Introduction

With his rich experience in technology, media and telecommunications, intellectual property, and private equity, Kaushik brings to the table domain knowledge and acute legal acumen.

Kaushik advises international and domestic clients on mandates ranging across policy advisory, compliance and regulations, and media and technology-related documentation including licensing, distribution, and revenue sharing agreements. He is closely engaged with the Entrepreneurship and Start-up Practice of the Firm.

His rich experience across business sectors coupled with commercial and risk-averse pragmatism enables him to deliver comprehensive legal strategies to actualise clients’ business objectives from early-stage proof-of-concept to late-stage equity and debt raising.

Indicative Experience

• Advising Relevant e-solutions Private Limited on the acquisition of its app ‘ROPOSO’ by Glance InMobi Pte. Limited.
• Advising and representing Adani Group (Adani Enterprises Limited, Adani Global Pte. Limited, and Adani Global FZE) on coal trading, mining, and bunkering disputes before arbitral tribunals and various other fora against multiple parties, including Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company, Haryana Power Generation Company Limited, Karnataka Power Corporation Limited, and Ind-Barath Power Gencom Limited and Ind-Barath Thermal Power Limited.
• Advising and representing Alt Digital Media Entertainment Limited before Delhi High Court in its disputes with Times Internet Limited.
• Advising and representing Balaji Motion Pictures Limited before various arbitral tribunals in disputes arising out of the co-production agreements.
• Advising Alt Digital Media Entertainment Limited and Shemaroo Entertainment Limited with their end-user license agreement (EULA), privacy policy, and terms of use and disclaimers for their over-the-top (OTT) platforms ‘ALT’ and ‘SHEMAROO’ respectively.
• Advising SVF Entertainment Private Limited and Digivive Services Private Limited on commercial disputes, content regulation, and acquisition and licensing for their over-the-top (OTT) platform ‘HoiChoi’ and ‘NexGtv’ respectively.
• Advising Swara Bhaskar on defamation matters and artiste agreements.
• Advising Happily Unmarried Marketing Private Limited on its Series G investment round from IIFL Seed Ventures Fund.
• Advising Minnow Films Limited (a UK based production company) on content regulation, production policy, privacy, defamation laws in India, and providing on-ground legal support to its production team in India.
• Advising Kahaaniwaaley Media and Entertainment Ventures Private Limited on various agreements related to film production.