NLSIU Welcomes Prof. Umakanth Varottil as Centre Director (Visiting) of the JSW Centre for the Future of Law
December 19, 2024
We welcome NLS alum Prof. Umakanth Varottil, Vice-Dean (Graduate Studies), National University of Singapore, as Centre Director (Visiting) and Independent Expert on the Advisory Board of the JSW Centre for the Future of Law at NLSIU.
About Prof. Varottil
Prof. Umakanth Varottil (NLS BA LLB ’95) specializes in corporate law and governance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. While his work is generally comparative in nature, his specific focus is on India and Singapore. He has co-authored or co-edited five books, published articles in international journals and founded the IndiaCorpLaw Blog. He has also taught on a visiting basis at law schools in Australia, India, Italy, New Zealand and the United States. (Source: National University of Singapore)
About the Centre
In September 2024, NLSIU announced a grant from the JSW Group for a comprehensive redevelopment and expansion of the University’s core Academic Block & Precinct, along with the establishment of the ‘JSW Centre on the Future of Law’.
This Centre will anchor academic and policy research and curricular interventions that explore the effects of new technologies on the future of the legal system, the legal profession and legal education. The Centre will develop new and appropriate models of legal regulation and incubate new technologies that facilitate legal system reform and access to justice. Under the leadership of a Centre Director, the Centre will host doctoral and postdoctoral researchers who will engage with multiple stakeholders including governments, domestic and international regulators, academia, civil society and private sector entities. It aims to foster collaboration among academia, government bodies, regulatory authorities, and the private sector, driving the development of innovative models for legal regulation and incubating cutting-edge legal technologies.