Jaikanth is the Chief Executive Officer of Davinder Singh Chambers. He undertakes a broad range of work in the areas of international commercial arbitration, commercial litigation, investigations and insolvency.
He regularly appears before the Singapore Courts and has also been involved in arbitrations under several institutions including the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). He has also conducted a number of ad hoc arbitrations.
Jaikanth has handled several joint venture and shareholder disputes, claims involving fraud, cases concerning breaches of directors’ duties, complex contractual and commercial disputes as well as insolvency-related disputes. Jaikanth has acted for high-profile clients in a number of defamation suits and has handled cases involving white-collar crime and employment disputes.
In Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific (2025), Jaikanth is described as a lawyer who “speaks eloquently and provides comprehensive and diverse perspectives on complex matters”. In 2024, he was described as “a very good litigator with a depth of analytical thinking and excellent client management skills” and as someone who is “able to anticipate issues beforehand and i...
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Acclaimed by our market sources for "playing a pivotal role in the outcome of the cases he is involved in", Jaikanth Shankar regularly appears before ICC, LCIA and HKIAC arbitral institutions, as well as in ad hoc proceedings.