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Dr. Karnika Seth

Dr. Karnika Seth

B.A (Eng. Hons.), LL.B(University of Delhi)

LL.M (King’s College, University of London)

Ph.D.(Cyber laws), Specialisation in Computer Science (Harvard University)

Founder & Head, Corporate & Cyber Laws Practice

Chairperson, Lex Cyberia

Phone: +91-9810155766

Email: karnika@sethassociates.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/karnikaseth

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-karnika-seth-1100873/

 

Dr. Karnika Seth is an Internationally renowned cyber law expert & is the founder of Seth Associates. Dr. Seth is also the Chairperson of Lex Cyberia at Seth Associates, the World’s first integrated cyberlaws research, forensics and legal consulting centre. Dr. Seth has been consistently ranked by global business community as topnotch cyberlawyer, an IT Expert & a prolific author, policymaker & educator. Dr. Seth practices law at the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High court & other legal forums and is principal legal advisor to many multinational groups and government entities. She has actively resolved many Cyber crime cases in conjunction with the law enforcement authorities in India. Her contribution to growth & development of cyberlaws internationally and in India is widely acknowledged in the corporate world and by International organisations. She has been empanelled as a member of the Working Group of International Corporation for Assigned Names &Numbers (ICANN) formed to design the Policy framework impacting global domain registration services. She supports various initiatives on woman empowerment and online child safety and trains law enforcement on combating cyber crimes. She is part of expert panel of UNICEF working on children safety in the online world and actively associates with International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) in its cyberawareness activities in India. She is also associated with the International Telecommunication Union’s initiatives and is a member of the global cybersecurity forum. Her expert views on cyber safety have been solicited by United Nations’s International organisations and also by the Parliament and the Ministry of Information Technology for strengthening the cyberlaws in India. Dr. Seth has been a Tedex Speaker who has spoken at more than 1000 seminars, conferences and has authored several books, e-books, white papers, legal toolkits, policy documents and recommendations for reforming cyberlaws in the country. She is empanelled as legal expert to advise National Internet Exchange of India and represents the Office of Comptroller of Certifying Authorities constituted under the IT Act, 2000.In 2013, she was appointed as legal expert to represent Indian Government in the panel formed to advise on objections to ICANN’s suggested new gTLDs.She has been consulted by the University Grants Commission of India, IGNOU, National Law school, India and other reputed educational institutions for formulation of cyber law education courses in India.

Dr. Seth’s book titled ‘Computers, Internet and New Technology Laws’ published by Lexis Nexis Butterworths elucidates the key developments in the field of Cyberlaws across many important jurisdictions, India, United States and European nations. Dr. Seth was conferred the Law Day Award from the Chief Justice of India for authoring this comprehensive reference work. She received the Digital Empowerment Award for the year 2015 from the Government of India for authoring the book, Protection of Children on Internet and the law Day Award 2015 from the Chief Justice of India. In 2017, Dr. Seth was conferred the National Gaurav Award for exemplary contribution to the field of cyberlaws in India. In 2017, Dr. Seth was conferred the title of Honorary professor by Amity University. Dr. Seth authored the e-filing manual to support the e-courts mission project of the Supreme Court of India and a legal toolkit, Child victims of cybercrime for National Commission for Protection of Child rights in 2018. In 2019 Dr. Seth received the Eminent CIO of India Award from the VARINDIA group. On the UN International Women’s day, she received the Great Indian Women Award in 2021 from the Indian Observer Post and the Eminent CIO of India Award in 2021. She was also conferred the title of Super Cyberwoman by Cyberpeace Foundation in 2021. She has been recognised as India’s most influential cyberwarrior by Dynamic CISO group. She is also an expert trainer to law enforcement authorities in India and abroad and regularly contributes her views on the subjects in conferences, print & electronic media and television.

While cyberlaw is her core specialisation, Dr. Karnika Seth has diverse transactional experience, encompassing joint ventures, foreign collaborations, franchising and Intellectual property rights. She has acted as legal advisor to reputed multinational companies in negotiating and finalizing various business and commercial arrangements and advised the on projects for launch of products and services in the Indian Market. Dr. Seth’s area of expertise also covers International Commercial Arbitration, International Trade ,Banking,and Anti-dumping Laws. She graduated in Masters in Law from Kings College, University of London. She attained her doctorate degree in cyberlaw (Ph.D.) from NIU in 2017. She specialised in Computer Security from Harvard University in 2020.

