Namita Viswanath
IndusLawActing for large domestic and multinational corporations, IndusLaw has a broad data protection practice that is adept at handling all aspects of data processing, protection, and optimisation, as well as advising on data breach responses and compliance frameworks. With significant expertise in international data law frameworks such as the GDPR, international and cross-border mandates are a notable area of strength for the team. Practice co-head Namita Viswanath, based in Bengaluru, has a broad data privacy practice focused on regulatory, policy, and compliance issues for clients across a broad spectrum of industries, with particular emphasis on emerging technologies and the fintech sectors. Founding partners Suneeth Katarki and Avimukt Dar oversee the department from the Bengaluru and New Delhi offices, respectively. Also in New Delhi, Shreya Suri is recommended for her ‘well-rounded and practical advice'; she has a broad practice that covers compliance, regulatory, and commercial matters for clients in the telecoms and e-commerce sectors.
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- 'Shreya Suri provides well-rounded and practical advice while keeping in mind our business offerings.'
Key clients
- RooFoods Ltd. (Deliveroo UK)
- Moody’s Corporation
- Paychex Inc.
- FedEx
- Delhivery Private Limited (Delhivery)
- Mango Sciences
- Scrut.io (Riversys Technologies Private Limited)
- TalentSprint
- Azalp Technologies Private Limited (Rigi)
Work highlights
- Advised Netlink on its response protocol for an identified data breach, drafted the breach report and submitted the same to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) constituted under the Information Technology Act, 2000.
- Advised Moody’s, one of the worlds’ largest technology and data-enabled companies supporting the financial industry, on the new and then nascent cybersecurity directions applicable to various intermediaries and service providers issued by the CERT-In (Directions), the regulatory body for investigating and providing support on mitigation measures for cybersecurity incidents in India, on the key implications, the compliances and reporting required thereunder, and nuances relating to the extraterritorial applicability thereof.
- Advised Amazon.com Services LLC on the extraction and use of data and personal images to train a machine learning algorithm which would be applied globally. In this context, assisted Amazon in reviewing their agreements from the perspective of Indian data privacy and protection laws as well as intellectual property rights.
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Avimukt Dar, Suneeth Katarki, Namita Viswanath, Shreya Suri