Dr. Daniel Sharma specialises in domestic and international dispute resolution, including international arbitration, commercial disputes before state courts and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. He has extensive experience in various jurisdictions and industries, particularly in the financial services, energy, engineering/construction, technology and aerospace sectors. His experience also includes disputes in the automotive, chemical, pharmaceutical and ESG sectors. Due to his work in Brussels and instructions in EU and German antitrust law, Daniel Sharma is also well-versed in handling antitrust disputes.

Over the past 25 years, Daniel Sharma has handled dozens of arbitrations under various institutional rules, in various industries and numerous jurisdictions. He has extensive and indepth experience as counsel and arbitrator. Daniel has served on advisory and management bodies of various arbitral institutions, including the Appointment Committee of the DIS, the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, the SIAC Users Council, the ICC India Arbitration Group and the Mauritius Mediation and Arbitration Center. For his work in international arbitration Daniel Sharma was recognised as a “Future Leader” by Who’s Who Legal/Lexology in 2018 and as “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers for International Arbitration in Germany in 2020.

Daniel Sharma also has extensive experience in litigation proceedings before the German courts. He has litigated major commercial disputes, post-M&A- and construction disputes as well as proceedings for interim relief. Daniel is also regularly instructed in arbitration-related litigation proceedings, including in relation to the enforcement and annulment of arbitral awards. A trained mediator, Daniel Sharma has mediation experience both as a legal advisor and as a mediator. He has conducted mediations in international supply disputes as well as in ongoing construction projects.

With over 20 years of experience in India-related matters and having headed the India Groups of international law firms, Daniel Sharma is recognised as a leading figure in India-international business. He is regularly retained by Indian and international clients to provide strategic advice on crisis scenarios, investigations or litigation. Daniel Sharma has been A-listed by the India Business Law Journal for many years and has been recognised as a leading dispute resolution lawyer, including “Cross Border Lawyer of the Year” at the Legal Era Global Achievers Awards 2024. He has been recommended as a dispute resolution lawyer in various rankings for many years, including JUVE, WWL/Lexology, Best Lawyers, Legal 500 and others. He speaks and works in German, English and French.