Arunkumar Gunase­karan
gunasekaran@​erg-​legal.​com
+44 20 7118 1111

Languages

Tamil, English, Spanish

Arunkumar Gunase­karan

Expertise

Arunkumar Gunase­karan specia­lizes in advocacy and advisory work in a wide range of shipping, inter­na­tional trade and inter­na­tional commercial law disputes. His main areas of work include shipping conten­tious and non-conten­tious (including advising on shipbuilding and ship sale) cases, general commercial litigation and inter­na­tional arbitration matters.

He has acted in several inter­na­tional arbitra­tions under various arbitration body rules. He has repre­sented several clients in ship sale and purchase and is known for struc­turing complex ship sale and purchase deals.

Having worked in Singapore for several years, he is reputed for his first-hand knowledge of the Asian market and for having a wide network of legal profes­sionals and business personnel from different industries.

He is a dual qualified lawyer in England and Wales as well as India and as such he can advise on Indian law in addition to English law.

2003 - 2008
B.A.B.L (Hons) from the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University, Chennai, India
2008
Admitted to the Indian Bar
2008 - 2009
Paralegal/​Trainee Lawyer at Haridass Ho & Partners, Singapore
2009 - 2010
LL.M in Maritime Law from University College London
2011 - 2016
Regis­tered Foreign Lawyer with Haridass Ho & Partners, Singapore
2016 - 2021
Worked at an Indian law firm specia­lising in Maritime Law
2019
Admitted as Solicitor of England and Wales
2021
Worked as a litigator in a London firm
2022
Joined EHLERMANN RINDFLEISCH GADOW in London

Various lectures, workshops and seminars at various law schools around the world.

External examiner for the summer school on Inter­na­tional Commercial Litigation at University College London (2021, 2022).

Senior Tutor for lawyers preparing for Solicitors Quali­fying Exami­nation with a training provider.