Singularity Legal

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, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Turkey, UAE, UK and USA.

The firm is also licensed to practise before the courts at Dubai International Financial Centre as solicitors and barristers. This expansion gives our clients more immediate access to the firm’s specialists and wider network in the MENA region.

Singularity is experienced, dedicated and focused on winning disputes.

• Dispute resolution
• Construction

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

Dispute Resolution
Prateek Bagaria
prateekbagaria@singularitylegal.com

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)

• “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
• “Prateek Bagaria has a strong reputation for his excellence in cross-border contentious proceedings including energy, construction and shipping disputes.” –Who’s Who Legal 2021
• “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