VISITING FACULTY

INTERNATIONAL VISITING FACULTY

Dr. Bishop Daryl Jones, JD, MPA
Teacher | Minister | Advocate | Author | Entrepreneur

Engaged School: KIIT School of Law
Engagement Period: November 2024

Dr. Bishop Daryl Jones is a dynamic leader, educator, minister, and advocate with expertise in law, public administration, and social justice. He holds a Juris Doctorate from Rutgers Law School and a Master’s in Public Administration (Summa Cum Laude) from Harvard University. Currently, he is a Research Assistant at Harvard Law School.
As CEO of Global Justice Ministries, Dr. Jones has led initiatives in over 40 countries, addressing poverty, corruption, and inequality while engaging with global leaders. He also oversees real estate ventures supporting his justice work and serves as a senior pastor, guiding spiritual and social missions.
A skilled public speaker and mediator, he has published works on justice and leadership, taught courses on biblical justice, and developed training for global missionaries. His lifelong commitment to equity, education, and advocacy underscores his passion for fostering meaningful change worldwide.

Dr.Adaora Osondu-Oti
Professor | Researcher | Gender and Development Expert

Engaged School: KIIT School Of Law, KIIT School Of Liberal Studies
Engagement Period: November 2024

Adaora Osondu-Oti is a distinguished Professor of International Relations and Diplomacy at Afe Babalola University, Nigeria. She earned her PhD from Obafemi Awolowo University in 2014, focusing on Africa’s international relations, gender equality, and sustainable development. Osondu-Oti’s research interests include gender (in)equality, poverty, and Nigeria’s foreign policy, with numerous publications in these areas.
She has taught various courses, such as Gender Studies and Human Rights, and has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate projects. Osondu-Oti has held significant roles, including Chairperson of the Sexual Harassment Prohibition Committee and founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy.
A recipient of the Carnegie Scholarship and a research fellow at the Central European University, she is passionate about promoting gender equality and fostering global partnerships for sustainable development. Her contributions to academia and advocacy for women’s rights have established her as a leading figure in her field.

Prof. Martin Killias:
Director, Institute of Criminology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Tonye Clinton Jaja:
Editor, International Journal of Legislative Drafting & Law Reform, London, UK ,Initiator/ Founding Secretary, Legislative Drafting Clinic, Inst. of Advanced , Legal Studies , University of London.

Mr. Marcus Holmstroem:

He is an LL.M in International Business Law from University College London and an LLB Honours degree from University of Warwick. He is currently working as a Associate in the Litigation & Arbitration practice at Advokatfirman Vinge in Stockholm, Sweden.

Mr. Javier Garcia Olmedo:

He is a Spanish qualified lawyer and holds an LL.M in International Dispute Resolution from King’s College, University of London. Currently he is attached to Professor Martin Hunter, Essex Court Chamber, London.

Ms. Ziva Filipic:

She is Slovenian qualified lawyer and holds an LL.M in Commercial and Financial Law from King’s College, University of London. She is currently attached to Professor Martin Hunter, Essex Court Chamber, London.

Mr. Gregory Travaini:
He is French qualified lawyer and a Deputy Counsel at the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Law at Universite of Paris II Pantheon-Assas and holds a Master’s Degree in Business and Institutional Communication from Universite Paris III Sorbonne-Nouvelle, an LL.M in International and Comparative Dispute Resolution from the University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies and King’s College, London) and an LL.M in Comparative Law from Universite Paris II Pantheon-Assass.

Margaret L. Phillips, J.D.
Leader | Educator | Collaborator

Margaret Phillips is a leader, speaker, writer, and champion for access to justice, legal empowerment and gender justice. She is a Fulbright Scholar and has recently returned from her 2023 Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship where she taught and worked on access to justice projects at National Law University Delhi, India. Her international work includes university teaching, speaking, writing, and facilitating innovative collaborations for access to justice, legal empowerment and gender justice in India, Nepal and Turkey. Margaret has 20 years of experience in legal education and 13 years of experience in educational leadership and innovative curriculum design, specializing in teaching legal skills such as legal writing, research and analysis, and social justice. As director of a paralegal studies program, she established and led the program, designed a transformative curriculum with 95% placement of
graduates, supervised finances and staff, and achieved a top 20 national ranking and accreditation by the American Bar Association.
She is a regular contributor to legal periodicals and has published a textbook on legal research and analysis (“A Practical Guide to Legal Research and Analysis for Paralegal and Legal Studies
Students” (West Academic 2019)) as well as a recent article in NLU Delhi Journal entitled “Access to Justice: Legal Literacy and Legal Empowerment in India and the U.S.” Inspired to promote legal literacy, in 2021 she did a TEDx Talk entitled “If the Constitution Could Talk, What Would it Say?” Margaret is an international education and development consultant seeking to collaborate with like-minded organizations to advance social justice for marginalized communities.

Mr. Alexandre Vagenheim:
He is a Ph.D. candidate at the University Paris I Patheon-Sorbonne. He holds an LL.M in International Business Law from King’s College, University of London. Currently he is working as a associate at Castaldi Mourre & Partners in Paris.

Ms. Ekaterina Finkel:
She holds an LL.M in International Business Law from King’s College, University of London and Masters I Degree in International Law and Masters II in Private International Law and Business Law from University of Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne, France. She is currently a lecturer in International Arbitration at King’s College, University of London and also a trainee contract at Baker & McKenzie, London.

Mr. Sameer Chaudhary:
He did his LL.M in Corporate and Commercial Law from King’s College, University of London. Currently he is the Partner at UKCA Law Chambers.

Mr. Neeti Sachdeva:
She holds an LL.M in International Commercial Arbitration from Stockholm University, Sweden. Currently she is working as Deputy Registrar at the London Court of International Arbitration India office.

NATIONAL VISITING FACULTY

Prof. (Dr) V.D. Sebastian
Ex-Professor of Law, KIIT ,B.Sc. (Madras), B.L.(Mysore), LL.M.(Karnatak), Ph.D.(Kochin)

Dr. M. Suar
Director, KIIT School of Biotechnology, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Prof (Dr) V Nagaraj
Former Vice Chancellor, National Law University, Odisha.

Prof. B.B. Pande
Former Professor of Law, Delhi University. Ph.D.

Prof (Dr) S.C. Raina
Professor, University of Delhi, Ph.D.

Prof (Dr) Manoj Kumar Sinha
Vice-Chancellor of the Dharmashastra National Law University

Prof (Dr) G.S. Bajpai
Vice-Chancellor of National Law University Delhi

Prof (Dr) M Srinivasan
Professor, Department of Criminology, University of Madras, Ph.D.

Dr. Veenita Patnaik
Associate Professor, The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata