Dr. V. Shyam Kishore

Prof. (Dr.) V. Shyam Kishore is presently a Professor of Law and the Principal (In-charge) at Ramaiah College of Law in Bengaluru. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from the University of Madras on the topic: “Law Relating to Derivative Action and Protection of Minority Investors: A Critical Study”. He completed his LL.M. in Corporate and Financial Services Law from the prestigious National University of Singapore, Singapore. He secured second rank during graduation in B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) from the School of Indian Legal Thought, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala.

He possesses 12 years of teaching experience both at the undergraduate and post graduate levels in various universities across India. He specialises in teaching corporate and commercial laws. His area of research pertains inter alia to the field of corporate governance, contract law and legal theory. He has to his credit publications in various journals of national and international repute including Scopus indexed journals.

Prior to joining the academia, Dr. Shyam worked as a corporate lawyer in a couple of reputed law firms in Singapore. During this period, he was involved in advising multi-national companies in matters relating to corporate finance, IPOs and listed Singapore companies on matters relating to shareholder agreements and circulars to be issued to shareholders.