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Obhan & Associates has been recommended in 5 practice areas in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - 2025 Edition.
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| 5 | India > Corporate and M&A | Obhan & Associates | Corporate and M&A | Firm Ranking | Obhan & Associates | India | Corporate and M&A | ||||||
| 5 | India > Corporate and M&A | Obhan & Associates | Editorial commentary | Ashima Obhan | Vrinda Patodia | Forest Essentials (under the legal entity name Mountain Velly Springs India Private Limited), GE India Industrial Private Limited, Chemical Construction International Group, Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Delinian Limited (formerly known as Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC), Tip Tales Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Octillion Energy Holdings Inc., Neblio Technologies Private Limited, Synergistic Financial Networks Private Limited, Homage Ventures LLP, Spectacom Global Private Limited, Flexing It Services Private Limited, Steer Engineering Private Limited, Homage Ventures LLP | Represented Octillion as its lead counsel in India and advised on Indian law with respect to its Indian group company, Octillion Power Systems India Private Limited ("Octillion Power India") for the proposed listing of Octillion on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Conducted a legal due diligence of Octillion Power India. Advised CCIS on the establishment of a joint venture company in Indonesia with Singapore-based Kaltimex Energy (Singapore) Pte Ltd., in the heart of the highly competitive south-east Asian palm oil industry. Represented Delinian, a multinational entity with a portfolio of business-to-business information services brands, in the Indian leg of its global corporate restructuring and navigated the requirements of multiple stakeholders across different jurisdictions. | A team that possesses ‘deep expertise’, Obhan & Associates‘s transactional capabilities stem from its experience advising a litany of clients on corporate structures, investment strategies and IP licensing. ‘Extremely diligent and experienced’ Ashima Obhan heads up the group from New Delhi with her wide-ranging strengths in managing joint ventures, disputes and regulatory issues. Another name to note in the practice is Vrinda Patodia excels at handling cross-border investments across tech, manufacturing and financial services industries. | India | Corporate and M&A | |||
| 2 | India > Intellectual property > Intellectual property | Obhan & Associates | Intellectual property | Firm Ranking | Obhan & Associates | India | Intellectual property | Intellectual property | |||||
| 2 | India > Intellectual property > Intellectual property | Obhan & Associates | Editorial commentary | Essenese Obhan | Aparna Kareer; Charul Yadav; Sneha Gandhi; Mehak Dhingra | Pine Labs Private Limited, G4S Plc. and G4S Security Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd., TATA Chemicals, AGFA Group of Companies, Aditya Birla Science & Technology Co. Pvt. Ltd., Steer Group of Companies, The Doon School, MakeMyTrip (India) Private Limited, Bolt Technology OÜ, Vending Updates India Private Limited, CoinDCX, Akasa Air (SNV Aviation Private Limited), Matra Mobili Private Limited, Promoshirt SM SA, Forest Essentials, Kohli Sports Pvt. Ltd., M.K. Srinivasan, Wieden + Kennedy India, Acer Incorporate, Lanzatech Inc | Representing Wieden + Kennedy India Private Limited in the enforcement of its copyright against Jindal Steel & Power Limited, that launched an ad campaign, "Steel of India", using W+K’s copyrighted works. Obtained a favourable order before by the Delhi High Court. Representing G4S Plc., a leading security services company, before the High Court of Delhi in various disputes with third party infringers. Successfully prevented and obtained injunctions against various third parties from adopting identical or deceptively similar trademarks likely to cause brand dilution. Defending Matra Mobili Private Limited, which was sued by Madanpalle Retail Private Limited for allegedly using the trademark 'Sunday'. Successfully vacated an ex-parte injunction that had been granted against our client by the District Court of Bangalore. | Headquartered in New Delhi, Obhan & Associates is headed by managing partner Essenese Obhan who is best known for his track record of guiding clients through the gamut of contentious and non-contentious matters such as infringements, passing off and copyright disputes. Other key contacts include Aparna Kareer, experienced in drafting and prosecution of patent applications, both within India and beyond it, Charul Yadav , who deals contentious mandates in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and chemical spaces and Sneha Gandhi, who assists with global patent portfolios, including drafting, oppositions and prosecution. Sought out by an impressive client base of Fortune 500 companies, universities, start-ups, domestic and international clients looking for assistance with trademark prosecution, infringements and trademark portfolio management, Mehak Dhingra is also recommended. | India | Intellectual property | Intellectual property | ||
| India > Intellectual property > Intellectual property > Leading associates | Obhan & Associates | Mehak Dhingra | Leading associates | Individual Ranking | Mehak Dhingra - Obhan & Associates | India | Intellectual property | Intellectual property | |||||
| India > Intellectual property > Intellectual property > Leading partners | Obhan & Associates | Essenese Obhan | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | Essenese Obhan - Obhan & Associates | India | Intellectual property | Intellectual property | |||||
| 3 | India > TMT | Obhan & Associates | TMT | Firm Ranking | Obhan & Associates | India | TMT | ||||||
| 3 | India > TMT | Obhan & Associates | Editorial commentary | Essenese Obhan; Ashima Obhan | 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 | 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". | 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. | India | TMT |