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EDUCATION

2019- 2024: DR. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW
IIIrd Year, BA. LLB (Hons.)
CGPA: 8.17*/10. (*Tentative Declaration of Results)
BA Subjects: Psychology, Economics and Political Science.

2021: Corporate Governance and CSR Course by NUJS-Oxford Alumna (selected for the merit
scholarship)
Ongoing online course on corporate law taught by Guest Faculties across the Ivy league colleges.

2021: Government Law College, Mumbai (Ongoing)

Cyber Law Diploma (IPR & Technology Law)

2016- 2018: SICA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, INDORE

12th Standard, Percentage: 83.6% (C.B.S.E)

AREAS OF INTEREST

• Data Protection
• IP

WORK EXPERIENCE

NISHITH DESAI ASSOCIATES (MUMBAI OFFICE- TMT TEAM) JULY-AUGUST (ONGOING)

 Analysed the compliances applicable to B2B E-Commerce and assisted in drafting E-commerce policy paper.
 Assisted in drafting Neobank research paper by deeply analysing every single model of neobank so as to
understand possible compliances applicable to them.
 Researched whether B2B E-Commerce comes under purview of Consumer Protection Act 2019.
 Researched how will Ed-Tech, E-commerce and social media companies will comply with PDP, no Targeted
advertising norms for children.
 Researched on validity of Click wrap and Browse wrap agreement.
 Attended some exclusive webinars involving JPC members, senior advocates, and prepared detailed notes on
emerging trends on data privacy laws and compliances in India.
 Attended daily after law school training classes by NDA Team to have practical understanding on emerging
and existing technology laws.

DUA ASSOCIATES (BENGALURU OFFICE- GENERAL CORPORATE TEAM) April 2021 (Four weeks)
• Researched upon Independent Director’s eligibility to hold debentures.
• Summarized provisions and marked the changes of Wages Code, OSH Code, Social Security Code in a easily
understandable language.
• Document reviews of agreement, strategy note etc on criteria like grammar, annexure order and ease of
understanding.
• Drafted an article on impact of changes in Labour Law on factories.

DR. AMAR PATNAIK (MEMBER OF JPC WORKING ON PDP BILL 2019 RECOMMENDATION) UNDER
GUIDANCE OF ADVOCATE NIKHIL PRATAP October 2020 (Four weeks)
 • Drafted Chapter on Cross Border Data Transfer for PDP Recommendation Report.
• Drafted pointers for the speech on ‘Cross-Border Data Transfer’ for European Union conference.
• Summarized and Churned out Major Issues from various think tanks reports and Presented in front of JPC.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Moots

• Finalist (Final Rounds to be held in September), British High Commission and Chevening Society of
Scholars (2021), Jindal Moot Court competition. (Out of 40 participating teams)
• Runners Up, 2nd GD Goenka Cyber Law International Moot Court Competition (2021) (Out of 52 Teams)
• 6th Rank, VIth Justice Murtaza Hussain Election Law National Moot Court Competition (2019),
participated as speaker. (Out of 24 participating teams)
• Best Memorial and Quarter Finalist, IVth Surana and Surana & IIT Madras National IPR Law Moot
Court Competition, participated as speaker. (2020) (Out of 50+ participating teams)
In depth Researched upon Intermediary liability, National and International Trade Exhaustion Principles,
Administrative Law and Technology Law.
• Quarter Finalist, RMLNLU GI Insolvency Law Moot Court Competition, Participated as speaker. (2020)
(Out of 60 Teams)
Researched upon Corporate guarantor’s and personal guarantor’s liability, safeguards available to guarantors
and rights of financial and operational creditors and Jurisdictions of forums.
• Quarter Finalist, RMLNLU Concours Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, Participated as
speaker and researcher. (2019) (Out of 54 Participants)
ADR
• RMLNLU Client Counselling Competition (2020), Runners-Up. (Out of 64 teams)
Scholarships
• Won Prestigious Eklavya Scholarship by CAN Foundation (10/ 51 NLU applicants) (Given to
Meritorious NLU Students)
Publications and Conferences
 Mayank Bhandari, “THE AAROGYA SETU APPLICATION: NECESSARY EVIL?”, NUJS Journal of
Constitutional Law, 28th July 2020, <https://wbnujscls.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/the-aarogya-setu-
application-necessary-evil/>.
 Mayank Bhandari, “Intermediary Targeting Audience and The Algorithmic Bias”, NLIU Cell for Law
Technology, 3rd May 2021 <https://cltnliu.wixsite.com/website/post/intermediary-targeting-audience-and-the-
algorithmic-bias>
 Mayank Bhandari, “THE TUSSLE BEHIND THE BINDING NATURE OF DIRECT
SELLING GUIDELINES”, RMLNLU Journal of Constitutional Law, 3rd May 2021,
<https://seclpp.wordpress.com/2021/05/03/the-tussle-behind-the-binding-nature-of-direct-selling-guidelines/>.
 Presented a Research Paper on “Need for Monitoring and Accountability Mechanism of Public Health
Emergency Law” at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy PHE Law Paper Presentation.
 Published a blogpost tilted “Gender Neutralizing of Stalking Laws”, JURIST (University of
Pittsburgh),4th June 2020, < https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2020/06/mayank-bhandari-gender-neutral-
stalking-laws/>.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Positions of responsibility
• Member, Internship and Placement Committee, RMLNLU, 2021.
• Associate Editor, RMLNLU Kautilya Society, Vidhi Center for Legal Policy, 2021.
• Associate Editor RMLNLU Vidhi Kautilya Blog.
• Senior Student Editor, CAN Foundation, 2020.
• Associate Editor, International Review of Human Rights Law, 2020.