TMT Law Practice
| No. of offices | 7 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Mr. Abhishek Malhotra |
| Company type | Partnership |
| Website | http://www.tmtlaw.co.in/ |
TMT Law Practice (TMT) is India’s first boutique Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law firm with offices in New Delhi,Chennai bangalore Kolkata Ahmedabad Mysore Bhuvaneswar with an associate network office in Mumbai.[1]
Mr. Abhishek Malhotra is the Founding & Managing Partner of the firm. The other partners of the firm include Mr. Kaushik Moitra and Mr. Rajesh Ramanathan.
Practice area
The practice of the firm combines Intellectual Property, regulatory, corporate and transactional, dispute resolution, and legislative work in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Industry.
The practice areas of the firm are Intellectual Property Rights, IP Enforcement & Anti-Piracy, Media & Broadcasting Litigation, Technology Licensing Advisory, Entertainment & Sports Litigation, Regulatory Advocacy & Interface, Licensing Advisory & Negotiations, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Brand Protection Strategies, Privacy & Data Protection, Mergers & Acquisitions, Contracts & Negotiations, Dispute Resolution, Competition Advisory & Litigation, General Commercial Services.
Being the country's first boutique law firm catering to the TMT sector - needless to say, the key sector the firm specializes in are: Technology; Media and Entertainment; and Telecommunications.
The firm caters almost exclusively to the following Industries: [2][3][4][5]
Technology
- Biotechnology
- Information Technology
- Software Products and Services
- Hardware Manufacturers
- Robotics
- Pharmaceutical
Media and Entertainment
- Motion Picture and Film companies – Production, Distribution, Talent, etc.
- Television including Cable, DTH, IPTV and HITS operators.
- Radio including FM, Satellite and Internet Radio Operators
- Copyright Societies
- Content Aggregators
- Sport
- Celebrity / Personality Management Agencies
- Event Management Companies
- Equipment manufacturers
- Creative Industries e.g. Publishing, Multimedia and Interactive, Advertising and Marketing, Fashion
- and all such businesses that are driven by or reliant on intellectual property rights, companies facing counterfeiting and IP infringement issues, Franchise operations, companies using IP as a primary way of raising investor value
Telecommunications
- GSM Operators
- CDMA operators
- VoIP and Internet application providers
- VAS Providers and Aggregators
- Knowledge Process Outsourcing
- System Integrators
- Equipment manufacturers
Air and Space
- The firm has recently opened an Air and Space Law Forum teaming up with NUJS. [6]
Clientele
The firm's past and present clientele include names such as Google, Cinepolis India, Hexaware Technologies, Tata Sky, Sony Entertainment Television, Piramal Healthcare, Orange, Viacom 18, Indian Broadcasting Foundation and the Association of Radio Operators of India.
The firm was recently in news when TMT Law Practice and three senior advocates won a Supreme Court stay of the 10-day suspension of Viacom-owned TV channel Comedy Central that was ordered by the Delhi High Court.[7]
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "TMT Law Practice - Profile". TMT Law Practice. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Legal 500 TMT Delhi". Legal 500. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Legal 500 IPR Delhi". Legal 500. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Legal Profile: TMT Law Practice". Indian Lawyer 250. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ http://barandbench.com/content/212/tmt-law-practice-teams-nujs-set-air-and-space-law-forum#.VQ1nSo6UeSo Bar and Bench
- ^ http://www.legallyindia.com/201411285368/Litigation/tmt-3-senior-counsel-get-sc-to-stay-delhi-hc-comedy-central-ban