Counting businesses from across the advertising, sports, and gaming sectors amongst its key clientele, the DSK Legal team specialises in contentious and non-contentious aspects surrounding IP, regulatory, and tech matters. The team is particularly strong on IT, software development, and e-commerce issues, with the Mumbai-based team of Anand Desai and Chandrima Mitra bringing vast expertise in advising companies in the media and entertainment industries to the group. Parag Khandhar focuses on IP and commercial disputes, and in New Delhi, Rishi Anand handles cross-border M&A in the tech field and Nakul Batra is an expert on emerging tech. Siddharth Suresh operates out of Bengaluru, concentrating on commercial law issues in fintech.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘DSK is the best legal firm I have worked. They are sharp, knowledgeable, experienced, practical, resourceful and proactive.'

  • ‘Anand Desai in my opinion is the best media lawyer firm owner I have come across. He is direct, forthright and respectful without being deferential with screen talent, who are often used to being treated with kid gloves.'

  • 'Chandrima Mitra, our POC at the firm, is the best professional media lawyer in the business. She is able to work across all kinds of areas from production to marketing to distribution to syndication to co-productions to talent agreements, and her experience and demeanour, make her a formidable force. ’
  • ‘The media practice is the best amongst its peers. DSK’s media practice represents a majority of the industry and is at the forefront of any innovative structures, terms, deals that take place. ’

  • ‘Ms Chandrima Mitra who runs the media practice is extremely competent. Has a tremendous breadth of experience on both the legal as well as understanding of the business side of the industry.’

Key clients

  • Amazon Seller Services Private Limited and its entities
  • Amitabh Bachchan
  • Appcino Technologies Private Limited and the promoters thereof
  • Appnit Technologies Private Limited
  • Artha Venture Fund I
  • Arvind Ltd.
  • B62 Studios Pvt Ltd (Aditya Dhar)
  • Bhartipay Services Private Limited
  • Bitcipher Labs LLP (CoinSwitch)
  • By The Gram
  • Cocoblu Retail Limited
  • Conflux Technologies Private Limited
  • D’Yavol X
  • Dharma Productions
  • Digital News Publisher Association
  • Earthsky Pictures
  • Edelweiss General Insurance Company Limited
  • Emmay Entertainment and Motion Pictures LLP
  • Garagepreneurs Internet Private Limited
  • Glamyo Technologies Private Limited
  • HDFC Securities Limited
  • Healthquad Capital Advisors Private Limited
  • Herbalife International Inc., USA and Herbalife International India Private Limited
  • House of Masaba
  • Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited
  • India Today Group
  • Inking Great Stories Private Limited
  • Kri Entertainment
  • Mumbai City FC
  • Navanc Data Sciences Private Limited
  • OnePlus Technology India Private Limited
  • Positive Conversations Private Limited
  • Quadrillion Finance Private Limited
  • Quest Global Group
  • Rajkamal Studios
  • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Productions
  • Red Chillies Entertainments
  • Reliance Retail Limited & Reliance Brands Limited
  • Relicense AG
  • Resilient Innovations Private Limited (BharatPe)
  • Salman Khan Ventures
  • Shanghai Bean Tech Company Limited
  • Roy Kapur Productions
  • Sonalika Group
  • Sonu Sood and Sonu Infotech Private Limited
  • Sonu Sood and Sood Infomatics LLP
  • Staqu Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
  • Starlight Pictures
  • Suitable Pictures
  • Technogen IT Services Pte. Ltd.
  • Tiger Baby Digital LLP
  • Tiger Baby Records LLP
  • UltraTech Cement Limited
  • Uniworld Being Talented
  • Versis Entertainment LLP

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Anand Desai, Chandrima Mitra, Rishi Anand, Parag Khandhar, Siddharth Suresh, Nakul Batra