Experience

Ritika has acted as counsel and tribunal secretary in commercial disputes covering a range of sectors, including construction, maritime, consumer goods, banking, aerospace, iron and steel, and healthcare. Ritika’s cases include disputes arising from a variety of commercial contracts such as shareholders’ agreements, sale of goods contracts, business transfer agreements, concession agreements and lenders’ agreements. 

Selected Experience
  • Tribunal Secretary in a DIAC arbitration between Middle Eastern parties in the construction industry (seat DIFC, UAE law)
  • Tribunal Secretary in an HKIAC arbitration concerning a business transfer between Hong Kong parties (seat Hong Kong, Hong Kong law)
  • Tribunal Secretary in a JCAA arbitration between Saudi and UAE entities regarding a distributorship agreement (seat Osaka, Japanese law)
  • Administrative Secretary in an ICC arbitration regarding a desalination plant between Emirati entities (seat DIFC, UAE law)
  • Tribunal Secretary in an HKIAC arbitration concerning a shareholders’ dispute between British Virgin Islands, Macau and Singaporean parties (Hong Kong, Hong Kong law)
Counsel
  • Counsel for a European State in ad-hoc arbitration proceedings against an Indian party over a lease dispute
  • Assisting counsel for an Indian company in arbitration proceedings relating to a public-private partnership project in the maritime sector
  • Assisting counsel for an Indian entertainment company in disputes against its minority shareholders
  • Assisting counsel for an Indian FMCG company in a disparagement and trademark infringement suit
  • Assisting counsel for a multinational investment firm in a lenders’ dispute over rights to foreign secured assets
  • Counsel and advisor to the insolvency resolution professional of an Indian airline operator
Recognition
    • Ritika has been recognized for her advocacy and argumentation in prestigious moot courts and debates, including Vis Moot and FDI Moot.
Education
  • LLM in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS), Geneva (2024)
  • Bachelors of Arts and of Laws, with honours, National Law School of India University, Bangalore (2018)
Professional Background
    • Associate, ArbBoutique, Paris (2025 – present)
    • Trainee Lawyer, Hanotiau & van den Berg, Brussels (2024)
    • Senior Associate, Trilegal, Mumbai (2018-2023)
Publications
Speaking Engagements 
    • Role and Treatment of Dissenting Opinions in Arbitral Awards’, Bangalore Dispute Resolution Conclave, online, 15 September 2025
Personal Details

People

Chiann Bao

Prof Dr Maxi Scherer

Niuscha Bassiri

Dr Ole Jensen

Emily Hay

Ritika Ajitsaria

Raoul Sievers