Pratyush is Counsel in Pinna Goldberg’s Paris office.

His practice focuses on international commercial and investment arbitrations. He has acted as counsel in several arbitrations as well as in related annulment and enforcement proceedings. Particularly, he has expertise in advising and representing sovereign States in such cases. Prior to joining Pinna Goldberg, Pratyush worked with Prof. Albert Jan van den Berg, having assisted him as tribunal secretary in arbitrations spanning various sectors.

Pratyush has frequently published in journals of repute on issues relating to investment arbitration (such as the principle of fiscal sovereignty and investor-State dispute settlement, the interpretation of bilateral investment treaties under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and the viability of investor-State mediation) as well as commercial arbitration (such as the arbitrability of disputes and the adaptive understanding of arbitral consent). He also regularly lectures at the National Law University, Delhi (India) and the School of Law at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam (The Netherlands), having taught courses on international law and arbitration.

Pratyush has been recognized as a Future Leader in International Arbitration by Who’s Who Legal in 2024. He obtained an LL.M. from the Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) in 2016. He is qualified to practice in India with effect from 2014.

Pratyush speaks English, Hindi and Sindhi fluently.

“Pratyush is a super sharp counsel and strategist.”

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