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BBA LL.B.; LL.M. (NLU, Jodhpur)

Ph.D. (University of Edinburgh, UK)

 

Dr. Anindita Jaiswal

Associate Professor of Legal Practise

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ORCID ID 0000-0003-1603-9957
Key Expertise Investment Law, Corporate Governance, Securities Law, Corporate Law, Diversity and Inclusion

BBA LL.B.; LL.M. (NLU, Jodhpur)

Ph.D. (University of Edinburgh, UK)

 

Biography

Dr. Anindita Jaiswal Jaishiv is a distinguished law academician specializing in business and corporate law, corporate governance, and, diversity and inclusion. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh, where her research focused on gender diversity in corporate boardrooms. Dr. Jaishiv earned her LL.M. and B.B.A. LL.B. with honors from NLU, Jodhpur, ranking at the top of her class. 

Currently an Associate Professor, Dr. Jaishiv teaches courses on “company law”, “mergers and acquisitions”, and “foreign investments & foreign exchange management” to undergraduate and postgraduate students, while also supervising LLM dissertations. She also serves as an Online Course Tutor for School of Law at the University of Edinburgh, teaching "corporate governance" and supervising LLM dissertation research, and has previously taught courses on “business entities”, “company law”, and “investment law”.

Prior to her engagement with JGLS, Dr. Jaiswal has worked at NLSIU, Bengaluru, and NALSAR, Hyderabad, teaching courses on “corporate law”, “foreign exchange management”, “entrepreneurship and law”, and “strategic diversity”. In 2019, she conducted a module on "Law Power and Justice" for Swayam, an initiative by the MHRD, Government of India. 

In addition to her academic roles, Dr. Jaishiv has over four years of corporate legal experience as an associate at Majmudar & Partners, one of India's top corporate law firms. Dr. Jaishiv is a certified diversity specialist and has led programs to promote institutional diversity strategies. She has published widely, including in the “Journal of Corporate Law Studies”, and is a reviewer for the “Indian Law Review”. She is a chapter (commentator) in the book “Scottish Feminist Judgments: (Re)Creating Law from the Outside In”, and has provided her editorial assistance to the book “Procedural Fairness in International Courts and Tribunals”. Additionally, she worked on a year-long research project sponsored by the National Stock Exchange of India, which has been published.

Foreign Investment and Foreign Exchange Management

Mergers and Acquisition

Company Law I & II

comparative public law from corporate law and governance perspective, Upgrad

Property law

Doctoral Research Scholarship, Law School, University of Edinburgh, UK

Ranked 1st in Poster Submission at the University of Edinburgh, UK

Ranked 2nd in 3-minute thesis presentation at the University of Edinburgh, UK

Inclusive Policy Law Expert - UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab

Was quoted in Business World Article - “A Legal Landmine” regarding the implications of US’ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 1977, on India (2008).

Paper on “The Missing Theory for Regulation and Law-making: Women in Corporate Leadership” (2023) Journal of Corporate Law Studies https://doi.org/10.1080/14735970.2022.2156203 [hard copy version to be published in April 2023]

Author at the Teaching Matters Blog “Can Diversity be Taught?” (28 October 2020) https://www.teaching-matters-blog.ed.ac.uk/mini-series-can-diversity-be-taught/.

Chapter (commentator) in the Scottish Feminist Judgments Project Scottish Feminist Judgments: (Re)Creating Law from the Outside In (Hart Publishing 2019).

Presented paper titled “Hard law versus Soft law- the Case for gender in corporate leadership” at the International Conference on Affirmative Action and the Sustainable Development Goal of Gender Equality held on 22-23 September 2018, at the Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli, in collaboration with Oxford Human Rights Hub, United Kingdom.

Presented paper titled “Boardroom Gender Diversity- a dual case for business and social crisis” at the Institute of Commercial and Corporate Law’s Annual Postgraduate Research Conference held on 20 June 2017, at the Law School, Durham University, United Kingdom.

Presented paper titled “Policy formulation for boardroom gender diversity- social and economic contexts vis-à-vis the corporate governance frameworks” at the “Kaleidoscope” Conference held on 5 June 2017, organized by the Post-Graduate Gender Research Network of Scotland and the University of Edinburgh, at the University of Edinburgh.

Presented paper titled “Boardroom Gender Diversity- socio-legal and economic perspectives” at the Work-in-Progress Workshop: Researching Gender across Disciplines held on 12 April 2017, organized by the Postgraduate Gender Research Network of Scotland and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities, at the Glasgow Women’s Library.

Participated as a panellist and presented paper titled “Boardroom Gender Diversity- a dual case for business and social crisis” at the Conference on “Law in Times of Crisis” held on 18-19 March 2017, at the University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.

Paper on “Effects Doctrine in India versus the US: Developing & Developed Country Perspectives” (2015) 12(3) Manchester Journal of International Economic Law 344-365.

Paper on “GATS & Retail Trade Services: India perspective” (2014) 15(1) Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 1-15.

Research Paper on “Conflict of Interest, Fair Play, and Fixing Accountability of Market Intermediaries: An Indian Legal Perspective” published by the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (India), January 2013.

Article on “FII Taxation in India- the hanging fire” (2013) 41(5) Intertax- Kluwer Law International 319-330.

Paper on “Municipal Law of Country of Enforcement as an Exception to Choice of Law: An Indian Review” (2013) 17(2) Vindobana Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration 265-292.

Article on “Cairn-Vedanta deal: corporate governance put to test” (2012) 1(5) Journal of Governance, National Law University, Jodhpur

Presented paper titled “Consent and Settlement” at the Securities One Week Colloquium held in October 2012 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.

Article on “India’s Takeover Reforms- Way Forward” (2011) 17(9) World Securities Law Report 21.

Article on “Combination Law: Issues Unanswered” published in the USIBC Business Council Legal Services Newsletter, June 2011.

Article on “Getting global exposure in India” published in The Economic Times, 10 March 2011.

Article on “Free share transferability hanging fire” published in The Economic Times, 2 December 2010.

Article on “US ruling to benefit foreign companies” published in The Economic Times, 20 July 2010. 1

Article on “Minimum Public Shareholding Increased for All Listed Companies” (2010) 16(7) World Securities Law Report 28.

Article on “Auction pricing for FPOs and trading platform for SMEs” (2009) 15(12) World Securities Law Report 13.

Article on “Do investment advisors need to be regulated?” published in The Economic Times, 3 September 2009.

Article on “SEBI Revises Securities Laws in Response to Satyam Scandal” (2009) 15(6) World Securities Law Report 17.

Presented paper in a seminar on “Reforms: Road to Good Governance and Sustainable Development” held on 18 February 2006, organized by National Law University, Jodhpur in collaboration with Indian Council of Social Science Research.

Contributed to the research work on “Case Analysis” at National Law University, Jodhpur, under instructions of the then hon’ble President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (2004).

Presented paper in a seminar on Business Communication and Law held on 3-4 September 2003, organized by the Faculty of Management and Legal Studies, National Law University, Jodhpur.
ORCID ID 0000-0003-1603-9957
Key Expertise Investment Law, Corporate Governance, Securities Law, Corporate Law, Diversity and Inclusion
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