Speaker Profile
Rajesh Pillai
Barrister, 3 Verulam Buildings
Rajesh Pillai undertakes commercial litigation and advisory work. He is recommended for Commercial Dispute Resolution in Chambers UK and Chambers Global (2008). His practice covers a variety of different commercial disputes with a focus on banking, fraud, insolvency, company law, entertainment law, insurance and reinsurance and professional negligence. He has appeared both as sole advocate and as a junior before a variety of tribunals in trials, summary judgment and strike-out applications, injunctions and appeal hearings.
Rajesh acts for domestic and international clients. He recently acted on behalf of a foreign government in MODSAF v FAZ Aviation and Anor in proceedings to recover US$120m in respect of an alleged aircraft procurement fraud. He has experience of conflicts of law issues that often arise in disputes that have an international element. Rajesh's mainstream commercial work is reflected by his appearance (at first instance and on appeal) on behalf of the claimant investment fund in IFE v Goldman Sachs. He also acted for a Kuwaiti publishing company in a recent QB trial regarding a worldwide agency and distribution agreement.
Rajesh is admitted to the New York Bar and is available for instruction in domestic and international arbitrations. He is currently acting for a multinational corporation in two arbitrations based in Eastern Europe. In 2004 Rajesh gained experience in inter-state trade disputes as an intern to the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). In March 2008 he was appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown (C Panel).
