Ashima Obhan
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 5 : Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
Band 5
About
Provided by Ashima Obhan
Practice Areas
Corporate Law, M&A and TMT (Technology, Media, Telecoms)
Career
Ashima Obhan heads the corporate law, M&A and TMT practice at the Firm and is registered with the Bar Council of Delhi. She has been advising clients on complex, high value, cross-border work as well as a range of transactions across different industries such as information technology, education, publishing, retail and real estate. She has been advising clients on structuring of investments, formation of Indian entities, joint ventures, asset purchases and acquisitions and divestments. Her team is recognized for delivering excellent legal strategies and commercially viable advice within prescribed timelines. Under her aegis, the Firm has established a robust practice in the Indian publishing sector. Ashima and her team regularly advise publishing houses and international news organisations on issues that are specific to their industry. She has been advising clients on author contracts, film option contracts and undertakes regular review of non-fiction manuscripts before the same are published. She also advises news organisations on the various regulations that apply to news entities in India, including on foreign direct investment matters, ideal organisational structures and conducting pre-publication reviews of news pieces. In the recent past, the team has been defending its clients in defamation matters across different forums in India. Ashima has also been responsible for developing the data protection and privacy practice at the Firm. She and her team regularly advise clients on the implications of the EU General Data Protection Regulation as well as the implications of the Digital Personal Data Protection ACT, 2023 on their business. She has also co-authored a book on the same, titled “Data Protection Laws Demystified”. Ashima and her team also work closely with members of the Firm’s IP team on licensing transactions. The Firm’s commercial contract team has extensive experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating IP licensing agreements, highlighting the legal and commercial risks and preparing clear and workable contracts.
Languages Spoken
English and Hindi
Education
LLB
2001 - 2004
BA Hons
1998 - 2001
Awards
IFLR 1000
Notable Practitioner
2023
Asian Legal Business
One of India’s top TMT / Fintech Lawyers
2021
Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards: Asia Pacific
Highly Commended in the category of Private Practice (Individual) Generational Inclusion Lawyer of the Year
2020
India Business Law Journal - The A list of India’s top 100 lawyers
Ranked one of the most established and respected names in private practice
2018
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Ashima Obhan has good credentials in the area of technology law. She assists with the licensing of technology, data protection and cryptocurrency.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ashima has been a pleasure to work with and has been very helpful in sorting through our company needs in a new region."
"Ashima has excellent interpersonal skills. She is extremely affable, while always coming across as sincere and authentic. She is able to offer insights even at the first interaction and more detailed advice post-research and study of the brief. She inspires confidence and trust."
"Ashima has been a pleasure to work with and has been very helpful in sorting through our company needs in a new region."
"Ashima has excellent interpersonal skills. She is extremely affable, while always coming across as sincere and authentic. She is able to offer insights even at the first interaction and more detailed advice post-research and study of the brief. She inspires confidence and trust."
