Chirag Balyan is the Coordinator, Centre for Arbitration & Research (CAR) and Assistant Professor of Law at Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai. He teaches courses on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and International Commercial Arbitration at University. He is the Founding Editor in Chief of Indian Review of International Arbitration. At University he has been instrumental in setting up ADR Society, Moot Court Society, Centre for Arbitration and Research, Center for Maritime Law and Research and Centre for Mediation and Research. He is actively involved in the training of judges, lawyers, police officers, prosecutors, industry professionals & law students on various legal issues including Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation and Advocacy Skills. Under his leadership, CAR prepared a research report on Virtual Hearings in India and also submitted the comments on the Draft Code of Conduct for Adjudicators in ISDS to UNCITRAL and ICSID. He is pursuing his doctorate from the Symbiosis Law School, Symbiosis International University, Pune. Earlier, he has served as law clerk cum research assistant to the Chief Justice of India and other judges of the Supreme Court of India.