Krishnamurthy and Co’s team works closely with the intellectual property team on IP aspects of M&A and private equity transactions, along with handling complex litigation matters. In Bengaluru, Nikhil Krishnamurthy leads the department, routinely advising on a range of disputes concerning IP and trade secrets issues, whilst Shwetambari Rao specialises in e-commerce and commercial contract matters. From Mumbai, Alok Sonker focuses on corporate transactions, and Gautam KM works with media and tech companies.

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Key clients

  • Mebigo Labs Private Limited
  • Nasadiya Technologies Private Limited
  • Stage5 Entertainment (Manish Malhotra)
  • Reliance Industries Limited
  • One Media 3.0, LLC (Sinclair Broadcast Group)
  • Active Intelligence Pte. Ltd.
  • Captronic Systems Private Limited
  • Quantilus Innovation Inc.
  • Electricway Solutions Private Limited
  • MiQ Digital Limited
  • Infivention Technologies Private Limited
  • Zast Logisolutions Private Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised Reliance Industries Limited on its acquisition by Jio Platforms Limited of a stake in Glance Digital Experience Private Limited, an unconsolidated subsidiary of InMobi Group, an AI-driven “lock screen” platform for an approximate total consideration of USD $200 million.
  • Advised Exicom Tele-Systems on patenting various technological innovations in the field of Battery Management Systems (BMS) across various jurisdictions including India.
  • Advised GPS Renewables on patenting various technological innovations in the field of renewable energy across various jurisdictions, including India.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Nikhil Krishnamurthy

Other key lawyers

Shwetambari Rao, Alok Sonker, Gautam KM, Chinthan Japhet, Puneet Prabhakar, Christopher Rao, Santosh Vijay, Karishma Jumani, Perzeus Abhas