ALAYA LEGAL ADVOCATES advises domestic and international clients on drafting, negotiating and finalising documents, such as software development contracts; software licensing and maintenance agreements, software integration agreements; and teaming contracts, web hosting and development agreements; site usage agreement, preparing security policies including policies on data, and protection and privacy. The team is co-led by Suniti Kaur, who has notable strengths in structuring transactions and documentation in the IT sector, in both a domestic and cross-border context, and Divjyot Singh, who is an experienced litigator and has represented various public sector enterprises and Private Entities across a wide range of matters.

Krida Legal provides a wide range of advice to companies active in the technology and media sectors including agreements, IP rights, contracts, and compliance. The team is led by Vidushpat Singhania who has expertise in betting and gambling regulations, league creation and rights structure, FEMA and tax ramifications, and associated business deals as well as drafting of laws relating to gaming. Nachiket Yagnik‘s practice covers assisting in negotiations of celebrity endorsement contracts, drafting complex technology-based contracts, advising clients on potential business ventures, and a variety of assignments including providing legal opinions to a diverse clientele, and drafting legal representations, notices, and agreements. Kushagra Jain is another notable key member.

Often working closely with the corporate/commercial, employment, and white-collar teams, G&W Legal‘s technology, media, and IP team routinely handles technology transactions, platforms and intermediary regulations/liability for clients in the internet and social media, esports, and online gaming sectors. The team also handles advertising, streaming, broadcasting, and franchising rights. Practice head Arjun Khurana advises corporations at the intersection of tech and the law, guides Fortune 500 companies through the changing data protection and privacy framework in India, acts on complex cross-border technology transactions and data transfer arrangements, and conducts data transfer impact assessments. Srijoy Das has a special focus on privacy, technology transactions, licensing, commercial contracts, and IP law.

With a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory environment, Burgeon Law assists OTT platforms, production houses, artists, and other TMT companies on data privacy and protection, antitrust as well as general commercial issues. Practice head Roma Priya is well-versed in all aspects of corporate and commercial, fund formation, fund raising, commercial contracts and disputes. The firm welcomed the arrival of Anish Jaipuriar, who joined from AKS Partners.

IP Firm Mason & Associates has grown its expertise to include Internet and IT, routinely advising clients on developing, registering, protecting and enforcing their IP portfolio and on issues arising in the digital era, such as those relating to e-commerce platforms, search engines, internet-based platforms and applications. The team has particular strengths in licensing deals, contractual work, and compliance issues. Practice head Neel Mason regularly advises clients on their trade mark portfolios and works with clients to enforce and protect their rights. Sabia Veqar has expertise in trade mark, copyright and design prosecution as well as contentious matters including oppositions, rectifications and cancellation proceedings before the Trademarks Registry, the Copyright Office and the Intellectual Property Appellate Board of India. Ankit Rastogi‘s core practice involves IP enforcement and strategy and Vihan Dang has experience representing leading film and music companies and content owners in music licensing deals with digital music platforms.

Tandon & Co. has extensive experience in advising clients on matters related to broadcasting, telecoms, e-commerce, advertising, internet, media, content, gaming, and technology. The team has particular strengths in representing clients before the Supreme Court of India, High Court, District Courts, Commissions and Judicial & Quasi-Judicial authorities. The practice, which is headed by Kunal Tandon, includes Kumar Shashank Shekher and Abhinav Dubey.

Trust Legal has in-depth knowledge of the regulations and counts leading production houses, television channels, Multi System Operators (MSOs), and Direct to Home operators (DTH) as its key clients. The team is co-headed by Sudhir Mishra, who has longstanding experience in the area of TMT, and Ritwika Nanda, who represents multinationals and listed companies in high-stake and multi-layered disputes.