• Practicing Senior Advocate.
• President, INSOL India.
• Qualified mediator and trainer for mediators.
• Member of the Russian Centre for Dispute Resolution of the BRICS Forum.
• President, Maadhyam International Council for Conflict Resolution.
• Former Additional Solicitor General of India.
• Former Principal Counsel, European Union Commission.
• Was President of Delhi High Court Bar Association for six terms.
• President-Elect, The Bar Association of India.
• Member, London Court of International Arbitration.
• Member, Indian Council of Arbitration.
• Accredited Mediator of Singapore International Mediation Institute.

Was a member of ICC Arbitral Tribunals for international arbitration. Also appeared before various arbitral tribunals of ICC, at various places abroad. Represented the Indian Government in the Enron Arbitration in London.

Was a member of the Overseeing Committee of:

• ‘Samadhan,’ the Delhi High Court Mediation Centre; and
• Delhi International Arbitration Centre and was also an arbitrator in many a case.

Participated in several mediation and arbitration focused conferences, seminars and discussions as trainer and speaker.

Was invited as an expert on Indian laws by various Courts/Tribunals of the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Mr. Chandhiok is a senior counsel in insolvency matters, arbitration, and mediation.  He was sole arbitrator as well as part of arbitration tribunals in India and abroad, in many matters, spread over three decades.  He is a senior mediator and trainer in mediation.  Was a mediator in many cases referred by the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi.

Is an expert in commercial, company and insolvency laws.  Is an established name in insolvency and bankruptcy laws; is one of the senior most practitioners in these areas and a sought-after expert in insolvency, arbitration, and mediation.

Received many awards and recognitions, including:

• The “Leader in the Profession – Leader of the Bar Award” from the Bar Council of Delhi.
• The National Law Day Award, from the Prime Minister of India, for the contribution made in the practice of Civil Law.
• The award for rendering meritorious legal services from Delhi Citizens’ Forum for Civil Rights.
• The “Outstanding Jurist” award by J.N. Kaushal Jurisprudence Centre, New Delhi.
• “Sikh of the Year 2010” Award from Sikh Forum International, London, UK.
• “Legal Excellence Award as a Visionary Leader for Outstanding Contribution & Excellence in the Field of Mediation,” by LEGL Era, in June 2021.

Also awarded two doctorate degrees (honoris causa).