Dr. Suman Kalani is Associate Professor and In-Charge Vice Principal at SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai, with over 20 years in legal academia. She holds an LL.B. from Government Law College, Mumbai, an LL.M. from the University of Mumbai, and a Ph.D. from SNDT Women’s University, where her research focused on Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) in India. Her academic interests centre on Contract Law, Property Laws, Technology Laws, and Intellectual Property Rights. Dr. Kalani has authored textbooks on Business Laws and IPR, edited academic works, and contributed chapters to interdisciplinary volumes, including Law and Economics: Breaking New Grounds and Academic Leaders and Strategies of the 21st Century.
Dr. Kalani has led research projects funded by organisations such as WRIC-ICSSR and the University of Mumbai. Her research interests lie in Dispute Resolution Mechanisms and the intersection of law and technology. She has also conducted various workshops for students and professionals and presented papers at various conferences and seminars.
At Pravin Gandhi College of Law, she leads three core centres:
• Centre for Corporate Laws and Intellectual Property Rights
•Centre for Conflict Resolution
•Centre for Robotics, AI, and Technology Law
She believes in bridging the gap between legal theory and practice. At these centres, she strives to design value-added courses on contemporary areas for students and professionals. She actively promotes experiential legal education, community-based mediation training, and industry-academia collaboration to prepare students for the evolving legal landscape. As a passionate member of the Possibilities Team, she contributes to workshops that nurture inner potential, build self-confidence, and foster connection.