Mohd. Shahan Ulla

Mohd. Shahan Ulla

Associate Partner

Max House, Okhla Phase – III, New Delhi – 110020

Practice Areas:

  • Dispute Resolution
  • White Collar Crime
  • Crisis Management

Service Sectors and Industries:

  • Construction
  • Oil & Gas
  • Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Engineering, Procurement and Construction
  • Infrastructure

Education

  • B.A. LL.B. (Hons), Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
  • Advanced LLM – International Dispute Settlement & Arbitration, Leiden University, Netherlands

Professional Memberships

  • The Bar Council of Delhi
  • Delhi High Court Bar Association

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Urdu

Experience

Shahan is a part of the firm’s dispute resolution practice with a decade’s experience in commercial litigation, arbitration, white collar crime and investigations. His practice focuses on high-stakes disputes, particularly in the energy, infrastructure and financial services sectors.

He has represented clients in complex domestic and international arbitrations, including investor-state and international commercial arbitrations (UNCITRAL, ICC, SIAC, DIAC, LCIA). He brings cross-border experience through his work in the United Kingdom, and holds an Advanced LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration from Leiden University.

Shahan has previously been empanelled as Senior Panel Counsel for the Government of India and has served as Standing Counsel for the National Anti-Profiteering Authority and Special Counsel for the Ministry of Finance. He regularly advises and represents public sector undertakings, financial institutions and multinational corporations in regulatory, enforcement and dispute-related matters.

His practice also includes advising on insolvency proceedings, enforcement actions, and crisis management mandates involving multiple regulatory authorities.

Recent Key Assignments

  • Representing an Asian sovereign in a USD 33.6 billion UNCITRAL arbitration concerning cost recovery on account of excess facilities and under production of hydrocarbons under a production and sharing contract.
  • Representing an Asian sovereign in a USD 3 billion UNCITRAL arbitration relating to disallowance of exploration and development costs under a production and sharing contract.
  • Representing ONGC Petronet Additions Limited in Section 34 proceedings arising out of an EPC arbitration involving substantial claims.
  • Successfully represented a Mauritius-based investor in securing claims of approximately INR 1,400 crore.
  • Representing Experion Developers in multi-agency investigations involving interplay of PMLA and IBC, with exposure of approximately INR 660 crore.
  • Advising a Multi-National Corporation on cross-border regulatory investigations involving the ED, SFIO and Australian authorities.
  • Advising financial institutions including Piramal, Aditya Birla Finance and Omkara ARC in insolvency and recovery proceedings.