About Us
Cyber Law Academy
Cyber Law Academy is an online and offline Tech and Law related education and training academy. We want to create a revolution in the Edtech industry by combining online and offline models with vernacular language delivery to increase practicality and understanding. Combining technology and laws with robust delivery remains our forte.
Founder
Adv (Dr.) Prashant Mali, Ph.D. in Cyber Law
Practicing Lawyer Bombay High Court
Prashant Mali is a famous International Cybersecurity, Cyber Law, Data Protection Expert Lawyer, Thought leader, and TV Personality. He practices cybercrime, Data Protection Law, AI, Blockchain, Fintech, E-commerce, Financial & EOW crimes, Trademarks, Copyright, Consumer Law, IPR and Electronic Evidence. A Practising Bombay High Court Lawyer and Legal Counsel in Mumbai, India. When he started he was the country’s only technology lawyer with prior working experience in the IT Industry & then in the Law Field with Qualifications as Master in Computer Science (M.Sc.), Master in Law (LLM), Ph.D. in International Cyber Law and Cyber Warfare, Certified Computer Forensics Expert (CCFP). He has 25 years of experience. He is a published author and has authored 8 books on Cyber Law, Cyber Crime, Data Protection Law, GDPR, authored 16 research papers, and has written articles in all leading magazines and newspapers of India. He is Interviewed by Television News Channels like BBC World, Zee Business News, NDTV Profit, Bloomberg, etc. Cybercrime lawyer could be just another professional name. He practices in both criminal and civil courts.
He has got many landmark judgments in the form of Acquittals & orders before various courts. He is also a sought-after International Speaker on Cyber Security, Cyber Crime, Data Protection law, Cyberwarfare, International Cyber Law, Privacy Law, IPR, Electronic evidence etc. He Provides Expert Legal Opinion on e-commerce, blockchain, fintech, Cloud computing, Electronic signatures, web3, IOT, AI, ML, Robotics, Cyber Law or The IT Act,2000, the DPDP Act, CCPA and GDPR matters and appears before Various Courts as Expert Counsel for Government agencies, Companies and Individuals. He was invited to Oxford University to present a paper on “Cyber Terrorism & International Law”. He is also a Chevening (UK) Cyber Security Policy Fellow for 2015. He is a participant of IVLP (USA) for Linking Digital Policy to Cyber Crime Enforcement. His Policy-related advice and thoughts are endorsed by various governments and are implemented in Laws and Rules framed.
Awards
Awarded as Data Protection Law Influential Leader 2023 Issued by Transformance in Nov 2023. Best Cyber and Privacy Lawyer 2022 Issued by Newsmakers Achievers Award by Afternoon Voice · Sept 2022. Awarded “Best Cyber Lawyer 2017” award presented by the Legend Soli Sorabjee. Awarded as “Cyber Security Lawyer of the Year: India 2016” by Financial Magazine (UK). Awarded as “Cyber Security Professional of the Year (Asia Pacific):2016 by Infosec Group. Awarded “Cyber Law & Cyber Security Lawyer of the Year 2014” by INBA. Awarded Infosec Maestros “Special Achievement Award for Excellence in Cyber Law”