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