Research Areas:
Public Interest in Globalisation; Access to justice in India; WTO; Health Law

Academic Positions:
IIM Bangalore: March 2007-present
Research Co-Investigator, Judicial Impact Assessment: A Suggested Methodology, research funded by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, India, November 2007- May 2008
Resource Lecturer, the National Law School of India University, Bangalore - July 2003 to April 2004
Resource Lecturer, the National Law School of India University, Bangalore - July 2003 to April 2004
Research Associate, Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS), the Centre for International Trade Law, Chair on WTO, National Law School of India University, Bangalore - September 2002 to April 2003
Research Associate, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), the Centre for International Trade Law, Chair on WTO, National Law School of India University, Bangalore - March to August 2002
Research Associate, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), at the Institute of Law and Ethics in Medicine (TILEM), National Law School of India University, Bangalore - July 2000 to June 2001

Other Assignments:
Advocate, Bar Council of Karnataka, registered on 9th September 2000.

Significant Publications:
1. Co-author, Research Paper titled "Redesign of Government Business Relations in India and the Role of Legal Process" - presented at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Stanford University - 10-12 March, 2008
2. Author, Web Newsletter Series titled "International Regime of Intellectual Property Rights" - published as a part of an online newsletter IP Convergence, maintained by the Brain League IP Services Pvt. Ltd., India - September 2007 to March 2008
3. Author, Research Paper titled "Citizen-centric orientation in Regulatory Governance" - research funded by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission, Government of India - November 2007 to March 2008
4. Author, Research Paper titled "Public Interest in Globalization: Role of the Judiciary in India" - Second Annual Conference on Public Policy and Management, IIM Bangalore - 14th April, 2007
5. Author, Research Note titled "The Contour of Judicial Administration in India", Study Materials, for the Advanced Course on Court Management and Judicial Administration at the National Judicial Academy - February 2006
6. Author, Research Note titled "Public Interest in a Liberalized Economy", Study Materials, for the Advanced Course on Administrative Law and Adjudication at the National Judicial Academy - December 2005
7. Author, Theme Paper titled "WTO & MEAs - Trading into Greener Pastures", presented at the International Seminar on ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LEGISLATION AND ENFORCEMENT (Theme VII: Trade & Environment), PRITHVI 2005, Global Eco Meet, at Trivandrum India - 19-28 February, 2005
8. Author, Teaching Module titled "Health Law and Ethics: An Introduction", Post-Graduate Diploma in Medical Law and Ethics Course, the Institute of Law and Ethics in Medicine at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore - May 2000
9. Author, Theme Report titled "HIV/AIDS - Need for a Rights based approach and the consequent removal of legal hurdles towards the same", Volume 7, Health Care: Policy, Ethics and Law at 151 (March 2001)

Seminar Presentations and Public Lectures:
1. "IPRs as Business Strategy and for Comparative Advantage" - as Intellecture Training Series - at Bangalore (July 2008); Hyderabad (September 2008) and Chennai (November 2008)
2. "Emerging Jurisprudence in Public Contract Law" - at the Third International Conference on Public Policy and Management, IIM Bangalore - 4th August, 2008
3. "Intellectual Property Rights, WTO and TRIPs" - at the Mid-career Training Programme for IAS Officers (Phase-IV), Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie - April 2007 and April 2008
4. "Global Governance and Enforcement of IPRs" - at the National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics (Regional Training Institute, Karnataka and Kerala) - 3rd January, 2008
5. "WTO and Doha Round" - at the 81st Foundation Course for Officer Trainees at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie-16th November, 2007
6. "Issues of Patentability in Science and Technology" - at the National programme sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology titled "Scientists and Administrator's interface training programme", Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie - 26th June, 2007.
7. "Public Interest in Globalization: Role of the Judiciary in India" - at the Second Annual Conference on Public Policy and Management, IIM Bangalore - 14th April, 2007
8. "Role of the Judiciary in enhancing Access to Justice in India" - at Workshops held in Ranchi and Kolkata - 2nd July, 2005 and 1st October, 2005 respectively.
9. "Women and the Law" - at the Gender Training Programme organized by Action Aid India for NGO Workers and Counsellors in Bangalore - 6th August 2003.
10. "GATS and its Implications on Indian Economy" - at a public discussion organized by Equations-India, in Bangalore - December 2001.
11. "Subsidies Code under the WTO: A Specific Case Study on Indian Export Schemes" - at the Convention on Impact of Globalization on India organized by the Greater Mysore Chambers of Commerce in India and the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India - December 1999.