Adv (Dr.) Prashant Mali ♛ [MSc(Comp Sci), LLM, Ph.D.] — Founder
A Renowned Practicing Lawyer, Cyber Security, Cyber Law, AI & Data Protection Expert in India to have Masters in Computer Science, Masters in Law & Ph.D. in International Cyber Law & Cyberwarfare with prior industry working experience in the field of S/W, Networking & IT security. He is a Chevening Cybersecurity Fellow (UK) and IVLP (USA) participant. He has more than 25 Yrs. of all-round IT & Law(Litigation & Consulting)). He is India's Top Cyber & Privacy thought leader with many landmark cases to his credit as a legal counsel. He has been awarded Best Cyber & Privacy Lawyer in 2022 at the Newsmaker Awards, Best Cybersecurity Lawyer in 2017, and the National Cyber Defence Award in 2019. He has been interviewed by leading TV channels and quoted by leading new papers across the world. He is a well applauded International Keynote Speaker at conferences, seminars & summits. Published Author of 8 Books on Cyber Law, Cyber Crimes, Privacy & GDPR, and Author of various research papers in International Journals He argues cases in different High Courts and the Supreme Court as an Expert Legal Counsel for Cyber Law, Cyber Security, Privacy Law, Cyber Crime, AI & ML, IT Act 2000, DPDPA and GDPR compliance, Data Privacy, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Data Theft, Source Code Theft, Domain Name Disputes, Facebook abuse, Intl Drafting, Computer Forensics, e-commerce, fintech and Provides Expert Opinion in Technology and Law matters. He trains Police officers, Professors, Lawyers & Judges. His Philanthropic activity includes donating computers, and books along with spreading cyber and privacy-related awareness in society. His radically innovative Public Policy thoughts & suggestions on many key issues are well appreciated and are under implementation by some government agencies including the proposal of India to have an Online Gaming Regulator, Have vernacular languages for Payment Wallets & e-governance Apps and SMS, Have different cyber cadre for police force with cyber spies, how to make India a cyber neutral country, Indian citizens to have Right to be forgotten as a part of the right to privacy, having compulsory Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) for appellate committees & e-commerce companies, Having a Dynamic AI Regulation. His recommendations to The IT Act, 2000, and The Data Protection Act are also implemented in the new amendments. His clients include Forbes 500 companies, MNCs, BFSI, Government Organisations, LEA’s, and Celebrities like Ram Gopal Verma, Sunny Leone, Tiger Shroff, and Anurag Kashyap to name a few. His Goal remains to become a Human Being
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cyber Law and Cyber Security expert with extensive legal and consulting experience.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 22 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Cyberlaw
- Cyber Security
- Data Privacy
Career Highlights
- Pioneering Cyber Law and Privacy expert in India.
- Awarded Best Cyber & Privacy Lawyer in 2022.
- Published author of 8 books on Cyber Law.
Work Experience
DPDPA.com
Founder (3 yrs)
Oxford University Press
Research Paper Reviewer (3 yrs 2 mos)
LIC
Member Of The Board Of Advisors (4 yrs 9 mos)
EUGDPR Institute
Founder (8 yrs 1 mo)
National Judicial Academy
Visiting Professor (9 yrs 11 mos)
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel National Police Academy
Visiting Professor (10 yrs 1 mo)
Maharashtra Judicial Academy
Visiting Professor (11 yrs 11 mos)
Chair of Cyber Law & Security Committee of Indian National Bar Association
Chair (6 yrs)
Cyber & Law Foundation
Managing Trustee (21 yrs)
Cyber Law Consulting (Advocates & Attorneys)
President & Founder (22 yrs)
Education
PG Certificate in Cyber Defence & Information Assurance (UK) at Cranfield University
MSc(Computer Science) at University of Mumbai
Chevening Cybersecurity Policy Fellow (UK) at Chevening Awards
Certified Computer Forensics Professional. Thesis: Using Social Networking Sites for Forensics at National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (Govt of India)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional. Thesis: Cyber Security Assurance at National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (Govt of India)
Linking Digital Policy to Cyber Crime Enforcement at International Visitors Leadership Program (USA)
