Hot Briefings
As India develops cutting edge Technologies, the companies face various legal issues arising from Corporate Governance, Fundraise, Intellectual Property, Privacy, ESOPs, Technology Transfer, Dispute resolution among others.
The knowledge about the issues faced in each of these areas are widely available on the internet, but it is not easy to consume because of the heavy technicality. More so, it is difficult to put the knowledge into practice given a lot of this knowledge is theoretical in nature and practical implementations require a combined knowledge of business realities, legal positions and stakeholder management.
Exploring the contours of Tech industry’s legal problems
Hot briefings is a series of conversations led by Debarshi Mukherjee and Biswarup Ghosh with key legal leaders, where they are asked to share knowledge about solving these issues for Technology Companies.
20 mins guide to handling Data Breach in India Kunal Jha
Kunal Jha is Managing Partner at Inovatree. He is a Technology Lawyer who advises in thearea of IP, Data Privacy, and comes from a rich experience of over 12 years in IP, contracts, M&A at Honeywell. In this episode, Biswarup and Debarshi explores the best ways to handleData breach with Kunal. Read More
Generative AI: Best practices to manage legal risks Andre Frieden
Andre Frieden is a tech industry attorney with in-house and Big Law experience drivinggrowth and innovation for global technology enterprises, including early-stage techcompanies. Responsible for advising senior executives and supporting sales, finance, HR, product, and engineering teams with the following skills and responsibilities: Negotiating complex, high-value tech/IT transactions Developing and managing policies, best practices, and legal guidance for development and commercialization of SaaS, AI, blockchain, fintech, IoT, robotics, data center technologies, quantum computing, and other emerging technologies -- Managing US & EU regulatory compliance and corporate matters -- Developing and managing US & EU data privacy (CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA, GLBA, FCRA, PIPEDA), cybersecurity, data governance, and incident response compliance and best practices, including AI-related data privacy and cybersecurity -- Developing and managing IP protection, enforcement, and licensing/revenue models -- Managing litigation and employment matters within the tech sector -- Advising on cross-border business and regulatory issues across Americas, Europe, andAPAC Fluent in 3 foreign languages (Hablo español, je parle français, eu falo português) Building, managing, and mentoring global and regional legal and compliance teams andstreamlining legal operations Read More
How to manage Sexual Harassment complaints in Indian Tech Companies?
Abhishek Jain is a Managing Partner at Shri Nakoda & Co. and heads the criminal litigationpractice of the firm in Delhi-NCR. Abhishek is an Engineer-turned-Litigator with Bachelor’sdegrees in Mechanical Engineering from Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak andin law from Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law - IIT Kharagpur. Backedbyexperience of more than 10 years in the field of litigation, Abhishek specializes in criminal and intellectual property laws, while also regularly handling sexual harassment matters, commercial suits, civil suits, real-estate transactions and disputes, and matrimonial litigations. Abhishek represents clients before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, HighCourt of Delhi, District Courts, Specialized Tribunals, NCLT and NCLAT. He also takes activeinterest in start-ups and entrepreneurial ventures, and advices them on due diligence, regulatory framework and compliance aspects. He renders zealous and devotedrepresentation to every client in every case. Read More
An expert’s guide to ESOPs VS ESPPs vs RSUs for Tech Employees Somya Agarwal
Soumya is a Vice President - Legal, Secretarial & Compliance at Fractal.ai, where sheleverages her 20 years of experience as a lawyer and company secretary to provide strategiclegal counsel and compliance solutions to a leading global provider of artificial intelligenceand analytics solutions company. She is extremely passionate about aligning legal andbusiness objectives and driving optimal outcomes for the organization and its stakeholders. Prior to Fractal, she has held leadership positions at Ginger Hotels Publicis Groupe WiproNourishCo Beverages Limited among others. She was recently honored with inclusiontoLegal 500 GC Power List, 2023. At the beginning of her career, she was Merit ScholarshipAwardee from The Institute of Company Secretaries of India for CS Final. Read More
Arbitration vs Litigation for cross border Tech contracts? RV Prabhat
R. Venkat Prabhat, an Advocate on record at the Supreme Court of India, boasts a notablelegal
career with significant expertise in arbitration and litigation. He holds degrees
inEngineering and Law from the University of Bhopal and Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual
Property Law at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, respectively, and a Master of Laws
from Jindal Global Law School (JGLS). Additionally, he completed the Executive Level of the
Company Secretary course from the The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Hiscareer
highlights include handling high-profile arbitration disputes in the infrastructure andoil &
gas sectors, appearing before various courts and tribunals, and specializing in commercial
arbitration, civil commercial law, and constitutional matters. He has appeared in various
landmark constitutional matters. Prabhat is also a prolific and recognized author in the
legal field, having written extensivelyon various legal subjects, including data protection,
constitutional issues, arbitration andcommercial law. He has authored a commentary book on
Arbitration Law, endorsedbyeminent jurists such as Justice RF Nariman, Gary Born, Dr AM
Singhvi and Vivek Tankha.
S. Prabhat has successfully represented various multinational companies in
high-stakesarbitration disputes and has been empanelled as legal counsel for several
prestigiousorganizations, including Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd,
ELECTRONICSCORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED, NHPC Limited, and NCL Ingeniería y Construcción SPA.
He is also a Senior Panel Counsel for Union of India.
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AI and Technology Transactions: A review of AI Licensing Terms Kevin Keller
Kevin Keller is an attorney with a rich blend of expertise at the confluence of law, business, and technology. His career spans significant roles at Amazon and Microsoft, where headvised on cutting-edge tech issues, including AI, well before they became mainstream. With over 15 years of experience in AI, leadership in strategic acquisitions, and a knack for turning legal challenges into growth opportunities, Kevin brings a deep understanding of thecomplexities surrounding hashtag#AI licensing, development, and compliance. Read More
Shining light on Dark Patterns
Hana Boston, based in Austin, Texas, brings extensive experience as an in-house Product Counsel, specializing in guiding technology firms across diverse industries. She excels incollaborating with product, engineering, business development, advertising, marketing, andother teams to craft strategic, scalable approaches to product development while identifyingand mitigating legal risks. Read More
How can SAAS companies effectively manage cross border Data Transfers
Lisa N: Lisa worked at Fried Frank and Cravath, then Google, Genentech, Deloitte,
Optiv (North America's largest cybersecurity firm), Oracle Data Cloud (now Oracle
advertising) before joining Accenture. She left Accenture to join ResMed and to Panorama
Education where she is the Associate General Counsel and Privacy & Compliance Officer.
Siska Lund: Siska is a Senior consultant at Privacy108 Consulting, and an Australian
Attorney, where she brings in deep global data protection and privacy expertise and
corporate, commercial and technology legal experience integrated with insightful commercial
acumen.
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