Saikrishna & Associates is a top-tier firm for contentious intellectual property and technology, media and telecoms matters. In particular, its copyright litigation team is arguably the best in the country, regularly recognised and name-checked by peers and clients. The firm has featured in numerous first-of-its-kind litigations that helped shape the landscape of various industries, such as media and entertainment, sports broadcasting, standard essential patents (SEPs), pharmaceuticals and life sciences, intermediary liability, publishing, information technology and new media and online anti-piracy. In addition to its supremacy in the IP sphere, the disputes team regularly handles a range of commercial, competition, white-collar crime and regulatory cases.
Key contacts for disputes include managing partner Saikrishna Rajagopal and partners Ameet Datta, Sidharth Chopra, Nitin Sharma, Safia Said, Sahil Sethi, Savni Endlaw and Sneha Jain.
Amazon Seller Services engaged the team for its investigation initiated by the Narcotics Control Bureau due to misuse of the online marketplace and its logistics services by perpetrators functioning as sellers or delivery partners. This case will have significant ramifications on intermediary liability and safe harbour available to them if the intermediary’s systems are misused to perpetrate crimes. It also raises issues of the stringency of the due diligences conducted by intermediaries while allowing customers and sellers to engage in sale-purchase transactions on their platform. This affects all players engaged in logistics and delivery services whose services may be used to move any prohibited substances throughout the country.
Key clients include Apple TV, Adobe Systems India, Audible Singapore, Bytedance, Fox Star Studios, HarperCollins, Panasonic, Penguin Books, Star India, Walt Disney Company and WeWork.
Client feedback
“Strong at media and entertainment.” – Government and regulatory
“They have in-depth industry knowledge. They are proactive and efficient and they effectively executed tasks.” –
Government and regulatory
“They are the numero uno law firm when it comes to the media and entertainment sector, as they have the deep knowledge and insight of the legal and regulatory landscape. It isn’t only the private sector that engages them – even the administrative ministries such as the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and the sectoral regulator for both telecoms and broadcasting, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), and others consult them on policy issues.” – Intellectual property
“The firm has expertise in intellectual property matters. The firm is proactive in providing their support in various matters and legal advices.” – Intellectual property
“They are very experienced and able to represent our interests on the negotiating table very ably and persuasively against difficult targets, many of whom are not legally trained or proficient.” – Intellectual property
“Saikrishna & Associates provides all-round legal solutions for effectively managing the intellectual property of the company.” – Intellectual property
“Extremely high levels of ownership, with the ability to provide advice within tight timelines.” – Intellectual property
Siddharth Chopra
“He is hard-working, committed, efficient and effective. He has an in-depth knowledge of industry issues.”
“Siddharth Chopra, who is one of the senior team members of Saikrishna, is very capable and almost independently drives the issues.”
Sneha Jain
“I work closely with Sneha Jain as she keeps a close watch on the legal and regulatory landscape from the policy point of view. Since technology, media and telecommunication are dynamic fields with all the action centred around this segment, we exchange knowledge on a regular basis. This helps me hugely in my articulation before policy-makers and regulators. She is a great listener and her interpretation of law is always amazing.”
“Sneha displayed an unrelenting commitment to her work and clients. She is able to understand the problem and provide problem-solving advice very well. Her depth of knowledge from a regulatory perspective vis a vis the media sector is unparalleled. She understands client needs and is able to give relevant advice depending on the matter at hand.”
Suhasini Raina
“Very effective communicator and litigator.”
Meghana Singh
“Meghana is always reachable, eager to provide support and information whenever required. She has good knowledge about the subject matter.”
