The Legal 500

Nishith Desai Associates is ‘a top firm for 
TMT matters’. Clients include Mid-DAY, MphasiS, GoAhead Software, Infospace and Sony Music. Gowree Gokhale is recommended.

ALMT Legal represents media groups such as Lokmat and Sakal Papers, as well as a number of film actors and actresses such as Divya Dutta and Suniel Shetty. Hitesh Jain and SR Arun head the team.

A.R.A. LAW has experience advising clients such as Turner Broadcasting System and You Telecom.

AZB & Partners has acted for clients such as Qualcomm, HAV3 Holdings and HSBC Private Equity on TMT transactions. Zia Mody is highly regarded.

Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co advises its domestic and international clients on corporate and regulatory matters, as well as disputes. It has advised clients such as Reliance MediaWorks.

D H Law Associates’ managing partner Nusrat Hassan is recommended for TMT work. Key clients include Sahara TV.

DSK Legal has experience in advising 
a number of Indian banks on their IT projects. It also represents numerous technology companies.

Economic Laws Practice advises high-profile clients in the film and television industry.

Luthra & Luthra’s ‘first-rate’ team advised Etisalat DB Telecom on the notable 2G spectrum allocation case regarding investigations 
pending before the Central Bureau of Investigations, Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax authority. The team also advised PVR Limited on a transaction involving the 
installation and maintenance of a number of high-tech cinema screens across India. Mohit Saraf, 
Rajiv K Luthra and Ameet Datta are recommended.

Majmudar & Co advised IT services company Atos Origin on its purchase of the entire shareholding of Venture Infotek Global from Venture Infotek Mauritius. Akil Hirani and Neerav Merchant are recommended. Anoop Narayanan left the firm.

Naik Naik and Company has an ‘excellent reputation for media matters’, and vast experience in film financing. It also provides regulatory 
advice to clients on outbound and inbound investment in the TMT sector. Ameet Naik is recommended.

Bharucha & Partners’ clients include 
Aditya Birla Group, Nortel Networks and Tower Vision India. Alka Bharucha is recommended.

Desai & Diwanji’s recent highlights 
include advising Quippo Telecom Infrastructure on the sale of its telecom towers business to Tata Teleservices.

Gagrats advised US-based RSM McGladrey on its licensing agreements in India, and 
acted for Jet Airways (India) on its services agreement with IBM.

Gandhi & Associates represented OSI Restaurant Partners on an outsourcing 
agreement with TCS India, and has been 
advising Versace on its franchise and trade 
mark license agreement with Kumar Builders of India.

HSA Advocates is recommended for its expertise in advising media sector clients on matters including IP disputes and regulations.

J Sagar Associates notably advised US television network CBS on its joint 
venture with Reliance Television for the purpose of launching and marketing a portfolio of 
television channels. It also advised SPE - part of 
Sony Pictures Releasing International - in a contractual dispute with Percept Limited.

Khaitan & Co.’s niche lies in advising 
clients such as Barclays Bank (H&B) Mauritius 
and Outsource Partners International on outsourcing. Haigreve Khaitan and Kalpana Unadkat are recommended. Anand Mehta recently joined the team from the defunct firm of Thakker & Thakker.

Vaish Associates advises corporate clients on IT.