Anoosha Shaigan

Chief Operating Officer, Courting The Law

Anoosha Shaigan is an Advocate of the Lahore High Court and an international human rights lawyer, technology law expert, gender justice advocate and certified legislative drafter, having worked on various legal, policy and governance reforms in international legal structures and legal innovation for over 14 years. She serves as the COO and Editor of Courting The Law, Pakistan’s leading legal analysis platform with various award-winning initiatives leveraging technology to enhance access to justice, innovate legal services and advocate for legislative reforms and accountability. She is also the Founding Member of the Legal Informatics Committee at the Lahore High Court Bar Association, Asia's oldest and biggest bar with over 100,000 members. Ms. Shaigan is currently working on various policy reforms related to FinTech, Web 3.0 technologies, space law and public-private partnerships.

She has previously worked with various government ministries, judicial bodies and international organizations in reviewing Pakistan’s commitments to international treaty obligations. She has also been nominated as a Millennium Leadership Fellow of the Atlantic Council and a Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum and has had the honour of being internationally elected as a Council Member of the Governance and Accountability Council of the Global Shapers Community. Nominated as a Fellow of the American Council of Young Political Leaders by the US Department of State, she was appointed as the honorary Deputy Secretary of State in Indiana during the 2016 US Presidential Election.

Ms. Shaigan has also authored the Legislative Brief on the Right to Information law for the Parliament of Pakistan and frequently conducts training in law and technology for senior judiciary in Pakistan. She holds an LLM degree in Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law from Queen Mary (UK), a certificate in Technology Policy from MIT, a certificate in International Human Rights Law from Louvain and various certifications in FinTech law and policy.

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