Mr. Arun Chawla is the Director General of Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA) and Principal Advisor, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), a premier Arbitral Institution and quasi-judicial body in India, providing world class international and domestic arbitrations since its inception in 1965. Mr. Chawla is also the Former Director General of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the apex Chambers of Commerce and Industry, which represents over 250,000 enterprises and nearly 300 Chambers and Associations spread across the country.

Mr. Chawla is a post-graduate with a degree in Law from the University of Delhi. He has over 38 years of work experience, most of which has been gained holding charge of important verticals in FICCI and at ICA. He has also had significant corporate experience working with a North-India based conglomerate. Mr. Chawla also holds a Certificate of Training on Commercial Mediation & Negotiation issued by the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.

Mr. Chawla, as the head of ICA has extensively promoted India’s ADR practice. He has organised many successful international Conferences and entered into reciprocal cooperation arrangements and MoUs with major arbitral institutions all over the world. Mr. Chawla has also been a member of the High-Level Committee for ‘Making India Hub of Arbitration’ under the Chairmanship of Justice B.N. Srikrishna, Retired Judge, Supreme Court of India constituted by the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice in January 2017.

Mr. Chawla with more than a decade of corporate experience and a long stint in FICCI has witnessed the unfolding of economic reforms in India through the prism of business and industry and has steadfastly worked to deepen the reform process across sectors and states.

He has travelled extensively worldwide as a part of business & ministerial delegations to showcase the economic opportunities in India to potential investors and also educate them about the smooth and simple mechanisms of dispute settlements so as to create altruism in the field of domestic and international businesses. This has contributed immensely towards building strong partnerships in many key areas of economy.

He has served as a member of several Government constituted committees at the Central and State levels including the following: –

-Member of the Board of Trustees for the Provident Fund, chaired by the Hon’ble Union Minister of Labour & Employment

-Member of Governing Council of Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), chaired by the Hon’ble Vice President of India

He has been a speaker at many of the national and international Conferences, representing FICCI & ICA.

Mr. Chawla is a prolific writer who has authored many articles for the national dailies of India and reputed magazines on legal, social, and political-economy issues.

Personal Details:

Resi. Address : 70, The Mall Apartments, Mall Road, New Delhi – 110054
Mobile : 98101-89731
Email : dg.ica@ficci.com