Professional Qualifications

  • Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, 2007

Prior Experience

Prior to joining the Sydney office, Gitanjali was based in the Middle East from 2008 to 2011 with the Litigation and Regulatory Group at DLA Piper, where she focused on international commercial arbitration and all aspects of commercial litigation.

Recognitions

  • Named Lawyer of the Year in The Best Lawyers in Australia 2022 for International Arbitration in Sydney
  • Recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia 2022 for Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Named International ADR Practitioner of the Year 2019 at the Australian Disputes Centre's ADR Awards
  • Named Partner of the Year at the 2018 Lawyers Weekly Australian Women in Law awards
  • Finalist 'Partner of the Year' at the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards 2019
  • Finalist 'Arbitration Practitioner of the Year' in the Australian ADR Awards 2018
  • Ranked as 'up and coming' in Chambers Asia Pacific 2018 for Dispute Resolution in Australia
  • Ranked as 'up and coming' in Chambers Global 2018 for Dispute Resolution in Australia
  • Recognised in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for Construction and Dispute Resolution
  • Recognised in the 2019 Who's Who Legal for International Arbitration
  • Recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia 2020 for International Arbitration
  • Ranked in Doyle's Guide to Arbitration Lawyers - Australia 2018
  • Ranked in Doyle's Guide to Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Lawyers - Australia 2017
  • Listed amongst the '50 Women to Watch in the Australian and New Zealand legal markets' in Australasian Lawyer in April 2015
  • Finalist in the Rising Star Litigation category in the 2014 Euromoney Australasian Women in Business Law Awards

Education

  • The University of Queensland (with a certificate of specialisation in International law), LLB, Hons Class1, 2004
  • The University of Queensland (with a Major in International Relations), BA, 2004

Memberships

  • Member CIArb
  • Arbitral Women
  • Society of Construction Law
  • Board Member Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration