Mr. Nitish R Daniel was a keen science student till his 12th standard, however his calling was towards the legal field. Therefore, he went on to complete his B.A. LL.B (Hons.) from National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU) in 2017 and LL.M (Intellectual Property Law) from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad in 2018.

After completing his LL.M, he went on to work as a Legal Adviser for a Maharatna Public Sector Undertaking namely Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) in 2018, which is India’s largest oil and gas producer. Wherein he worked as the Incharge of the Legal Section at ONGC Assam Arakan Fold Belt Exploratory Asset, Silchar and his duties included providing legal advice and guidance, Litigation management, Preparation, Filing, Supervision, Monitoring and Contesting cases before various Courts, Tribunals, Commissions, Statutory Authorities and interaction with Panel Lawyers, Courts, AGI / SGI and other Law Officers of Govt., Drafting of tender documents, contracts, MOUs, notices, other legal documents, Legal research and analysis, identifying important issues and emerging legal trends from court decisions and tendering advice to avoid unnecessary litigation, etc.

After acquiring practical experience in the legal field, in pursuance of his passion for research and academia, he joined NALSAR University of Law as an Assistant Professor (Law).

His main interest areas are the interface between law and technology, Intellectual Property Rights, International Laws, Labour laws amongst others.

Currently, He’s pursuing his Ph. D on the topic of “Artificial Intelligence, copyright, and Human Rights” from National Law University Delhi.

Apart from research and teaching, he enjoys cycling, sketching, and photography.

 Qualifications:

B.A. LL.B (Hons)  from National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU) (2012-2017)

LL.M (Intellectual Property Law) from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (2017-2018).

UGC NET 2018

Ph.D (Pursuing) from National Law University Delhi (2018-present)

Publications:

Paper titled ‘Finding a balance between trade in hazardous wastes and environmental protection’, published in Vol. 2 No. 2 National Law University Assam Law Review (NLUALR).

Blog
Posts
 Blog titled ‘Step by step guide to crash a flying jet (A satirical analysis of Jet Airways Crisis’, published in Mondaq, May 2019 
(https://www.mondaq.com/india/aviation/804522/step-by-step-guide-to-crash…(link is external))

Blog titled ‘Need for boosting trademark law for keeping pace with Artificial Intelligence’, published in SpicyIP, April 2019.
(https://www.mondaq.com/india/trademark/788860/a-comprehensive-review-of-…(link is external))

Blog titled ‘A comprehensive review of Amazon Project Zero (Anti Counterfeiting Initiative)’, published in Mondaq, March 2019.
(https://www.mondaq.com/india/trademark/788860/a-comprehensive-review-of-…(link is external))

Blog titled ‘Advent of AI and its increased presence in legal sector with special reference to insolvency resolution’, published in Mondaq, December 2018.blished in Mondaq, December 2018.
(https://www.mondaq.com/india/fin-tech/763746/advent-of-ai-and-its-increa…(link is external))

Conferences:

Hybrid National Conference on IPR Protection over New-Age Technologies organised by Government Law College Viluppuram and Department for promotion of industry and internal trade DPIIT IPR Chair Gujarat National Law University on April 25th 2022.

Presented a paper titled ‘The rise of non fungible tokens(NFTs) and impact on the law of copyright’ at the National E conference on Regulation of cryptocurrency in India on 24 th July 2021

Presented a paper titled ‘Corporate Social Responsibility: The different theoretical approaches’’ at the 9th International Conference on Governance, Fraud, Ethics, and Social Responsibility ‘Law & Accountable Business’ held between October 24-26, 2018 at National Law University Delhi.

 Courses:

• Labour Laws
• Property Laws
• Advanced  Copyright Law
• And others