TMT: Technology & Telecommunications | Asia-Pacific

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.

AZB & Partners fields a highly reputed practice, regularly instructed on major transactions in the TMT field, including investments, private equity and joint ventures. The firm also enjoys a particularly impressive following in the media, technology and sport industries, regularly assisting both domestic and international clients with the key technological and regulatory considerations attending their deals, including competition, employment and taxation issues.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas is highly regarded for its handling of both transactional and advisory TMT mandates and further noted for commercial work in the media, broadcasting and entertainment spheres and the maintenance of a TMT-related litigation capability. The team is highly sought after for advice on fintech, e-commerce and cloud-based services. The team often acts for the providers of data centre networks and is well known for its expertise in data protection, including compliance with the provisions of the 2019 Personal Data Protection Bill and data retention issues.

The Ikigai Law practice provides advice on a wide range of technology sector issues. The team is increasingly sought after by clients for its experience handling complex work in the areas of cryptocurrency and digital assets, and in other growth spheres such as unmanned aviation. The team is also active in the data privacy field, addressing both domestic questions and those concerning other regional jurisdictions.

IndusLaw's prominent practice is noted for its advice to established technology companies and start-ups on data privacy and protection, VoIP and telecoms regulation and cloud-based services. The team is particularly adept at advising on e-commerce and fintech-related mandates, including business structuring and regulatory compliance, and also handles related technology disputes as well as transactional TMT mandates.

JSA fields a respected practice, offering expertise across a wide range of issues in the TMT space, covering matters relating to mobile devices and payments, cloud computing, data privacy and telecoms regulatory advice. The firm is also well regarded for its skill in related transactional work and retains an impressive roster of clients among blue-chip international technology and telecoms companies. The team additionally represents a roster of emerging and established fintech companies in relation to a full suite of issues including licensing, regulatory work and dispute resolution.

DSK Legal enjoys a flourishing reputation for providing an array of specialist advice, particularly where contractual arrangements or contentious issues in the media and entertainment industry are concerned, but also embracing significant technology-related transactions in, among others, the biotech and bioinformatic sectors. The firm also offers regulatory advice on issues pertaining to data protection and cybersecurity as well as e-commerce and counts well-known corporates, high-profile media personalities and advertising agencies among its clients.

Khaitan & Co maintains a robust practice recognised for its skill in corporate and commercial issues across the telecoms, media and technology spheres, including investments, acquisitions and demergers. The team also demonstrates expertise in telecoms-related transactions and regulatory advice and is further noted for assisting with regulatory issues in the e-commerce space. It advises a diverse client base, including numerous major media services, software and telecoms companies.

Samvad Partners handles a range of corporate matters for media and IT companies, including licensing agreements, services agreements and privacy policies. The firm also advises on transactional mandates, including investments into technology companies, and acts for clients from a range of industries intersecting with technology, including finance and healthcare. The team is particularly experienced in advising on cloud service and technology transfer agreements and increasingly active on cybersecurity and data protection mandates.

The Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co team is highly respected for transactional TMT work, especially financing and investment in the technology, media and telecoms industries. The firm is also recognised for skill in telecoms regulatory mandates as well as data protection and licensing. It acts for an impressive roster of international social media companies as well as e-commerce and mobile companies and cloud service providers.

AnantLaw Solicitors and Advocates has a notable focus in the TMT sphere. It is regularly called upon to assist with data privacy and protection as well as regulatory matters. The firm is based in New Delhi and serves a host of domestic and international clients.

G&W Legal has noteworthy expertise advising on a broad range of matters in the technology space, encompassing acquisitions, data transfers and regulatory matters. The practice also handles data privacy and cybersecurity incident issues. Its client roster includes domestic and international companies.

Saraf and Partners houses an established firm with a fast-rising TMT team based primarily in New Delhi, with additional offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru. The team is well positioned to handle an array of transactional TMT matters, including advising on seed funding. It also regularly advises payments and telecoms clients on regulatory issues and the set-up and structuring of their platforms. The practice is increasingly active in advising on data privacy and protection matters in the fintech space.