Aloke Ray is head of the Firm's International Arbitration practice in Asia. He has represented clients in international arbitrations under the rules of all major arbitral institutions, and has particular experience of disputes in the oil and gas, construction, financial services and telecoms sectors.   

Examples of recent representations include: 

• Representing an Asian contractor in a US$1.4 billion ICC arbitration concerning a dispute with a state petroleum company arising from the refurbishment and expansion of an oil refinery and pipelines.
• Representing a contractor in a US$1 billion ICC arbitration arising out of a telecommunications infrastructure project in Eastern Europe.
• Representing a sovereign corporation in a US$500 million ICC arbitration relating to the privatisation of an Asian bank.
• Sitting as sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration, seated in Singapore, arising out of a dispute over a contract for the sale and supply of coal.
• Representing an international steel supplier in both LCIA and ICC arbitrations against leading Indian corporations arising out of steel supply contracts.
• Representing a US investor in an UNCITRAL arbitration against an Indian joint venture partner relating to substantial real estate investments in India.
• Representing the Mauritian subsidiary of a US investor in an arbitration, under the UNCITRAL Rules and administered by the LCIA, relating to oil and gas fields in India.
• Representing a Middle Eastern telecommunications company in an ICC arbitration relating to the acquisition of a telecommunications company in South Asia.
• Representing a contractor in both LCIA and ICC arbitrations arising out of the construction of an international airport in Central Europe.
• Representing an Indian technology company in an LCIA administered UNCITRAL arbitration against a US electronics manufacturer.
• Representing a US corporation in an ICC arbitration relating to a  telecommunications project in India.
• Representing a Canadian oil and gas company in an ICC arbitration   relating to oil and gas fields in Latin America.
• Representing a Middle Eastern oil company in an ad hoc arbitration relating to the acquisition of oil interests in Central Europe.
• Representing a US oil and gas corporation in an AAA arbitration relating to the construction of a natural gas pipeline off the coast of Massachusetts.
• Representing a US steel processing company in an UNCITRAL arbitration relating to the supply of industrial equipment in Thailand.

Aloke has also represented clients before the English High Court, advising on a broad spectrum of matters, including complex shareholders’ disputes, negligence, fraud, insolvency and judicial review.

Bars and Courts
England and Wales, 1998
New York State Bar, 2004

Education
BA, Oxford University, First Class Honors, University Prize, 1993
M. Phil, Cambridge University, 1995
LPC, The College of Law, London, Distinction, 1996

Publications
"The 2010 International Arbitration Survey: Choices in International Arbitration," Asian Dispute Review, January 2011
"Arbitration Clauses for Contracts with Indian Parties," Global Arbitration Review, Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2008
"Another Setback for Arbitration and Investors," The Business Standard, 13 March 2008
"Competence-Competence - An Indian Trilogy," Mealey's International Arbitration Report, Volume 22, Issue 4, April 2007
"Indian Arbitration at a Crossroads," Global Arbitration Review, Volume 1, Issue 6, December 2006
"What Next for Indian Arbitration," The Economic Times, 29 August 2006

Languages
English
Bengali

Citizenship
British