Nimanniyu Sharma
Biography
Overview
Nimanniyu Sharma is an associate in the International Arbitration Group in Paris. He has experience in representing private corporations and sovereign entities in both international commercial and investment arbitration cases across a variety of industries. He has also advised clients in the enforcement of, and challenges to, arbitral awards in multiple jurisdictions.
Prior to joining White & Case, Nimanniyu was an associate with one of India's leading law firms as part of its commercial litigation and employment laws practice groups.
Nimanniyu has been actively involved in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition as an arbitrator and coach for several years. He is also a trained mediator.
Experience
Represented a middle eastern State in an ICSID arbitration arising from a concession for the distribution of natural gas. The matter resulted in full dismissal of all claims, some on jurisdictional grounds and the remaining on merits.*
Represented an Indian telecom products distributor in the High Court of New Delhi in annulment proceedings by, and enforcement proceedings against a Chinese manufacturing corporation.*
Represented a consortium of shareholders before the National Company Law Tribunal in New Delhi on issues of corporate oppression, mismanagement and the intersection of arbitration and insolvency laws.*
Represented an EPC company in a DAC arbitration and pre-arbitral litigation against its sub-contractor relating to delays and non-completion of a fertilizer manufacturing plant.*
*Experience prior to joining White & Case.
Common law and civil law approaches to the law applicable to the arbitration agreement, 2022, 2nd Intergenerational Arbitration Symposium (IGAS), Sciences Po, Paris and New York University.
