Pinky Anand
Prof. (Dr.) Pinky Anand is a Judge of the Bahrain International Court, distinguished Senior Counsel, Arbitrator, Mediator, and Author. She has had an illustrious career litigating before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, High Courts and Tribunals for over 45 years. Dr. Anand has previously served two-terms as the Additional Solicitor General of India representing the Government of India and leading Public-Private Partnerships of national importance. Dr. Anand is an alumnus of the Harvard Law School [Inlaks Scholar] and holds a Bachelors in Economics and Law from Delhi University. Dr. Anand is a Governing Body member of the ICA and is a recognized arbitrator at SIAC, DIAC, AIAC (Malaysia), Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration and a Part II registered legal practitioner at the DIFC Courts. Dr. Anand has represented India at the BRICS and the Shanghai Co-operation Organization in Azerbaijan, Russia and Kazakhstan. Dr. Anand currently serves as the Chair of the ADR Committee of LAWASIA, Founding Member of the BRICS Legal Forum. Dr. Anand is a published and renowned expert in Private International Law and has been called as a Door Tenant at the renowned No. 5 Barristers Chambers, London. She has been awarded for her distinguished contributions to the legal field with the French Order of Merit by the Republic of France, Pride of India award and the Bharat Gaurav Samman by the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Dr. Anand has been called as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration and has been appointed a Delegate (India) to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR to add to her long list of accomplishments. Dr. Anand has several landmark judgments to her credit. Her work includes advising the Courts, Legislature and the Executive in drafting laws, amendments and policies inter alia, protection of women in workplace from sexual assault, new criminal laws with a special focus on white collar crime, and criminal procedure. She is an advisory member of the National Commission for Women. Her long and illustrious career has seen her appear for Public-Private Partnerships, diplomatic missions, business leaders, celebrities, politicians and has successfully defended her clients cause to the hilt both domestically and internationally.