Senior Partner: Manish Saurastri
Number of partners: 12
Number of lawyers: 89
Languages: English
Firm Overview:
Krishna & Saurastri Associates LLP is a full-service Intellectual Property and Technology law firm focused on rendering business friendly legal advice. The firm was formed in 1992 and merged with a law practice set up in 1956. Ever since, the firm has been navigating complex intellectual property and techno-legal issues for its diverse client base. To keep pace with the growth of its business and be ever present for its clients, the firm has about 170 people spread across offices in the major economic centers of Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Pune, Ahmedabad and Chennai.
The firm represents clients from all major industries and sectors. The firm’s team includes specialists with niche expertise and industry experience, which is leveraged to provide clients maximum value from legal counseling. Additionally, most of the firm’s professionals have formative degrees in natural sciences, engineering, arts or business, prior to qualifying as lawyers, which is useful while navigating complex intellectual property and techno-legal issues.
Over the years, the firm has been ranked among the top tier Indian intellectual property and technology law firms consistently by leading domestic and international publications.
Practice Areas:
- Patents
- Trademarks and Geographical Indications
- Designs
- Copyrights
- Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology Transfers, Licensing, Franchising, Joint Ventures
- Litigation and Arbitration
- Plant Varieties
- Biodiversity
- Competition Laws
- International Trade Laws
- Regulatory Issues
- Food, Drug and Medical Device Laws
- Media, Advertising, Broadcasting and Entertainment Laws
- Trade Secrets, Data Protection and Information Technology Laws
- Anti-Counterfeiting
- Customs and Border Enforcement
