TMT: Technology & Telecommunications
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
Band 1
Contact number
080-43434646About
Provided by Trilegal
Our team specialises in identifying viable ways to do business while addressing the dynamic legal and regulatory changes in the TMT sector
Widely acknowledged as a pioneering practice in the country with the most comprehensive coverage of sector issues, our TMT team brings a unique understanding of business, law and industry best practices, to advise clients on a range of issues including policy matters, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory and commercial matters, and dispute resolution.
Our team specialises in vetting business models of clients to identify the most commercially viable ways to do business while keeping in mind the legal and regulatory constraints in the sector. This includes advice on structuring investments, exit options, due diligence and drafting transaction documentation. We work with technology companies in India looking either to provide services offshore or build their domestic operations, and assist in drafting and negotiation of innovative technology contracts and agreements relating to such areas as co-location, online users, payment portals, platforms, and the shared economy model. We regularly negotiate framework and local agreements across widespread jurisdictions, including Europe, North America and South-East Asia. We are preferred advisors to emerging technology-led business categories such as FinTech, HealthTech, EdTech, RegTech, OTT and streaming.
Chambers Review
Trilegal offers a skilled practice especially prominent in the handling of telecoms-related contentious and regulatory matters and of cross-border mandates, where it acts for an impressive range of multinational technology clients. The team regularly handles alternative internet service provider model, infrastructure sharing and network neutrality issues. The team is further highly sought after for its expertise in e-commerce and fintech mandates and advice on data privacy, outsourcing transactions and electronic content delivery.
Work Highlights
- Trilegal assisted Danske Bank with the sale of its Indian wholly-owned subsidiary, Danske IT and Support Services India, to Infosys.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Trilegal is prompt, pragmatic and very adept at handling complex solutions. Its advisory is innovative and takes into consideration corporate structures and policies."
"Trilegal is a thoroughly experienced firm in the area of TMT. Its lawyers are good at understanding the client's requirements and issues in hand and provide a pro-business work product."
"Trilegal is prompt, pragmatic and very adept at handling complex solutions. Its advisory is innovative and takes into consideration corporate structures and policies."
"Trilegal is a thoroughly experienced firm in the area of TMT. Its lawyers are good at understanding the client's requirements and issues in hand and provide a pro-business work product."
Notable Practitioners
Nikhil Narendran operates across the TMT spectrum from the Bengaluru office, handling a wide range of contractual and regulatory issues.
"In addition to providing excellent advice, he has organised a team of talented and responsive lawyers to support our Indian operations."
"He had in-depth knowledge of the relevant regulations and background on industry practices which enabled us to quickly close the issue at hand. His approach was always practical and solution-oriented."
Rahul Matthan leads the practice from the Bengaluru office and brings the benefits of some 25 years' experience in the TMT sector to his work, offering particularly deep experience in the handling of telecoms and online platform-related mandates and data privacy concerns.
"Rahul is a stalwart in data privacy and technology law. He is mature and provides excellent and commercially sound and solution-oriented advice."
"He is an aboslute legend."
Jyotsna Jayaram brings to bear a decade's experience advising on a variety of TMT, data protection and cybersecurity advice, including on the launch of telecoms devices and various fintech and payments regulatory matters.
"Jyotsna's understanding of the law, ability to grasp questions from the client and provide advice in a simplified manner is extremely strong."
"Jyotsna is very responsive and commercially aware. She has varied and deep knowledge on various diverse areas."
Jaideep Reddy has a growing reputation in the area of technology, with a notable focus on cryptocurrency. He is regularly engaged by clients operating crypto and e-commerce platforms to advise on regulatory and compliance matters.
"Jaideep was able to understand the business of our organisation, place issues in context and solve the issues in hand."
"He is extremely knowledgeable in the field, and also incredibly humble and understanding of his clients. He is also very available and approachable at all times."
Ranked Lawyers at
Trilegal
India