R Vijayakrishnan graduated from Loyola College, Chennai and subsequently obtained his law degree from the University of Madras (The Madras Law College). Enrolled as an Advocate in 1969, after a brief stint at the Bar first in the office of King and Partridge, Solicitors and Advocates, Chennai and later in the office of Mr.S.Swaminathan, a leading lawyer, he joined the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd (E.C.G.C) and worked for over twenty years in different capacities and held senior positions till 1993.Thereafter he resumed his legal practice and has been focussing on legal consultancy relating to international trade, international trade finance, export credit insurance and allied subjects. His present focus includes Mediation and Arbitration. He has undergone extensive training in Mediation and is an Accredited Mediator with the Tamilnadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Madras High Court, Chennai and the ADR Group, U.K. Since 2005 he has mediated in different kinds of disputes relating to civil, commercial and matrimonial causes.