Dr. Apoorvi Shrivastava
Associate Professor
Manipal Law School (MLS) Bengaluru
Qualification: B.A LL.B, LL.M and Ph.D (International Commercial Arbitration)
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Being a Program Chairperson for the Post Graduate Programme- She provides administrative, strategic, academic oversight and direction to the LL.M Program at MLS, Bengaluru.
She has a teaching experience of over a decade and has taught in the premier institutes like Hidayatullah National Law University, NALSAR University of Law. She is an ADR Enthusiast, Accredited Associate Arbitrator of Chartered Institute of Arbitration (CIArb, UK) and member of Young International Arbitration Group of The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and Mumbai Centre of International Arbitration (MCIA). Being a certified arbitrator and mediator; she is empanelled with SAMA & Settlement Table and deals with the commercial matters.
She conducts various mediation and negotiation trainings for researchers, students, corporates to equip them to resolve disputes and crack deals in amicable manner.
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate Finance, Law of Insurance, Corporate Regulation, Data Protection Laws
Area of Expertise
International Commercial Arbitration, Corporate Governance and Smart Contracts
Area of Research
International Commercial Arbitration, Sustainable Corporate Governance, Public Policy
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Workshop on “Skill of Mediation” in Cooperative School of Law, Thodupuzha, India
- Took Mediation & Negotiation Training for Advocates, Madhya Pradesh High Court, India
- Mediation & Negotiation Boot Camp for Panchayats, Chattisgarh, India
- Resource Person for the Seminar, “Challenges on International Commercial Arbitration” organized by Asian International Forum of Academic Intervention
- Speaker for the Seminar on “Introduction to International Arbitration” organized by Disha Law School, Raipur
- Resource Person for the Seminar, “Social Responsibility of Corporates”, organized by Chettinad School of Law, Chennai
- Conducted training on “Client Counselling” in Cooperative School of Law, Thodupuzha, India
- Conducted Vocational Training under the aegis of Social Guidance Centre (Society for Disables)
- Arbitrated Asia Pacific Pre Vis-Moot, 2023
- Expert for CDRC Vienna – The IBA- VIAC Mediation & Negotiation Event, 2022
- Arbitrated 29th 23rd Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna • Arbitrated 1st Asia Pacific Vis Pre Moot, 2022
- Selected as a Coach for Prestigious 23rd Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna
- Arbitrated the Deakin International Commercial Arbitration Moot organised by Deakin Law School, Australia, 2021 & 2022
- Judged, National Moot Court Competition, 22nd December 2021, ICFAI Tripura
- Judged the fourth edition of Alternative Dispute Resolution Competition organized by Tamil Nadu National Law University, Trichy, 2020
Publication:
- Book titled “Sustainable Boardrooms: Democratising Governance & Technology for Society and Economy” with Springer, November 2023
- Published Paper “A Quagmire of Public-Private Arbitration” in Oeconomia Copernicana Vol 12, published by Institute of Economic Research (Poland)
- Contributed a Chapter in the Book- “Alternative Dispute Resolution: Prospects and Challenges” Bharti Publisher- Edited by Prof. (Dr.) Vijendra Kumar
- Published an article - ‘A Critical Study Of Fundamental Rights Available To Corporate Bodies With Reference To Leading Cases’, in Journal Consentia on Law
- Published an article on ‘Confidentiality- A Feature of International Commercial Arbitration: A reality or Myth’ International Commercial Law Review
- Published “Hague Rules- Embarking on the age of Business and Human Rights Arbitration’, on Manupatra
- Presented Paper on “Sustainable And Green Business Arbitration- A New Milestone For Present World, in an International Conference on Transforming International Dispute Resolution Mechanisms During a Paradigm Shift in Geopolitics organized by School of Law, IMS Unison University, Dehradun in collaboration with Kathmandu University, Nepal•
- “Arbitrability of Labor Dispute: A concern in Asia” Presented at 17th Asian Law Institute International Conference (ASLI)
- Presented paper “Synergy of smart contracts, law and arbitration in this technological era” in the International Conference – “Law, Technology and Diversity in Asia”, organised by Universitas Pelita Harapan, Indonesia
- Presented Paper titled- “A Quagmire of Public- Private Arbitration” in the International Conference on The Future of Dispute Resolution in Infrastructure Sector (ICDRIS) organized by Adani Institute of Infrastructure, Ahmedabad.
- “Public Policy intertwined with Morality and Its Impact on Arbitration Award” Presented at Law and Morality Seminar, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, India
- “Public Policy Steeplechase in enforcement of Trans-national matrimonial and custody award” Presented at the International Seminar on Challenges and Prospects of ADR, organized by ILI Delhi, RGNUL Patiala, MNLU Nagpur, HPNLU Shimla
- “Need For Effective Cyber Laws: Trends and Prospects in Arbitration”, presented at Era of Cyber Law Conference, organised School of Law, DAVV, Madhya Pradesh, India