4769 5861

Overseas Office: Level 41, Emirates Towers, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE PO Box 31303

Tel:+971 4313 2043

Overseas Office: 138 Market Street, #24-01 CapitaGreen, Singapore - 048946

Tel:+65 6679 6045

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Key Contacts

Partner: Prateek Bagaria

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Quick Facts

Number of Partners:2

Number of Lawyers:15

Languages: English

Firm Overview:

Singularity Legal is an Asia and Africa focused international dispute resolution firm, established in August 2017.

The firm is a boutique offering, maintaining our own advocacy capabilities and fully connected to a global practice specialising in the resolution of high-end, complex disputes. Singularity has significant expertise in handling investigations, disputes across jurisdictions; unearthing frauds; and assisting clients in global enforcement and debt recovery.

Since its inception, the firm has handled over US$ 8 billion in cross-border disputes in various sectors, including energy and resources, construction and infrastructure, shipping and maritime, sports and entertainment, international trade and business, digital assets, and private equity and finance. They are also market leaders in litigation finance.

Singularity’s range of experience includes advising clients in international arbitrations under various rules like ICC, SIAC, LCIA, DIAC, ICDR, FCC, LMAA, JAMS, CAS, and UNCITRAL; international mediations under the rules of SIMC and SMC; in cross-border disputes before courts in India, Indonesia, Israel, Singapore, Turkey, Mauritius, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States of America; and in investment and tax treaty disputes.

These disputes have arisen out of business relations and projects in various parts of the world including the Bahamas, Bangladesh, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Russia, Turkey, UAE, UK and USA.

The firm is licensed to practise before the courts at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), being the first Indian firm to be Part-I registered solicitors at DIFC. We also have rights to practise before the courts at Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM). We have left our mark in the Middle East since our first year in this jurisdiction.

Our partner, Prateek Bagaria, being registered as a Part-II lawyer with full rights of audience before the DIFC Courts, heads the firm’s DIFC practice and believes that DIFC is the trade hub that has become a priority centre forIndian financial institutions, funds, family businesses, multinational corporations, and trading houses among others operating in the Asia-Africa corridor. Prateek has recently been admitted to the Dubai International Arbitration Centre’s panel of arbitrators.

The most significant development this year is that Singularity Legal has expanded to Singapore. Our Director, Rohit Bhattacharya is heading the Singapore office. On the firm’s entry into Singapore, our Partner Prateek Bagaria said, “"Setting up shop in Singapore opens up a myriad of opportunities for us to explore new horizons and further strengthen our presence in the region. We are excited about the prospects that this strategic move brings and are confident that it will enhance our ability to serve our clients with even greater efficiency and effectiveness.”

Singularity is experienced, dedicated and focused on winning disputes.We aim to reach the point of singularity for international disputes services. In furtherance of this one-stop shop model, Singularity provides end-to-end transnational dispute services that include allied services other than legal services, such as forensic investigation, forensic accounting, data mining and discovery, expert witnesses, valuation and claim quantification, delay analysis, and litigation funding.

Singularity is experienced, dedicated and focused on winning disputes.

Key Sector Expertise:

• Construction & Infrastructure
• Banking and financial services
• Media and entertainment
• Oil and gas
• Mining
• Technology and telecommunications
• Consumer goods and services
• Aviation and shipping

Key Practice Contacts and Recent Case Highlights:

Dispute Resolution

Prateek Bagaria: [email protected]

Recent Case Highlights:

• Representing a Canadian national in his dispute in relation to a cryptocurrency arbitrage fraud against a leading cryptocurrency exchange (JAMS Rules, New York seated, New York law)
• Representing a Qatari HNI in an arbitration under a settlement agreement for relinquishing his shares in a multinational oil and gas enterprise against his Indian joint venture partner and a Cayman Islands group company (DIAC Rules, London seated, English law)
• Advising an Indian company for its dispute against a Turkish employer relating to the construction of a circulating fluidized bed combustion boiler in Istanbul, Turkey (ICC Rules, Turkey seated, Turkish law)
• Representing an Indian company in an arbitration concerning the termination of a contract for the construction of an ethanol and power plant in Philippines against an Australian employer and a Filipino co-contractor (SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, English law)
• Advising a Turkish company in an arbitration concerning termination of a contract for renovation of highways in Kazakhstan against a Kazakh state owned enterprise (SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, Kazakh law)
• Advising a global litigation funder for its investment in a dispute concerning the construction of an oil-& gas project in Saudi Arabia (ICC Rules, London seated, Saudi law)
• Advising an Indian company and its Italian subsidiary in their dispute against a Chinese and a Singaporean company under an agreement for the procurement of photo-voltaic modules (CIETAC Rules, China seated, Chinese law)
• Representing a Singaporean and an Indian company in an arbitration concerning breach of a consortium agreement for a rig conversion project against an Abu Dhabi shipyard (SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, Singapore law)
• Advising a Turkish company in an arbitration concerning termination of a contract for renovation of highways in Kazakhstan against a Kazakh state-owned enterprise (SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, Kazakh law)
• Advising an Olympic boxer to defend doping charges a few months before the Tokyo Olympics
• Advising an American company, one of the largest trading houses in the world, in cross-border white collar and regulatory dispute relating to the Rotomac scam in India
• Advising an Indian company in an insurance litigation against an Indian underwriter under a hull and machinery insurance policy (UK High Court, Queen’s Bench Division)
• Representing and advising a trading company in Dubai in their dispute under three contracts with entities based in the UK, USA and Senegal for contractual non-performance and, or non-payment of outstanding dues inter alia relating to the sale of wire rods in coils.
• Representing a Singapore-based pharmaceutical company in an arbitration under a shareholders' agreement against their Indian joint venture partners (India seated, Indian law)
• Representing 4 powerlifting athletes that were tested positive for doping at the 44th National Games, India (Delhi High Court)
• Conducting a public interest litigation challenging the constitutional validity of India’s National Anti- Doping Code (Delhi High Court)

Client Feedback:

• ‘Singularity is a firm on spot, growing fast and efficient. We like to work with them because they are always available, dedicated and willing to collaborate with international teams.’ - Quoted to Legal 500 2024
• “Prateek Bagaria leads an exceptional up and coming team with a commercial and highly strategic approach to complex international disputes. One of the best international disputes offerings in India."- Tom Glasgow, CIO (Asia) of Omni Bridgeway
• “I would recommend Prateek to any client who is looking for an international lawyer in India. He is very co-operative, always available, and deeply passionate about his work. Prateek is also a very experienced colleague and has good practical knowledge of international arbitration.” –Quoted in AsiaLawProfiles 2022