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Obhan & Associates Offices
N-94, Second Floor
Panchshila Park
NEW DELHI
110017
India
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Ms Ashima Obhan
Work Department
Corporate Law, M&A and TMT (Technology, Media and Telecom)
Position
Senior Partner, Corporate Law, M&A and TMT (Technology, Media and Telecom)
Career
Ashima Obhan heads the corporate law, M&A and TMT practice at the Firm and is registered with the Bar Council of Delhi. She has been advising clients on complex, high value, cross-border work as well as a range of transactions across different industries such as information technology, education, publishing, retail and real estate. She has been advising clients on structuring of investments, formation of Indian entities, joint ventures, asset purchases and acquisitions and divestments. Her team is recognized for delivering excellent legal strategies and commercially viable advice within prescribed timelines. Under her aegis, the Firm has established a robust practice in the Indian publishing sector. Ashima and her team regularly advise publishing houses and international news organisations on issues that are specific to their industry. She has been advising clients on author contracts, film option contracts and undertakes regular review of non-fiction manuscripts before the same are published. She also advises news organisations on the various regulations that apply to news entities in India, including on foreign direct investment matters, ideal organisational structures and conducting pre-publication reviews of news pieces. In the recent past, the team has been defending its clients in defamation matters across different forums in India. Ashima has also been responsible for developing the data protection and privacy practice at the Firm. She and her team regularly advise clients on the implications of the EU General Data Protection Regulation as well as the implications of the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 on their business. She has also co-authored a book on the same, titled “Data Protection Laws Demystified”. Ashima and her team also work closely with members of the Firm’s IP team on licensing transactions. The Firm’s commercial contract team has extensive experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating IP licensing agreements, highlighting the legal and commercial risks and preparing clear and workable contracts.
Languages
English and Hindi
Education
LLB, B.A. (Hons.)
Leisure
Reading, yoga and traveling
Lawyer Rankings
India > TMT
Recommended for its ability to provide ‘very personal, focused attention’ to its clients and their issues, Obhan & Associates is active across a myriad of areas including crypto, publishing, data protection and tech litigation among its core streams of work. The practice is spearheaded by Essenese Obhan and Ashima Obhan; the former assists clients with the full gamut of IP issues and is capable of handling complex disputes, while the latter is particularly noted for their strengths in data protection and privacy and is active across the publishing and media industries.
India > Corporate and M&A
A team that possesses ‘deep expertise’, Obhan & Associates‘s transactional capabilities stem from its experience advising a litany of clients on corporate structures, investment strategies and IP licensing. ‘Extremely diligent and experienced’ Ashima Obhan heads up the group from New Delhi with her wide-ranging strengths in managing joint ventures, disputes and regulatory issues. Another name to note in the practice is Vrinda Patodia excels at handling cross-border investments across tech, manufacturing and financial services industries.