Prof. Vidya Nair

Assistant Professor,
School of Law,
NMIMS, Navi Mumbai

Specialization – LL.M in Corporate Law, LL.M in Contract & Corporate Law

Pursuing Ph.D. in Cyber Law

Email – vidya.nair@nmims.edu

Educational Qualifications

Qualified M - SET Exam
Pursuing Ph.D. from Symbiosis Law School (SLS), Pune (Symbiosis International University) in Cyber Law
Post Graduate degree in Law LL.M (Corporate Law) from Amity Law School (ALS)Amity University, Mumbai
Further an additional LL.M from Annamalai University, (Contract & Corporate Law)
Bachelor’s degree in Law, LL. B from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala
Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from University of Kerala

Recognition

Work Experience

Enrolled as an advocate in Bar Council of Kerala in 2005 and having practicing experience of 8 years in various courts including Bombay High Court, NCLT, and Sales Tax Tribunal, Mumbai Bench.

Deputed by the District Court, Alleppey, as commissioner, to inspect the properties involved in the civil cases and to file reports. Deputed by the District Court, Alleppey as Commissioner, to record the deposition of witnesses.
Participated in Lok Adalat, as mediator along with judicial officers for settlement of disputes outside the court.
Worked as the Branch Manager of NBFC (Muthoot Corp.Ltd.), New Panvel Branch, Navi Mumbai

Worked as the legal officer with group of companies. Worked as litigation expert in law firm.
Worked as the visiting faculty of AMITY University, Mumbai for the subject Property Law
Worked as the visiting faculty of NMIMS University, Navi Mumbai for the subjects Constitutional Law, Property Law & Labour Law
Worked as the full time Assistant Professor, Law in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University, Law School, Faculty of Law, Navi Mumbai
Worked as the full time Assistant Professor, Law in DY Patil University, School of Law, Navi Mumbai
Guided LL.M students for dissertation

Subjects – taught and interests

Taught courses on Property Law, Competition Law, Constitutional law, Administrative law, Law of Contract, Research Methodology and Labour Law.
Keen interest in teaching subjects related to Contract Law, Competition law, Administrative law and Research Methodology.

Research, Writing & Publication

Published Research Paper on "Gender – based cybercrimes witnessed in cyberspace – An Overview” in Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research, ISSN: 2582-8878, Volume IV Issue VI
Published Research Paper on "RESILIENCE MEASURES FOR FAIR & EQUITABLE BENEFIT SHARING OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE” in International Journal of Advanced Research, ISSN 2320-5407, Volume 11, Issue May 2023

Research Paper on "Impact of Block chain technology in dispute resolution of smart contracts”, submitted in International Conference at DY Patil University, Navi Mumbai, which will be published in Thomson Reuters journal

Chapter on "Arbitrability Issues in IPR”, submitted in International Conference at DY Patil University, Navi Mumbai, which will be published in a book by Newgen Knowledge Works Private Ltd.

Submitted Research Paper on "Repercussions of Deepfake Non-Consensual Pornography on Women’s Rights” in National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Law, 2024 organized by the Research & Publication Cell of Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur on 13/01/2024.
Submitted Research Paper on "Delving into the perspectives of Generative AI & Deepfake Non-Consensual Pornography. Ramifications on Privacy Issues & Women’s Rights” in SYMROLIC International Conference, 2024 organized by the Symbiosis Law School, Pune on 3^rd & 4^th May, 2024.
LLM dissertation on Personal Data Protection Act.

Paper Presentations

Presented Research Paper in National Conference held in February 2019 at Wilfred’s College of Law, Navi Mumbai on "Crime against women in India: special reference to Disha rape case with legal and constitutional justification of police encounters.”
Presented Research Paper on "Corporate Governance Disclosures” in Online National Conference on Law, Innovation and Technology on 6^th February, 2021 held at K.C. Law College, Mumbai
Presented Research Paper on "Repercussions of Deepfake Non-Consensual Pornography on Women’s Rights” in National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Law, 2024 organized by the Research & Publication Cell of Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur on 13/01/2024.

Presented Research Paper on "Delving into the perspectives of Generative AI & Deepfake Non-Consensual Pornography. Ramifications on Privacy Issues & Women’s Rights” in SYMROLIC International Conference, 2024 organized by the Symbiosis Law School, Pune on 3^rd & 4^th May, 2024.

Research Interests Domain

Research expertise includes domain of Cybercrimes, Foreign Direct Investment, IPR and laws relating to Data Privacy.

Faculty Development Programmes

Attended a 10-days Training Program / FDP on " A step-by-step guide to write a Good Research Paper” organised by Research Foundation of India & RFI-CARE from 09 June to 18 June, 2023
Attended a One-day FDP on " Research Acumen", organised by Vijay Patil School of Management, DY Patil University, Navi Mumbai