Harish N. Salve

Mr. Harish N. Salve is a senior counsel as well as an arbitrator in India and Barrister (UK) who specializes in constitutional, commercial and taxation law. He was the youngest ever to be appointed as solicitor.

Mr. Salve primarily practices at the Supreme Court of India but also appears in various High Courts and in international arbitration, sometimes as counsel and other times as an adjudicator.

Mr. Salve served as the Solicitor General of India from 1999 to 2002. He was appointed as Amicus Curiae by the Supreme Court in some cases, mostly relating to preservation of the environment.

Mr. Salve holds a Honorary Doctorate and is a Chartered Accountant & a law graduate.

Mr. Salve is a member of the Court of the Singapore International Chamber of Arbitration & a member of the Court of the London Council of International Arbitration.

Mr. Salve was enrolled as a barrister, Called to the bar at the Grays Inn in July 2013 and now a Permanent tenant at Blackstone Chambers. London.

Mr. Salve has been appointed as Queen’s Counsel (QC) for the courts of England and Wales.

Mr. Salve has appeared as counsel, as well as appointed as an arbitrator in a number of international arbitrations.

Mr. Salve is 64 years old and was ranked 43rd in India’s 50 Most powerful people of 2017 list by India Today Magazine.