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Mr Nikhil Krishnamurthy
Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Senior Partner
Nikhil is an IP attorney with 25 years of experience in IP Litigation, Prosecution, Licensing, Enforcement and Strategy. Nikhil has advised on M&E issues for a range of clients including music publishers, record labels, film producers, intermediaries, radio stations, performers, actors and models.
Career
Nikhil is a Senior Partner in K Law’s Bengaluru office. Nikhil has been with K Law since 2006. Prior to joining K Law, Nikhil started his career at Anand & Anand, Delhi and gradually moved up to being a Partner.
He has managed the IP enforcement portfolios of several luxury brands and software companies.
He has also advised on various niche Information Technology issues and represented the plaintiffs in matters of electronic trespass and hacking.
He has been recognized as Top 100 Individual Lawyers by the Forbes India Legal Powerlist 2021, as Super 50 Lawyers and Top TMT / Fintech Lawyers in India by ALB, 2021. Further, Nikhil has been featured in the Asialaw Profiles India 2021, been recognised as one of the Top 15 IP Lawyers for India by Asian Legal Business (Thomson Reuters), 2020, and been recognised by AsiaIP as one of the coveted IP Experts for India, 2020. He is regarded as one of the “top guys in the Bangalore market” for IP advice by Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific, 2019. He is also considered a ‘Market – Leading Lawyer’ for Intellectual Property, IT, Telco & Media by Asia law Leading Lawyers, 2016 and as a ‘Leading IP Lawyer’ by Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific, 2016. Nikhil has been included in the ‘40 Under 45 Leading Lawyers in India’ by Indian Lawyer 250, 2016
Languages
English, Kannada, Hindi
Memberships
Bar Council of Delhi
Delhi High Court Bar Association
Asian Patent Attorneys’ Association (APAA)
International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL), UK
Education
B.A LL.B., (Hons.) National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Lawyer Rankings
India > TMT
Krishnamurthy and Co’s team works closely with the intellectual property team on IP aspects of M&A and private equity transactions, along with handling complex litigation matters. In Bengaluru, Nikhil Krishnamurthy leads the department, routinely advising on a range of disputes concerning IP and trade secrets issues, whilst Shwetambari Rao specialises in e-commerce and commercial contract matters. From Mumbai, Alok Sonker focuses on corporate transactions, and Gautam KM works with media and tech companies.
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Nikhil Krishnamurthy heads the IP department at Krishnamurthy and Co and is a name to note for litigation across multiple areas, including trademarks, copyright, domain names, patents, designs and trade secrets. Shujath Ahmed is renowned for contentious matters and is active in the fields of e-commerce, aviation, fashion, healthcare, television and real estate, among others. Gautam KM (Mumbai), Aditya Narayan Mahajan (New Delhi) and Chinthan Japhet were promoted to partner in April 2023. All named individuals are based in Bengaluru unless otherwise noted.