Combining their considerable dispute capabilities with transactional and regulatory expertise, Khaitan & Co LLP is well positioned to advise global clients on technically complex mandates. New Delhi’s Harsh Walia, who principally focuses on the regulatory and transactional side, and Mumbai’s Tanu Banerjee, who excels in the commercial aspects of tech, content licensing, advertising and a variety of other mandates, jointly lead the practice. Other key names to note include Abhinav Chandan, who specialises in the realms of telecoms and data protection, and Ishan Johri.

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Key clients

  • Google India Private Limited
  • Accenture Solutions Private Limited
  • Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited
  • Telefonica Global Solutions
  • LiveVox, Inc.
  • CtrlS Data Centers Private Limited
  • Vodafone Idea Limited
  • Panja Sports Private Limited
  • Warner Music India Private Limited
  • RP – Sanjiv Goenka Group
  • Tata Communications Limited
  • UFO Moviez India Limited
  • Qube Cinema Technologies Private Limited
  • Skipper Pipes Limited
  • Reliance Industries Limited
  • Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
  • Victor Tango Entertainment Private Limited
  • Rakuten India Enterprise Private Limited
  • Reliance Brands Limited

Work highlights

  • Assisted Google India Private Limited with end-to-end legal support with respect to compliance with the applicable laws, launch of new service offerings, and products for Google Pay including incorporation of multi virtual payment address for payments, Aadhaar based merchant onboarding, Unified Payment Interface (UPI) based payments to international merchants, collection and processing of user data though Google Pay app etc.
  • Assisted Accenture Solutions Private Limited in with various legal and regulatory requirements relating to deployment of cloud-based contact centre solutions, marketing and advertising campaigns, telemarketing and data processing practices, among others.
  • Advised Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Viacom 18 Media Private Limited in structuring and negotiating their strategic joint venture with The Walt Disney Company to merge the digital streaming and television assets of The Walt Disney Company and certain group entities with Viacom 18 Media Private Limited.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Harsh Walia, Tanu Banerjee

Other key lawyers

Abhinav Chandan, Ishan Johri