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Els Reynaers is a Partner at M.V. Kini & Co. where she heads the firm’s Environment and Energy practice; and is specialized in environmental law and nuclear law. She has law degrees from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium (magna cum laude), and the University of Delhi, India. She completed an LL.M. degree at the University of Georgia, U.S.A. Before moving to India, she worked as a lawyer on environment and energy-related issues at Allen & Overy, Brussels, Belgium and at Giordano & Associates, Chicago, USA. Prior to obtaining her Indian law degree Els headed the Centre for Global Agreements, Legislation and Trade at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi. She worked closely with the Government of India on its WTO trade and environment negotiations. Els published a monograph on the status of the precautionary principle and regularly writes articles on topical issues in the environmental and nuclear energy field. Els serves as the General Secretary of the Nuclear Law Association of India, which she helped co-found, was the President (2015-2016) and current Vice-President (2022-2026) of the International Nuclear Law Association. She’s a board member of the Supervisory Board of the International School of Nuclear Law, France (2022-2026). The Global Law Experts (GLE) – Annual Awards edition (2024) recognized Els as Nuclear Law Expert of the Year in India. She’s regularly recognized as a leading environmental lawyer in India by the international peer reviewed “Who’s Who Legal: Environment” edition; and is the current Co-Chair of the IBA’s Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee (2025-2026), its Sustainability Initiatives Officer (2023-2024), and a member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (2025-2029).