Prof. Nandimath Omprakash V, an academic lawyer, uniquely known to use law as a strategic tool for development and decision-making. He has honed this unique perspective in nearly 28 years of law teaching, research and consultancy experience. A trained business lawyer, he attempts to study the regulatory interphase between trade, environment and health. He was an active law practitioner before joining the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) – the oldest and leading law school in India in 1996. In his nearly three decades of academic career, he has experienced working in multicultural, multi-layered environments to solve real-life challenges. His journey ranges from bagging Fulbright and Chevening Scholarships to holding HAL DPSU Chair Professor and Executive Chair of Health Law & Ethics. He has many publications to his credit. He is currently serving as the Ness Wadia Business Chair Professor at the NLSIU, Bengaluru.