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kavita.chawla@bmu.edu.in

Kavita Chawla, PhD

Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean

School

School of Law

Position (additional roles)

Assistant Dean, Education Quality

Short Summary

Dr. Kavita started her legal education from GGSIPU, Delhi, where she did BA LLB(Hons). She then went to NLS, Bangalore for pursuing post-graduation in Business Laws. She has done Ph.D. from Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi.

Dr. Kavita began her career as a Consultant at Clifford Chance Business Services Private Ltd., Gurgaon, wherein she was seconded to London and Singapore offices of Clifford Chance. Thereafter, she worked as an Assistant Professor at Faculty of Law, University of Delhi for 3.5 years. From January 2017 to July 2019, she worked as an Assistant Professor with K. R. Mangalam University. Since July,2019 Dr. Kavita is working at BML Munjal University, Gurugram.

Subjects Taught

  • Contract Law
  • Company Law
  • Competition Law
  • Property Law

Education

  • Graduation In: BA LL.B. (Hons)
  • Graduation From: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
  • Post Graduation In: LL.M. (Business Laws)
  • Post Graduation From: National Law School of India University
  • Doctorate In: Ph.D. from Faculty of Law
  • Doctorate From: Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Experience

From – To (Year) Designation & Organization Core Competency
July 2019 Assistant Professor, School of Law at BML Munjal University, Gurugram Law
January 2017 to July 2019 Assistant Professor, School of Legal Studies at K. R. Mangalam University, Gurugram Law
January 2012 to June 2015 Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) at Law Centre – I, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi Law
June 2010 to December 2011 Consultant with Clifford Chance Business Services Private Ltd. [Subsidiary of Clifford Chance LLP]

Research Publications

  • Commercial and business laws

Key Publications

  • Chapter Publication
  • Dr. Kavita Chawla, “Workplace Violence Against Domestic Workers: Challenges and Legal Issues”, Law and Behaviour: Linkages, Satyam Publications, page 259-279. ISBN: 978-93-87839-31-1
  • Article Publication
  • “Workplace Management and Sexual Harassment”, International Journal of Research in Engineering, IT and Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Special Issue 3, May 2019, pp. 182-191 (as a co-author)
  • “Protection of Minority Shareholders’ Voting Rights via Electronic Voting”, International Journal of Legal Research and Governance, Vol. 3, Issue 3-4, 2016, pp. 12-23
  • “Protecting Minority Shareholders’ Legitimate Expectation of Dividends”, JLAR, Vol. 2, No. 4, 2015, pp. 80-94.
  • “Class Action Suits and Minority Shareholders”, IJRL, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2015, pp. 225-235.
  • “Voluntary Exit Option of Minority Shareholders”, Law and Society: A New Challenge, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2015, pp. 91-94.

Professional Distinctions

  • Life Member of the Delhi Bar Council