Faculty Profiles
Learn from a distinguished community of legal scholars, seasoned practitioners, and academic innovators dedicated to shaping the future of law.
Core Faculty
Mr. Siddharth Raja
Executive Dean
B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), NLSIU | LL.M., University of Warwick
Chesha P. Chellappan
Assistant Dean - Ranking and Accreditation, Chief Superintendent - Exam Cell.
LL.M. (IPR & Public Law), Kerala University
Edhaya Chandran
Assistant Dean - Outreach & Communications
M.A. (Political Science)
Dr. Gnana Sanga Mithra. S
Associate Dean - Research (Interdisciplinary)
M.A., Loyola College | Ph.D., VIT Chennai
Dr. Krishna Kishore Padala
Head - Exam Cell, VMLS, Co-ordinator - Legal Aid Clinic, VMLS.
LL.M. & Ph.D. (Labour, Capital and Industrial Laws), Andhra University
Sinjini Sen
Assistant Professor
LL.M. (Intellectual Property Rights and Business Law), National Law Institute University, Bhopal
Dr. Nabeela Siddiqui
Assistant Professor
M.L. / LL.M. (Constitutional Law and Public Order), University of Madras
Dr. Shenbagavalli
Associate Dean, Student Affairs
M.B.M., Alagappa University | Ph.D., SRM University Chennai
Winfred Chelliah
Associate Dean- Campus Affairs
M.A. (English Literature)
Sowmiya Narayan Rajagopalan
Assistant Dean PG Academics
M.Sc. (Law and Finance), Trinity College Dublin
Ashwani Kumar Singh
Assistant Professor
LL.M. (Public Law), University College London (UCL)
Dr. Abhinaya Ramesh
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)
Ph.D., SASTRA Deemed to be University
Srinivas Raman
Assistant Professor
LL.M. (European Master in Law and Economics), Universität Hamburg and LUMSA, Rome
Dr. Fowmina
Associate Dean - Inclusive Initiatives & Student Affairs, Director - Centre for Access to Justice.
LL.M., University of East London, UK | Ph.D., VIT Chennai
Shubham Shukla
Assistant Dean PG Academics
LL.M. (Corporate and Commercial Laws), Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
Mike Ruban
Assistant Professor
LL.M. (ILO), The Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University
Narayanan Chandrasekar
Assistant Dean – Placement Training
LL.M. (ITL), Jindal Global University
Dr. Alisha Verma
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Amity University, Rajasthan
Dr. Hartej Singh Kochher
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., GD Goenka University
Abhinandita Biswas
Assistant Professor
LL.M. (International Trade & Investment Law), O.P. Jindal Global University
Kamala Priyadarshini
Assistant Professor
LL.M. (Air and Space Laws), McGill University, Canada
Dr. Gaurav Shukla
Associate Dean - Research (Law)
Ph.D. (Juridical Science in International Taxation), Chanakya National Law University, Patna
Dr. Aarthy Jonathan Kennedy
Assistant Dean - Partnerships & Student Engagement
LL.M. (Constitutional Law & Human Rights), School of Excellence in Law
Dr. Muthuvelu
Professor & Director of Global Tamil Law Center
Ph.D. (Legal Tamil), University of Madras
Dr. Arun D Raj
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Kerala | LL.M. (Taxation Laws), Calicut University
Dr. Sachinkumar P.P.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., IIT Kharagpur | LL.M. (Commercial and Environmental Law)
Avni Singh Solanki
Assistant Professor
LL.M. (Business Law), ILS Law College, Pune
Kush Tanvani
Assistant Professor
LL.M. (Human Rights Law), University of Nottingham
Akshara Nair
Assistant Professor
LL.M. (International Law and Development), VIT School of Law, Chennai
Stalin Harikaran N
Assistant Professor
LL.M. (Maritime Law), The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University
Dr. Anuttama Ghose
Associate Professor
Ph.D., School of Law & Justice, Adamas University, Kolkata
S. M. Aamir Ali
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)
LL.M. (Human Rights Law), NLSIU, Bengaluru
Abraham.S
Assistant Professor
LL.M., School of Excellence in Law, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University
Dr Shabin O S
Assistant Professor (Criminology)
Ph.D., University of Madras
Dr. Yazhini A
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (Agricultural Economics), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Team@VMLS
Ms. Merlin Stephen
Deputy Director of Admission
M.Com. | PGDBM from Stansfield School of Business, Singapore
Mr. Victor
Director- Administration
30+ years of experience in managing institutional operations
Luke Jackson
HR Manager
B.Com from Madras Christian College | MBA from Madras University
Ms. R. Sneha
Senior Assistant Librarian
UGC NET in Library and Information Science