Ms. Sherina Petit is a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright in London and head of the international arbitration practice (EMEA) and the India practice (globally).

Besides arbitration, she has significant experience in investor state disputes resolution, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and litigation. In addition to acting as counsel in arbitrations, she regularly sits as an arbitrator.

Sherina has a wide range of experience in all key aspects of international arbitration, particularly relating to India, across a broad range of industries including energy, construction, oil and gas, trade, transport, pharmaceuticals, commodities, finance and technology. She represents clients across the globe in a wide variety of commercial and investment arbitration proceedings and has had numerous successes both in terms of settlement (including through ADR) and Arbitration Awards in her clients' favour. These include arbitrations before all major arbitral institutions including the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) as well as in ad hoc proceedings.

Sherina has received multiple awards including recently being recognised as one of ten global "Power Players International Arbitration" by Financier Worldwide 2022 and as a "Global Leader" by Who's Who Legal Arbitration 2022 being described as "a stand out name in the international arbitration space". She has also consistently been ranked in the India Business Law Journal's A-list as one of the top international lawyers for India related work.

Sherina is ranked as "Leading Individual" in International Arbitration in Legal 500 UK 2022 and in Band 1 in Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific where testimonials describe her as “one of the best arbitration lawyers … hands down, I'd close my eyes and give every matter to her."

Sherina is on the board of the LCIA and the European Federation of Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA) (having previous been its Chair). She is on the City of London Law Society Arbitration Committee, the ICC Indian Arbitration Group and the SIAC Users Counsel, the advisory council of the School of International Arbitration of the Queen Mary University of London and the Steering Committee of the Pledge for Equal Representation for Women and the Chair of the India Pledge Committee. She is a member of the Task Force of the IBA Arbitration Guidelines and Rules Subcommittee for the revision of the 2014 IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest.

Sherina also acts as a mentor for law students including being part of the inaugural programme for mentorship of the Mumbai International Arbitration Centre (MCIA), the mentorship programme of the School of International Arbitration of the Queen Mary University of London and the Institute of Transnational Arbitration (ITA) at the Centre for American and International Law.

Sherina comes from a wide international background, having practiced across multiple jurisdictions. She qualified as an Advocate in India whilst working at a leading law firm in Mumbai (now non-practicing). After completing her LL.M. from Kings College in London, she obtained her England and Wales qualification whilst training at Linklaters in London and subsequently spent six years as an associate in the international arbitration team at Shearman and Sterling in London before joining Norton Rose Fulbright in 2009.