EXPERTISE

  • Cyber Laws
  • Artificial Intelligence, blockchain
  • GDPR and data protection
  • Corporate & Commercial Law
  • International Trade Law
  • Antidumping laws
  • Launch of products & services
  • Food & Drugs laws
  • Agency and Distribution
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Commercial Arbitration & ADR
  • Franchising, Agency and distribution

REPRESENTATIVE TASKS

  • Advised on GDPR and contract formation for ITES Company for its data processing activities in Europe.
  • Advised on a data theft case where an ex-employee of an Indian IT company stole data of a foreign client
  • Advised on an online defamation case and enforcing right to be forgotten
  • Advised an international organisation on launching an app compliant with Indian cyberlaws in India
  • Drafted social media and IT policy for an Indian company and legal vetting of other related policies .
  • Advised medical services company on legality of delivering online health advisory services and drafted their web disclaimers, terms of use and privacy policy
  • Advisor to online gaming website portal, on compliance with Internet laws, e-commerce laws, contract law, consumer law and privacy laws in India, particularly advising on business method, drafting of terms of use, disclaimers, privacy policy, confidentiality and vendor contracts
  • Advisor to a Swiss company hosting a social networking site for Cyberlaw India compliance issues.
  • Successfully represented an Indian exporter in a domain name dispute before World Intellectual Property Organization -an ICANN dispute resolution policy matter.
  • Acted for the Escorts Group in a cybercrime investigation matter before Indian courts
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AFFILIATIONS

  • Member , ITU , India
  • Member of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Member, Supreme Court of India Bar Association
  • Panel Expert, Nitron circle of experts
  • Member, International Association of IT lawyers
  • Member of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
  • Member of the International Editorial Advisory Board of ‘International Journal of Cyber Crime and Criminal Justice
  • Member of British Council Alumni Association India.
  • Member of the Indian Council of Arbitration
  • Bar Council of Delhi
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RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • National Webinar on Data Privacy laws , VIPS, 23 April 2022
  • Artificial Intelligence and Internet laws, Mahatma Gandhi University, 7th April 2022
  • Law and Technology -AI, Privacy and Justice System (Cybercrimes on Social Media), Bennett University, The Times Group, 30 March 2022
  • How to Mitigate Fraud in a Digital World, Panel Discussion Session- I at 6th Cyber & Data Security Summit 2022, 9 February 2022
  • Data regulations in India, Symbiosis, Hyderabad, 10 Feb 2022
  • Law and Trends to watch for in 2022, BW Legal World Conclave 2022, 29 January 2022
  • Cybercrime against women, Cyber jagriti event of LSR College, 27 January 2022
  • Bridging the Gender Divide - Digital Gender Inclusion, Plan India International, 24 January 2022
  • A Corporate Perspective, for the National Cyber Security Scholars Program (NCSSP), National Security Database, 14 January 2022
  • Making cyberspace safe, Plan India International, 11 December 2021
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MEDIA INTERVIEWS

Ms Karnika Seth, Cyber lawyer & Partner, Seth Associates regularly contributes her expert views on current legal issues particularly related to Cyber Laws and Intellectual Property Rights. She recently spoke on cyber law issue of Internet censorship in India & China and Consumer Protection laws in a series of panel discussions broadcasted by various Television channels including CNN IBN and NDTV

  • What the india’s experts feel about the union budget 2022
  • Data Privacy Day: Raising Awareness, Promoting Privacy Practices and Fixing Accountability
  • Data Breach In Insurance Industry Rampant in India: Stricter Actions Against Insurance Companies,14 jan 2022
  • Online spaces being unsafe for women, NDTV , 7 jan 2022
  • Adopt cybersafety, big FM, 11 Dec 2021
  • Richa in conversation with Dr. Karnika Seth ,India Ahead, 1 oct 2021
  • Mudda apka, aadhi aabadi aadhi bhagidari, 30 Sep 2021
  • Privacy and data protection, We Crypt ,22 Sep 2021
  • Its time to shed our cyber complacency, enact stricter laws, the optimist, 18 Sep 2021
  • Ways to stay clear of cyber threats, Toch Kerela ,9 Sept, 2021
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PUBLICATIONS

  •  Authored article 'Fending off the cybersharks', Equatorline vol pg 7-15
  •  India Business Guide 2022
  •  Authored e-book titled Media trial
  •  Authored e-book titled Fake News
  •  Authored e-book titled Electronic Evidence
  •  The Pegasus- A deluge or dilemma, linked in, 16 Aug 2021 Read More
  •  The right to be forgotten on internet, linked in, 23 July 2021 Read More
  •  Cyberthreats for girls and laws for their protection ,The Protector, Sept 10,2020 Read More
  •  E-filing manual for High courts and District courts
  •  Authored a book titled Artificial Intelligence Unveiled, Amazon books, first edition
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