LAWYER PROFILE

Savitha Kesav Jagadeesan

Asia-Pacific 2026

Kochhar & Co

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Corporate/Commercial: Chennai

India

4 years ranked

Intellectual Property

India

3 years ranked

About

Provided by Kochhar & Co

Practice Areas

Corporate Compliance & Advisory

Corporate/M&A

Employment Law

Intellectual Property Rights (IP)

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Real Estate & Construction

Start-Up

TMT

Career

Savitha is a Senior Partner and Co-heads the Firm’s Chennai office. In addition, to leading the Intellectual Property practice in Chennai, her practice areas include Corporate Law, Employment Law, and TMT.

Savitha extensively advises on labour matters including employer employee disputes, termination issues. She has also been appointed as the IC external member for several companies and advises companies on issues related to Workplace Harassment and Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH).

Savitha also advises several large foreign and domestic clients on negotiating and handling joint ventures, Private Equity investment documentation, foreign direct investment (FDI), technical collaborations, share/asset purchase deals, mergers and acquisitions and India investment strategies. In addition to handling the traditional IPR issues, Savitha has been handling IP portfolios (litigation and prosecution) for clients across a wide range of industry sectors including FMCG, auto parts, IT, education, media and entertainment, amongst others.

Savitha mentors and advises startups and hi-tech companies on e-commerce and internet related transactions, critical issues relating to co-branding, content licensing, platform agreements and cyber related IPR issues.

She has an extensive research background and is recipient of the prestigious Monash Research Scholarship (Australia) to conduct research in the area of Cyber Crime and Policing. During her stint in Australia, she also taught Contract law, Commercial Law and Criminal Law at Monash University and Victoria University.

Professional Memberships

Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa, 1999

Member of the Congress of Fellows, CILS, Salzburg

Publications

IP Enforcement in India, Asia IP Journal, May 2015

Contributed to the Book, Doing Business in India, 2014 till date

Cyber crime and the Corporate Sector; Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business, Wolters Kluwer, 2013

Franchising and the Law, Comparative Law, Wolters Kluwer, 2013

Book Chapter, Crime and Law, Ed. R Thilagaraj et al, 2012

Taking Steps to Protect Your IP Rights

Cybercrime in the Corporate Sector

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Corporate/Commercial: Chennai - India

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Savitha Kesav Jagadeesan co-heads the Chennai team and is experienced in equity investments, employment issues and intellectual property matters. She regularly handles trademark litigation and advisory.

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Intellectual Property - India

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Savitha Kesav Jagadeesan is based in Chennai and is well known for her work in the trade mark space and with a focus on handling trade mark portfolios and advising on intellectual property enforcement matters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Her ability to remain calm under pressure, communicate clearly, and provide timely, business-aligned advice makes her a trusted adviser.
Corporate/Commercial: ChennaiChambers Asia & Pacific
Savitha consistently delivers exceptional client service, demonstrating professionalism, reliability and a proactive approach in every interaction.
Corporate/Commercial: ChennaiChambers Asia & Pacific
Savitha is a friendly person who is approachable and provides good legal advice.
Intellectual PropertyChambers Asia & Pacific