Prior to joining the firm, Khyati worked as a litigation associate at a Singapore law firm where she acted for clients on matters including contractual disputes, employment disputes and shareholder conflicts.

Khyati was also a member of the Secretariat of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre where she administered and managed over 200 cases across a wide range of industries, including energy, construction and shipping. She was responsible for the administration of arbitrations under various versions of the SIAC Rules and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules involving applications to the SIAC Court for consolidation and/or joinder, emergency arbitration, as well as the SIAC-SIMC Arb-Med-Arb protocol.