Nishith Desai Associates prides itself on being a domestic firm with an international presence, with offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore and Singapore. It has market-leading practices covering labour and employment, media and entertainment, private equity, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, regulatory, tax, and technology and telecommunications. In the frontier space of technology, the firm has been a pioneer and cultivated a leading presence in privacy and data protection, crypto-assets and blockchain, payments, media, education, life sciences, and gaming and gambling. Key individuals include Ashish Kabra and Shweta Sahu. Dispute resolution leaders Vyapak Desai and Alipak Banerjee departed in August to set up their own advocate practices.
Work highlights
Successfully represented a client in a significant dispute involving a large Malaysian investor against the Republic of India.
Acted for a cryptocurrency exchange to resolve a multi-million-dollar arbitration, navigating complex regulatory challenges and securing favourable outcomes.
