Educational Qualifications

• LL.D. Doctor of Laws (Lucknow University) – Intellectual Property
• LL.M. (Harvard Law School) – Intellectual Property, International Commercial Arbitration, Corporate Law
• LL.M. (Lucknow University) – Law of Arbitration
• B.E. (NIT, Allahabad) – Mechanical Engineering

Academic Affiliation

• Joined the Business Policy Area, IIM, Ahmedabad in October 2004
• Earlier taught at Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, Business Law Area from March to October 2004
• Part-Time Faculty at Lucknow University, Faculty of Law (1999-2001)

Professional Affiliation

• Practising lawyer in Lucknow and Delhi (1994-2004)
• Member of Indian Council of Arbitration (since 1998)
• Oudh Bar Association (1995-2004)
• Central Bar Association (1994-2004)
• Founder President, Progressive Young Lawyers-Forum (1997)

Area Of Research

International Business Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Law and Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Corporate Governance, Public Policy and Administration

Current Research

International Commercial Arbitration, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer

Publications/ Articles/ Cases

• Role of Arbitration in Resolving Intellectual Property Disputes in Technology Sector, Gujarat Law Herald; Vol. XXVI, Part I, Issue 3, pp. 15-20; 2006(1) GLH 15
   
• Strengthening ‘Lok Adalat’ Movement in India, All India Reporter; 2006 March; AIR 2006 Journal 33 – 40.
   
• IPR is a much sought-after career, Bio Spectrum; Vol. 4, Issue 3 – Students’ Special - Supplement, March 2006; p.26.
   
• Patent Length for a new molecule: Is a 20-year term justified?, Modern Pharmaceuticals, Mumbai, Published in association with Ringier; Vol.1, No. 1, February-March, 2006; p.17
   
• Competition Law in India: Make Haste Slowly, Corporate Law Cases, December 2005; 2005 CLC Journal 609 – 616.
   
• Legal Aspects of Data Protection, Paradigm, Vol. IX No. 1, January – June, 2005, Journal of IMT, Ghaziabad
   
• Resolving Domain Name Disputes, Business Cognizance, IIIT, Allahabad, Vol. I, Issue 7, Oct.-Dec., 2005, available at http://mba.iiita.ac.in/novdec05/brainwave_4.html
   
• Need for Data Protection Law, The Hindu, May 24, 2005
   
• Legislature, Judiciary should work in tandem, The Times of India, Ahmedabad, March 15, 2005
   
• Software Patent, Business Cognizance, IIIT, Allahabad, Vol. I, Issue II, Jan.-Feb., 2005, available at http://mba.iiita.ac.in/janfeb05/brainwave_software.htm
   
• Moral Rights in Copyright Law, (2003) 8 Supreme Court Cases (J) 19 – 24.
   
• India's Journey1 From Process To Product Patents: The Legal Perspective, LL.D. Thesis, Law Faculty, Lucknow University. Epitome in Institute for Judicial Training and Research (IJTR), Lucknow Quarterly Digest (Jan.-Apr. ’02), p.188 and 2003CLC(J)178 [CLC = Corporate Law Cases, an AIR publication].
   
• Judiciary  - Delay & Denial: with special reference to the Ayodhya dispute, Harvard Law School, Prof. John Mansfield, May 2002.
   
• Of powdered wigs and black coats, Harvard Law Record, April 2002.
   
• Unlocking economic opportunity in the South through local content, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School, Jan. 2002. Available at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/openeconomies/oknliability.html and Climate for Litigation in India, Open Economies Project, Berkman Center. ‘oneworld.net’ pilot project for providing access to internet to people in Pondicherry, India.
   
• Patenting Of Pharmaceuticals And Impact On Availability With Reference To Cipro Shortage, written in the backdrop of Doha Declaration, post 9/11 anthrax scare and the Brazil - U.S. patent dispute regarding local working, Harvard Law School, Prof. Frank Porcelli, Jan. 2002.
   
• Geographical indications – their importance and role in the development of intellectual property rights in India, 2001CLC(J)258
   
• Public Smoking is unconstitutional: The Times of India, November 29, 1999, Available at http://www.healthlibrary.com/news/29-5dec99/smoke.htm
   
• Justice Delayed is Justice Denied - Speedy Justice Through Arbitration, AIR1999Journal177. Earlier, presented at the All India Seminar on Judicial Reforms, Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association, New Delhi, December 4 – 6, 1998.
   
• Role of Arbitration in Speedy, Inexpensive and Efficacious Settlement of Business Disputes, LL.M. Dissertation, Lucknow University, 1998.
   
• Role of Arbitrator(s) In The Changing Legal And Economic Scenario of India, AIR1998Journal53.
   

Columns in Newspapers: Have authored the following weekly/fortnightly columns in The Times of India and The Hindustan Times, Lucknow editions during 1997 – 2001:
 

• Caveat Emptor –   based on queries by consumers regarding consumer protection.
   
• Lawfully Yours –  based on recent judgments by the Supreme Court and the High Courts
   
• Admark – based on the legal perspective in the advertising and marketing world
   
• Environment – law and decisions in the field of environment
   
• Obiter Dicta – snippets from the world of law
   
• Constitution – a series on the constitution of India, targetted towards students