Head- Department of Internationality & Dean, School of Law
UPES
Dr. Abhishek Sinha is a dual qualified (England & Wales and India) corporate lawyer with a post-qualification experience of more than 18 years.
Presently, he is the: (a) Dean & Professor at School of Law, UPES, Dehradun; and (b) Head, Department of Internationality at UPES. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of UPES Law Review (UGC-Care Listed Journal), National Administrator, Surana & Surana National Insolvency Law Moot Court Competitions and the Chairperson, UPES Pro-Bono Club of Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India.
Being the former Equity Partner of India’s top magic circle law firms, he is an expert in corporate laws, specifically in laws relating to M&A, PE and JVs. Hanging his consultancy boots in late 2019, he has been passionately working towards bridging the gap between academia and legal industry. He is the founder of NotJustLex, a government-recognised startup which trains young legal professionals and law students with the unique construct of participatory learning. Abhishek has been recognised and awarded by several eminent forums for his entrepreneurial and innovative work in the legal education space; and he has also been included in several coveted lists of lawyers, entrepreneurs and business leaders. Even his startup has been awarded several national and international awards. His work has been featured by Forbes India and is also a two-time TedX speaker. He is also the creator of ABSIN; India’s first AI based digital law professor. As a Harvard certified higher educationist, he has a very innovative take on classroom teachings.
Before joining UPES, Abhishek was an Equity Partner with the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Team at Khaitan & Co, Mumbai and a Partner with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai. He has also worked as an ‘International Visiting Attorney’ at Morrison & Foerster, Tokyo. In late 2019, with the vision to bridge the gap between academia and industry, he resigned from his equity partnership at Khaitan & Co and founded NotJustLex.
Recognitions & Awards:
• Legal Academician of the Year 2023 | Economic Times
• 40 under 40 Elite Club of Lawyers 2023 | Business World Legal
• TedX Speaker
• Forbes India Feature | Jan 2023 Print Ed
• Icons of India | India Today (2022)
• Times 40 under 40 Individual | Times of India | 2021
• Shiksha Bharti Award | Indian Achievers Forum | 2022
• Legal Educator of the Year| Golden Glory Award | 2021
• Top 10 Promising Entrepreneurs of India | The Indian Alert | 2021
• India’s Top 40 under 40 Lawyer | LegalEra | 2020
• Young Achiever Award | Indian Achievers Forum | 2020