“He is absolutely brilliant - incredibly strong on the details and helpful on the strategic work.”
Chintan joined chambers in July 2021, following the successful completion of his pupillage. He is developing a broad practice, covering commercial litigation, arbitration, tax litigation and public law litigation.
Chintan spent four years as a solicitor at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP before moving to the Bar. His notable representations included acting for a Ukrainian commercial bank in PCA arbitration proceedings under the Russia-Ukraine Bilateral Investment Treaty, acting for a group of hedge funds in a claim of share price manipulation on Indian stock markets at the Commercial Court, and acting for a British mining conglomerate in the largest ever tax dispute (USD 200 billion) against the Tanzania Revenue Authority. He was listed by Chambers & Partners as an “associate to watch”, and by Legal 500 as a “key lawyer”, for tax litigation.
General commercial litigation
Tax litigation
Professional experience
Associate, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP (2016-20)
Constitutional law lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford (2017) and St Catherine’s College, Oxford (2015)
Education
PhD: Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge
LLM: Yale Law School
MPhil: St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford
BCL: St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford
BLS, LLB: Government Law College, University of Mumbai
Scholarships and prizes
Cambridge: Judge Evan Lewis-Thomas Law Studentship, Modern Law Review Scholar.
Oxford: St Catherine’s College Light Senior Scholar, Law Faculty Graduate Scholar, J.N. Tata Scholar, Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation Scholar, Hirani Foundation Scholar, Tatachem Golden Jubilee Foundation Scholar, Lotus Trust Scholar.
Mumbai: Yashwant Dalal trophy for the most outstanding all round student, best student of the year.
Books
Selected articles, notes and book reviews
Selected book chapters
“He is absolutely brilliant - incredibly strong on the details and helpful on the strategic work.” (Chambers & Partners, 2021)
“…notable for his work for mining sector clients.” (Chambers & Partners, 2021)