Praised for their ‘deep technical excellence’ and ’crisp understanding’, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co enjoys a strong reputation across content regulation, broadcast licensing, satellite communications and e-commerce arenas, handling a diverse range of contentious and non-contentious issues. Tejas Karia is highly experienced at resolving disputes arising from this field, while the ‘exceptional’ Hemant Krishna is routinely entrusted by tech business for advice on a host of technical gaming, blockchain and fintech work, to name a few. Swati Agarwal bolsters the practice with her expertise in IT and e-commerce and Varun Pathak contributes his strengths in data privacy. Shashank Mishra is also recommended.
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‘The delivery of work is excellent. The team is detail oriented and understand the needs of the client and priorities their demands.’
‘What makes them stand out is that they pay attention to their clients and they are punctual in delivery.’
‘Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas provides innovative solutions that are accurate, crisp, consistent and time efficient. This applies to advice from both a regulatory and litigation point of view. There's great team co-ordination, they work across time zones, across conflicting priorities, several viewpoints from the client and provide the best advice.’
‘Crisp understanding of the problems and issues, of the various nuances in a given problem - they break down multiple problems and then solve them one by one.'
'Always available to discuss any issue and provide solutions that are legally, commercially and operationally succinct, viable and relevant. Seamless, continued service.’
‘Exceptional team - domain expertise and deep technical excellence on the legal ambit of our business.’
‘Hemant Krishna was a standout partner. Hemant’s exceptional performance and expertise left an indelible mark, particularly in the realm of launching technology solutions and applications for various markets.'
- 'Hemant Krishna’s technical knowledge was instrumental in navigating the complex regulatory landscape, ensuring that our technological initiatives were compliant with current laws and well-positioned for future regulatory developments.'
Key clients
- Reliance Industries Limited and Viacom18 Private Limited
- WhatsApp LLC and Meta Platforms, Inc.
- WhatsApp LLC
- Meta Platforms, Inc.
- Meta Platforms, Inc. and Facebook India Online Services Private Limited
- Inshorts India Advertising and Services Private Limited and Inshorts Pte. Ltd.
- GoDaddy.com LLC
- Tata Capital Limited and Insuresilience Investment Fund Private Equity II SCA SICAV- RAIF
- Elevation Capital VIII
Work highlights
- Advised Reliance Industries Limited and Viacom18 Private Limited in a strategic joint venture of Reliance with Disney valued at $8.5bn, combining the businesses of Viacom18 Private Limited and Star India Private Limited, including an investment of around $ 1.4bn by Reliance Industries Limited.
- Advised WhatsApp LLC and Meta Platforms in responsibilities of online intermediaries with respect to the circulation of child pornography content on their platforms.
- Advised Casio India Limited in structuring of its e-commerce business.
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Leading partners
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Other key lawyers
Tejas Karia; Hemant Krishna; Swati Agarwal; Varun Pathak; Shashank Mishra