Keval is a Risk, Forensics and Dispute Advisory professional with 18 years of post-qualification experience. 

He is a Fellow at CIArb, a Chartered Accountant, a Lawyer, a Certified Fraud Examiner, and a trained Valuer of Securities & Financial Assets. He holds a Diploma in International Maritime Arbitration (CIArb, UK). He has completed the Professional Qualifying Examination (Shipping) and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. He holds a certificate from Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs for the Advance Professionals Course in Competition Law & Market Regulation.

He is recommended as a leading Arbitration Expert Witness in the Lexology Index (formerly WWL) – Arbitration Expert Witness 2025 Report and Commercial Litigation 2025 Expert Witnesses list.

His memberships and associations – 

• Steering Committee of Young MCIA (Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration) for 2021-23 and 2023-25
• Fellow at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• Institute of Internal Auditors, Bombay Chapter
• Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers

Disputes Advisory – He supports global dispute cases for valuation, damage quantification, expert report and testimony, investigations and managed document review in matters of shareholders disputes, construction disputes, contractual breaches for lost profit cases, etc. He is empanelled as an Arbitrator with multiple arbitration institutions and platforms. He is empanelled as a Mediator with the High Court of Bombay. He has presided as a Sole Arbitrator on multiple disputes under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996. He has been appointed as an Expert Witness in Indian and international arbitrations under rules of SIAC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, ICC, SCC, DIAC and AAA. He focusses on Commercial, Contractual, Maritime, Banking, Shareholder, Valuation and Anti-Trust Disputes.

Risk Advisory – He has led multiple assignments in Corporate Governance & Risk, IA Effectiveness study, SOX, IFC, SOP, Data Analytics, etc. He has over 7 years of experience in serving clients in the FMCG, Retail & Consumer Products sectors. He has helped develop Client Maturity Models and Benchmarking Tool in risk & controls for multiple clients. He has led multiple SOX, IFC and ERM projects.

Forensic Investigations – He regularly investigates banking frauds, white collar crimes, bid-rigging, bribery and corruption cases, data theft cases, etc. He has led various projects on conducting Fraud Risk Assessments. He has helped multiple banks and other corporates in Fund Trail Analysis, Asset Tracing, background checks, etc. He has conducted multiple due diligence, digital forensics and fraud data analytics in his investigation experience. He has also conducted various ABAC related investigations, webinars and trainings. He supports RPs and COCs to conduct transaction reviews under the IBC.

Financial Advisory – He is regularly appointed to value Securities and Financial Assets. He has supported M&A, conducted Due Diligences and Debt Securitization exercises.

Transformation Advisory – He has led various GST, Finance, IA and Function Transformation assignments.