About
Ms. Akansha Rai has joined CNLU Patna in January 2026 as an Assistant Professor of Practice. Enrolled with Bar Council of Delhi in 2013, she has more than 10 years of experience in the field of law. Soon after graduating with BA, LLB from Amity Law School, Noida in 2013, she joined HSA Advocates- a reputed law firm specialising in civil and commercial laws with its forte in infrastructure, power and energy. As a part of the Alternative Disputes Resolution team, she dealt extensively with foreign conglomerates (such as from China, Australia, New Zealand) as her clients who were executing their projects in India. Subsequently, she joined Archeus Law in 2017 and along with her International Commercial Arbitration matters, she was also involved with arbitration matters relating to State government projects such as of Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman. Nigam, Bihar State Road Development Corporation etc. She has been comprehensively involved in the renowned case of Vedanta Aluminium Limited v. Shenzhen Shandong Nuclear Power Construction Co. (SSNP). After gaining experience at law firms, she joined MBL Infrastructure (‘A’ grade contractor company of NHAI) as their Legal Manager and was managing the company’s ADR, banking and corporate matters. She also worked as an independent practitioner and has been thoroughly engaged in drafting, vetting of contract, representing the company/firm/clients before the arbitral tribunal, National Company Law Tribunal, the Supreme Court and other courts of India. She is also LLM in Legal Theory from Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She is proficient in German, English and Hindi and has working knowledge of Bengali.
Qualification
- LLM in Legal Theory, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (2023-2024).
Attended Summer School on AI and Law; Law and Logic at European University Institute, Florence, Italy (2024).
- BA, LLB (Hons.) from Amity Law School, Noida. (2008-2013).
Teaching / Research Experience / Practice
Having more than 10 years of practical experience in the field of law.
Area of Interest
Arbitration law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Legal Theory, AI and Law, Legal Pluralism.
Publications
Not available
Conference / Seminar / Workshop
- Organising member of the Interdisciplinary Summer School on Human Rights, Development and Social Change organised at CNLU with University Paris, Nanterre.
- Organising member of an International Conference on Climate Justice by Sub-Himalayan Research Institute, Purnia.
- Organising member of Nav Bihar Renaissance Foundation, Patna.
- Organising member of Peace Summit by International Peace Youth Group (IPYG), Germany representing Frankfurt Indian Scholars Association (FISA).
Capacity Building Training Programmes:
Member of Discussion Panel on ‘Rights of War Victims: Peace and Dignity’ at International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) events
Honours / Awards / Membership:
- Since 2013, she is a member of Bar Council of Delhi. She has been honoured multiple times as the best retainer of the firm.
- Accepted at Summer School at the prestigious European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
- She was also accepted at Summer School (but denied) at the prestigious Arbitration Academy, Paris, France.
- She is a member of Frankfurt Indian Scholars Association, Frankfurt, Germany.
Visiting Faculty / Guest Lectures / Keynote Address:
She has been invited to give lecture at Amity University, Noida.
Other Accomplishments:
- She has been an active member of organising committee and Cultural Committee in at Amity Law School.
- She is also a Masters in Kathak from Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh and Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad.
- She has performed multiple times on Doordarshan and also sung on All India Radio (as child artist).
- She has been invited and performed at the prestigious European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France. She has also been an active performer in Frankfurt representing Indian diaspora at a global platform.
- Proficient in English, Hindi and German and has fair knowledge of Maithili, Bengali, Sanskrit and Urdu.
