IT &
Data Privacy

Overview

The firm’s has a niche information technologies and data privacy practice and stands at the forefront of of advising clients navigating the complex and fluid space of fintech, digital assets, blockchain, non-fungible tokens, online gaming, artifical intelligence, and other emerging technologies. The firm supports a diverse set of clients from fintech start-ups to NFT creators working on tokenisation, digital assets, AI service providers, and several others. The firm also advises and represents clients in technology disputes, domestic and international, through its team of specialised arbitration and litigation experts. Additionally, the firm undertakes a fair amount of policy related advisory work in the tech space and advises large multinational as well as domestic players in this sector.

Indicative Experience

IT and Emerging Technologies
  • Advised Plantin Genesis DMCC and provided responses to their queries on setting up Indian infrastructure for crypto currency for network marketing, distribution of software developed overseas and proposed to be distributed in India, compliance with the evolving crypto currency regulations and issued detailed legal opinion on interpretation and viability of commercial transactions, including assessment of legal risks.
  • Advised Hefty Art Inc. in their first ‘Phygital’ auction of M. F. Hussains ‘Fury’ in collaboration with Sotheby’s, its collaboration with Jaipur Rugs and Bangalore Watch company, and provided end to end assistance in drafting and execution of various documents including consignment agreements in relation thereto.
  • Advising Bharatbox DMCC for its collaboration with various production houses and IP holders in developing virtual land and digital game assets on the metaverse based on licensed intellectual property rights, and providing assistance with drafting joint land development agreements in relation thereto.
  • Advised Cryptobiz in compliance with the evolving crypto currency regulations and by issuing detailed legal opinions on interpretation and viability of commercial transactions, including assessment of legal risks.
  • Advised and drafted the terms of use, cookies policy and privacy policy for Hefty Art Inc, House of Gaming, Indyverse, Shortgun amongst several others.
  • Advised and drafted a global data privacy policy for a prominent NGO having its presence in over 180 countries.
  • Advising a Singaporean group company of one of India’s largest online gaming conglomerates engaged in the business of sports NFTs, in a dispute with a shareholder relating to the enforcement of a put option clause in the shareholders agreement. The dispute involved issues pertaining to valuation of the business and other ancillary complexities arising therefrom.
  • Advising and representing the National Stock Exchange in an ad hoc arbitration arising from a contractual claim in a sum of INR 30 crores pertaining to hosted managed services and consultancy services.
  • Advised and represented the National Stock Exchange in an arbitral dispute arising out of a Master Services Agreement and other related contracts entered into with one of India’s leading technology service providers.
  • Advising and representing National Stock Exchange of India Limited before the Bombay High Court in a trademark infringement suit against unknown perpetrators who published and circulated content infringing NSE’s trademark and Deepfake videos using the features of a senior NSE official and his AI generated likeness. Successfully obtained directions against prominent social media intermediaries for enforcement of the interim order passed by the Bombay High Court.
  • Provided frequent and detailed comments and suggestions on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
  • Assisted a well-reputed online fantasy gaming company with representing its interests before relevant ministries.
  • Particiapted in a multistakeholder Advisory Group constituted to undertake development of an ‘AI for India-Specific Regulatory Framework’ and provided inputs on AI governance principles.
  • Aided a well-known social media company with regulatory concerns regarding newly introduced legislation.

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