NALSAR Hyderabad wins inaugural NLSIU-SAM-FinTech Moot Court competition in Bengaluru

A total of 36 teams from colleges across the country registered for the competition, out of which 24 teams qualified for the oral rounds and engaged in arguments addressing the issues.

Hyderabad: NALSAR Hyderabad has emerged as winners at the first edition of NLSIU-SAM-FinTech Moot Court Competition that concluded at the NLSIU, Bengaluru campus.

With an aim to address some of the key emerging issues in fintech regulation, the moot court engaged with the students and judges on issues linked to emerging fintech regulation, virtual digital assets, fractional ownership and more. A total of 36 teams from colleges across the country registered for the competition, out of which 24 teams qualified for the oral rounds and engaged in arguments addressing the issues.

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The final bench was presided over by Sajan Poovayya, Senior Advocate, Jayna Kothari, Senior Advocate, Madhavi Divan, Additional Solicitor General, Ananth Padmanabhan, Dean of Vinayaka Mission’s Law School and Shilpa Mankar Ahluwalia, Partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM & Co).

Shilpa Mankar Ahluwalia said, “The Fintech Conference brought together thought leaders from the regulator and fintech industry to discuss how best to address some of these legal challenges.”

Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor of NLSIU, said, “This collaboration with SAM for the FinTech Moot Court Competition created an outstanding opportunity for students to engage with some of the most complex regulatory challenges in the fintech ecosystem.”

SAM & Co offered an internship to each member of the winning team and also to the runner-up (Jindal Global University).