Ms Abha Shah > Naik Naik & Company > Mumbai, India > Lawyer Profile
Naik Naik & Company Offices
116-B, MITTAL TOWERS
NARIMAN POINT
MUMBAI 400 021
India
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Ms Abha Shah
Work Department
Transactional aspects of Media & Entertainment Sector,
Film Distribution Agreements,
Due-Diligence of Title & Copyright Ownership.
Position
Associate Partner
Career
Abha is a key member of the Technology, Media & Telecommunications team and handles both domestic and international clients in this sector. She is the focal point of all non-contentious work in the Media & Entertainment practice at the firm. Her work area covers the entire horizon of the sector, including Films & Television, Theatre & Performing Arts, Gaming, and Advertising & Public Relations.
She is actively involved in advising, structuring, drafting, vetting and negotiating complicated agreements (like co-production, development, licensing, acquisition deals, revenue sharing deals, distribution, etc.) for media clients for their films, international formats, digital/web series and TV programs related work. She has also carried out due diligence of title and copyright ownership of more than 1000 films.
Additionally, she also provides strategic advice to various e-commerce giants and web-based business clients by understanding the laws, rules and regulations governing business-to-business and business-to-consumer and electronic commerce.
She has helped several clients in devising strategy for acquisition and licensing of Intellectual Property Rights, including Copyrights. She also handles all IP Prosecution work at the Firm, including Filing and pursuing Trademark & Copyright Registration Applications before the Registries across various states in the country and has rendered legal opinions on several complex IP Matters.
Languages
ENglish, Hindi, Marathi
Education
B.Com, CS (Inter), LLB.
Lawyer Rankings
India > TMT
The Mumbai-based team of intellectual property, OTT platforms, and media specialists at Naik Naik & Company is highly regarded for dealing with litigious and transactional work within the TMT space. The firm demonstrates a growing presence in new emerging areas, including digital platforms, e-commerce, content acquisition, and IP, with Madhu Gadodia an expert on IP and gaming matters. Ameet Naik focuses on the media and entertainment space, and Abhishek Kale assists clients with outbound investments and M&A. Abha Shah advises on licensing and distribution agreements, and associate partner Malabika Boruah is also noted.
India > City focus: Mumbai > Intellectual property
Naik Naik & Company assists clients with day-to-day data intellectual property issues, including copyrights and patents as well as trade marks. The practice also has extensive experience in both civil and criminal matters, including anti-piracy and enforcement. Media sector expert Ameet Naik coheads the practice with IP specialist Madhu Gadodia and Abha Shah, who has vast expertise in filing and pursuing trade mark and copyright registration applications before registries across India.