IFIM Shool of Law

He is a professional with around 25 years of rich and varied experience in Academics and Administration and is currently heading IFIM Law School, Bangalore. Prior to joining IFIM Law School, he was heading Amity Law School, Kolkata. He was associated with the corporate world for 14 years in the Administration and Legal departments and then went on to pursue his passion and has been associated with academia for the past 11 years and has extensive teaching and research experience. His areas of specialization include Business Law, Company Law, Criminal Law, and Human Rights.

He is also a guide for doctoral research work in Law. He is also a member of the Board of Studies for designing of law curriculum and a subject expert on the panel interview for the recruitment of faculty members at various law colleges. He has also been invited as a resource person to deliver Guest lectures and as a judge for various Debate and Moot Court competitions. He is also actively involved with initiatives for protecting the environment including rivers, water bodies, mangroves, and natural habitat in Charkop area of Mumbai. He was also the recipient of the ‘Best Faculty Award’ for outstanding contribution in Academics and contribution to the corporate life of NMIMS Kirit P Mehta School of Law for the academic year 2018-19.

Dr. Asha P Soman is an Assistant Professor and faculty convenor for the IFIM Law Journal at the IFIM School of Law, India. She is a member of Study Group 5.20 of IAA Commission 5 on Space Policy, Law and Economy, IAA, France. She has 11+ years of experience in academia and industry. She has supervised Doctoral thesis, LLM and LLB dissertations and taught PG and UG classes. She worked with top law schools in India including Symbiosis Law School, Pune and Christ University, Bangalore. She also worked as an Advocate and Assistant Director – Knowledge Management at IndusLaw, Bangalore. She cleared UGC NET in 2013, was a part of the UGC Sponsored Major Research Project with the NLSIU, Bangalore, and was a seminar resource person. She has initiated Air and Space Law Committee at her previous institutions. She also has international and national publications of articles in journals, a handbook, book chapters and includes Web of Science indexing. She has presented papers at international and national conferences and has done certification courses in various fields.

Subjects she taught include Jurisprudence, Environmental Law, Company Law, Criminal Law, Space Law, Aviation Law, Nuclear Law, Interpretation of Statutes, Competition Law, Investment Laws, Consumer Protection and Motor Vehicles Act, Insurance Law, Property Law, Service Laws, Law of Tort, Case Studies – Hyperlinking and Interlinking, Philosophy of Life and Lifestyle, Law and Economics, Law and Political Society. She has revised syllabi for several subjects and drafted syllabi for Aviation Law and Technology Law in her previous institutions. Her research interests are Air and Space Law, Technology Law, Jurisprudence, Environmental Law, and Law and society.