RECOGNITION/ INITIATIVES

• Founder – Cyber SaathiTM – An Initiative of N S Nappinai;
• Author of “Technology Laws Decoded”, published by LexisNexis, 2017;
• Author of “Rethinking Social Media – Through the Prism of Freedoms, Liberties & Victim Rights” (2020) – Published in the Festschrift Book titled “Nani Palkhivala: Essays & Reminiscences”, published by LexisNexis;
• Amicus Curiae in Re: Prajwala Letter dated 18.2.2015 before Supreme Court of India;
• Expert – Invited to present before the Lok Sabha Committee on Women Empowerment on Online safety of Women and Children – 2020;
• Advisor to Maharashtra – Cyber Police;
• Fellow, Stanford- CDDRL Draper Hills Summer Fellows Program- 2019
• Member of BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders Network- 2019;
• Member – Government Committee, In Re: Prajwala V. UOI (Amicus Curiae) – 2017;
• Fellow, Chevening – TCS Fellowship for Cyber Governance, Cyber Policy & Cyber Security – 2016;
• Presented before the National Cyber Security Center, PMO, Delhi on India’s Cyber Security Strategy (2020-25) – 2019;
• Presented before the Government Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs and submitted draft amendments to the Information Technology Act, 2000 – 2019;
• Presented before the Government Committee and submitted draft amendments to the Electronic Evidence laws of India – 2019;
• Presented before the first Inter – Departmental Government Committee on Cryptocurrencies and submitted White Paper on Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies before the Ministry of Finance – 2017;
• Alumna – International Visitor Leadership Program (IPR), Department of State, USA – 2005;
• Author of a Manual on “Copyright & Software Piracy in India”, used inter alia for Judicial training and academic purposes since October 2015;
• International recognition as Expert in ICT Laws by Who’s Who Legal & by The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers – 2011 & 2012;
• Recipient of the Client Choice Awards (London) for the IT & Internet (India) – 2015;
• Chaired consultation meeting on review of the Information Technology Act, 2008 (as amended), at Public Policy Research Centre (“PPRC”), New Delhi – 2015;
• International publications on Cyber Crime, which have been recommended as Study material by NALSAR, Hyderabad (http://www.nalsarpro.org/CL/Modules/Module4/AnnexureVI.pdf);
• Mediator on Panel of High Court at Bombay; Training at Mumbai & at World Intellectual Property Rights Organization (“WIPO”), Geneva;
• Expert Member, Tamil Nadu “State Child Policy Committee” – 2015 – 2016;
• Senior Panel Advocate – Central & Western Railways, Government of India;
• Advisor – Red Dot Foundation, India;
• Advisor -The Foundation & Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence in India (“PPSVI”) Project.
• Advisory Committee member – Project HEAL (“Help Eradicate Abuse through Learning”) & The Foundation Trust – 2016;
• Participated in several Policy initiatives including –
▪ Lending inputs, drafting and advice to the Law Commission, in formulating “The Commercial Division And Commercial Appellate Division Of High Courts And Commercial Courts Act, 2016”;
▪ Review of proposed privacy legislation: Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai (“IIT”) & Tata Institute of Social Sciences (“TISS”) – 2011;
▪ Submitted report on Proposed Amendments to Information Technology Act, 2000 – 2005;
▪ Member of a CII core committee in formulating a report on WTO policy on TRIPs – 2000;
▪ Prepared and submitted report on proposed amendments to Indian Penal Code – 1995;