Akash is working as a Lecturer in Jindal Global Law School where he teaches Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) courses. Also, he serves as an Assistant Editor for an arbitration journal (Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai) and a Faculty Board Member of the Centre for Alternative Disputes Resolution (Jindal Global Law School). In addition to academia, he has been appointed as a Sole Arbitrator in 10 disputes and Sole Conciliator in 250 disputes. He completed LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration Law from Stockholm University. During the LL.M. programme, he was selected to be a member of a team to represent Stockholm University in the 26th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna. The Vis Team cracked into the Top 16 out of 372 teams from all over the world and received Honourable Mention for the Best Memorandum for Claimant. He graduated from Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli in 2018. During B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) programme, he represented the University at national and international moots. He was awarded the Colin J. Wall Spirit of the Moot Award at 13th Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong. Out of approximately 1000 students, he was awarded the 1st Ram Jethmalani Academic Excellence Awards 2018 for Students in the Moot Category.