Dr. Pallab Das

Dr. Pallab Das, MCIArb (London), AAIADR (Malaysia), Accredited Mediator
Dr. Pallab Das is the Founding Dean and Associate Professor of Law at Centurion University of
Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar and was a former faculty at NLU Odisha. Pallab Das
completed his LLM from Swansea University, United Kingdom on an International Excellence
Scholarship, 2015 with specialization in International Commercial and Maritime Law and his
BSL.LLB from ILS Law College, Pune and was ranked 8th in Pune University. He got selected on
scholarship and completed the Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration from Austrian
Arbitration Academy, sommerhochshule, Vienna in 2018. He has completed his PhD in Maritime
Arbitration from NLUO.
He is the author of “Rising from the Void: A Journey of Grit and Survival” as his contribution to
the field of medico-legal science. He has written many articles and also assisted in writing a book
“Justice for Women: Legal Compendium” (2015), Odisha State Commission for Women,
Government of Odisha, India. He is also the editor of the book on maritime law i.e. “Through the
lens of Maritime Law: A world view” Centre for Maritime Law, National Law University Odisha
(1st edn. 2020) and the book titled “Maritime Jurisdiction and Admiralty law in India” and many
other books on maritime and arbitration law. He has also authored the only book in maritime
arbitration in India. His areas of interests include, International Maritime Law, International
Commercial and Investment Arbitration, Criminal Law, Legal Methods, Evidence Law, and
Transfer of Property Act. Prior to joining NLUO, he practiced in the High court of Orissa and
also worked as a Civil Judge, Odisha Judicial Services (Ranked 5th 2013). He is a qualified Westlaw
UK researcher. Mr. Pallab is also a member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrator, London and
Associate member of Asian Institute of Alternate Dispute Resolution, Malaysia. He is the
Honorary Founder of Lawmentoring.com, India’s first mentoring programme for law students
across India. He is frequently called for talks on arbitration and maritime laws by several law
colleges in India and abroad and has been vehemently advocating for Mental Health issues and the
immediate need to address the problem.