Satwek Mishra

Research Associate engaged with Office of the Secretary, and the Legal Division

Policy research, advocacy, and regulatory engagement at a not-for-profit. Projects include Energy Transition governance, Tariff Rationalisation, Consumer Grievance Redressal Forums, Environmental and Social Impact of RE.

Virtual fellowship for political economy (Market and Political Orders) hosted by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Engaged virtually with an education technology platform to communicate scientific research on key issues on sustainable development to a general audience. Collaborated with research and studios team to develop curriculums and content including reports, articles, and videos for global clients.

Early-stage support to establish mediation initiative, including proposal writing, legal and policy research, and advocacy.

Engagement with a farm and agriculture technology startup, focused - generally, on the business and policy strategy for the venture, including legal issues, conceiving and operationalising international partnerships, and advise to the CEO on financial, technical and legal feasibility of possible investments and coordination of R&D; - and specifically on negotiating and drafting contracts including partnership agreements, MoUs and non-disclosures with global collaborations, research in food safety, legal metrology, and essential commodities act, analysis of startup policies of various state governments and the central government specifically related to horticulture, legal and regulatory appraisal of business and investment proposals, drafting standard operating procedures for safe food handling at the facility based on HACCP and other food safety standards including that of FSSAI, research on food safety standards and practices in agriculture and allied activities drafting detailed project report and financial modelling of risks and returns, presentations and pitch deck for reputed venture capital funds and global startups, facilitating partnerships and collaborations with international organisations, engagement with national and international innovators in the agri-tech sector, conception, coordination and operation of a R&D engagement with eminent experts from leading technology institutes

Short-term internship in the Legal Department of CERC, with the Dy. Chief (Legal) of the Transmission Division, focused - generally, on an overview of the structure and day-to-day of CERC in various departments, including the Tribunal, registry, filing etc; - and specifically on the technical features of electricity transmission, tariff determination and the legal issues therein, brief overview of filing procedures, draft and proofreading of Record of Proceedings of the Tribunal, analysis and draft of case summaries for daily update meetings with the Dy. Chief. Day-to-day operations of the apex regulator in the electricity sector, short-term engagement provided a broader perspective on the legal functions of the electricity regulator from the end of the regulator, which helped build on previous experience of interning with law firms engaged in regulatory litigation at CERC and APTEL.

Assisted the litigation team with legal and policy research for matters before electricity regulatory tribunals and the Delhi High Court.

History, Theories, Concepts and Instruments of Regulation, Financial Analysis, Microfinance, Sectoral Regulation - Electricity, Water and Food Safety.

Constitutional and Administrative Law, Jurisprudence and Interpretation of Statutes, Competition Law, International Trade Law, Securities and Investment Law, Banking Regulation, Mercantile Laws and Alternate Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Rights, Media Law and Policy