Ms Savitha Kesav Jagadeesan > Kochhar & Co. > Chennai, India > Lawyer Profile

Kochhar & Co.‘s broad fintech offering encompasses on NPCI issues, online digital payments and data and privacy issues. The unit is additionally well placed to advise on matters concerning blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Savitha Kesav Jagadeesan frequently assists start-ups to navigate issues associated with e-commerce and internet-related transactions. Stephen Mathias is a data privacy expert. Anuj Kaila‘s varied practice extends to advice on digital lending matters. Sharmil Bhushan, who joined in November 2022 from HSA Advocates, is well versed in debt restructuring mandates.

With a diverse tech practice offering a mixture of transactional, contentious, and regulatory compliance work, Kochhar & Co. draws upon its network of offices across India when representing global and national companies. The group demonstrates considerable strength in the IP and data privacy spheres, regularly acting on behalf of clients in trade secrets and licensing disputes. Stephen Mathias heads the Bengaluru-based department, specialising in regulated sectors including telecom, e-commerce, and infotech, whilst Rajarshi Chakrabarti is an expert on handling proceedings instituted by regulatory agencies from Mumbai. In Chennai, Savitha Kesav Jagadeesan focuses on cybercrime and e-commerce issues, and Gurgaon-based Janmejay Rai assists clients with broadcasting and telecom regulations.

With a large team and significant geographic spread, Kochhar & Co.‘s dedicated labour and employment team handles a robust mix of advisory, contentious, and transactional work for domestic and international corporates. The team is jointly led by New Delhi-based Rohit Kochhar and Bengaluru’s Suhas Srinivasiah; Kochhar specialises in sexual harassment matters, whilst Srinivasiah is an experienced litigator with a focus on tech and outsourcing. Also in Bengaluru, Debjani Aich acts for global IT companies on their workforce-related operations in India in addition to her anti-sexual harassment advisory work. At the same office is senior associate Sidharth Santosh, who assists on workforce restructurings and social security compliances. In Chennai, Savitha Kesav Jagadeesan is the key name for labour disputes and termination contracts.

Kochhar & Co.‘s services span the filing and prosecution of patents and trademarks, in addition to portfolio management, which it carries out for its broad roster of domestic and international clients. Gurugram-based patent attorney Tarvinder Singh is a regular fixture on patent and trademark filing and prosecution matters; much of his recent work has involved the automobile, aviation, telecoms, biotech and energy sectors. Other recommended individuals include trademark and transactional attorney Lynn Lazaro (in Bengaluru) and Savitha Kesav Jagadeesan (in Chennai).

The IP practice at Kochhar & Co. has notable expertise in trademark, patent and industrial design prosecutions, in addition to investigations and litigation. The team includes Gurugram-based partner Tarvinder Singh, an expert in patents work and a regular advisor to large global corporations, and Savitha Kesav Jagadeesan in Chennai, who handles various IP portfolios for clients across a wide range of sectors, including consumer goods, education, media and IT. The Bangalore-based Lynn Lazaro is an essential contact on the transactional IP side, an area in which Daksh Kumar in New Delhi also excels, in addition to his contentious work. IP all-rounder Anshuman Sharma in Gurugram is also recommended.