Accord Partners is an international arbitration consultancy. Its name reflects its core philosophy: to strategically and meticulously seek 'accord' when disputes arise.
Founded and led by Managing Partner, Aditya Kurian, the consultancy is dedicated to providing value to clients in international commercial arbitrations.
By providing premium international arbitration expertise through bespoke fee arrangements, we offer superior value to our clients.
Aditya Kurian brings more than a decade of international commercial arbitration experience from the world's leading arbitral institutions and elite international law firms, offering clients sophisticated expertise in international commercial arbitration.
Prior to founding Accord Partners, he was a Senior Counsel in the international disputes and arbitration group at O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Hong Kong. There, he represented clients across a broad spectrum of international commercial arbitrations, conducting oral advocacy before international arbitral tribunals and cross-examining witnesses.
Before joining O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Aditya gained deep institutional expertise during his tenure as Counsel at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), where he administered over 200 international commercial arbitrations, and at the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, where he gained invaluable insights into the ICC's Rules and practices.
Aditya is admitted in England & Wales, Hong Kong (non-practising) and India. He is a permanent member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration National Committee Nominations Commission for Hong Kong. He was formerly a member of the ICC-HK Arbitration and ADR Committee (2020-2024) and the HKIAC Steering Committee for young arbitration professionals in Asia and beyond: HK45 (2021-2023).
Aditya has published in the Global Arbitration Review, the Asian Dispute Review and the leading arbitration treatise in Hong Kong, "Arbitration in Hong Kong: A Practical Guide" (Fifth Edition).
He has spoken extensively at international arbitration conferences in Hong Kong, London, Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai and New Delhi.
Aditya was honoured by the Zubin Foundation in Hong Kong by being named to their 2024 Diversity List, a directory of ethnically diverse individuals in Hong Kong who have demonstrated the talent and commitment to serve on Hong Kong's Advisory and Statutory Bodies and help shape government policymaking.
LL.M., 2012
Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, USA
B.A., LL.B. (Hons), 2008
The National University of Juridical Sciences, Calcutta, India
Representing a global cryptocurrency exchange in an international dispute with a US company governed by California law
Representing a Singapore international commodities trading company in multiple SIAC Singapore seated arbitrations governed by Singapore law
Represented a US satellite telecommunications company in an HKIAC Hong Kong seated arbitration governed by English law with ancillary arbitration related court proceedings in California
Represented a South Korean infrastructure company in an ICC Geneva seated arbitration governed by Swiss law with ancillary arbitration related court proceedings in Geneva
Represented a Taiwanese biopharmaceutical company in an HKIAC Hong Kong seated arbitration governed by Hong Kong law with ancillary criminal and civil court proceedings in New York
Represented a US technology company in an SIAC India seated arbitration governed by Indian law with ancillary arbitration related court proceedings in India
Represented an Asian pharmaceutical company in an ICC Singapore seated arbitration governed by Singapore law
Represented a South Korean power company in an SIAC India seated arbitration governed by Indian law
Represented a South Korean technology company in an ICC Singapore seated arbitration governed by New York law
Represented a Mainland Chinese entertainment company in an HKIAC Hong Kong seated arbitration governed by Hong Kong law
Represented a Mainland Chinese biopharmaceutical company in an HKIAC Hong Kong seated arbitration governed by Hong Kong law
Represented a Big Four accounting firm in an ICC Hong Kong seated arbitration governed by Hong Kong law
Represented a South Korean private investment fund in a dispute subject to an HKIAC seated arbitration governed by Hong Kong law
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