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Recommended for its ability to provide ‘very personal, focused attention’ to its clients and their issues, Obhan & Associates is active across a myriad of areas including crypto, publishing, data protection and tech litigation among its core streams of work. The practice is spearheaded by Essenese Obhan and Ashima Obhan; the former assists clients with the full gamut of IP issues and is capable of handling complex disputes, while the latter is particularly noted for their strengths in data protection and privacy and is active across the publishing and media industries.
Testimonials
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‘Very personal, focused attention from a team who really take the time to get to know your business.’
‘Ashima Obhan provides a very responsive, personal, focused services.’
‘The firm understands the approach and requirements of UK lawyers seeking local legal advice within India.’
‘Ashima Obhan is our main contact at the firm. She is always readily available to advise, including out of normal office hours on any urgent matters, and is a pleasure to deal with, giving very clear, concise and practical legal advice.'
Key clients
- The Financial Times Limited
- HarperCollins Publishers India Private Limited
- The British Broadcasting Corporation ("BBC")
- Neblio Technologies Private Limited (operating under the brand name "CoinDCX")
- Forest Essentials
- Penguin Random House India Private Limited
- Synergistic Financial Networks Private Limited
- Delinian Limited (formerly known as Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC) ("Delinian")
- Dhoomimal Gallery
- International Carbon Exchange Private Limited
Work highlights
- Representing two journalists in a criminal writ petition before the Supreme Court of India. The petition seeks to quash a police notice issued by the Crime Branch, Ahmedabad City to the two journalists calling them to appear in person in connection with a preliminary inquiry into an article pertaining to the Adani Group of Companies published by FT.
- Advising the British Broadcasting Corporation on the steps to be undertaken in order to rectify certain compliance issues with the BBC LO and to revive the dormant BBC LO, both with the BBC LO's Authorised Dealer Bank and with the Reserve Bank of India.
- Undertook a legal read for Indrani Mukerjea's memoir titled "Unbroken: The Untold Story".
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Essenese Obhan, Ashima Obhan