Spice Route Legal
Soumitra Ponkshe
Education
What Soumitra brings to the table
Soumitra Ponkshe is a Senior Associate with the Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice at Spice Route Legal.
As India digitises, Soumitra’s practice has focussed on advising some of India’s largest corporates on the adoption of technology and the use of data. He has led digitisation projects at
- India’s largest international airline.
- India’s largest bank
- One of India’s largest energy companies
- One of India’s largest car companies
- One of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies
Outside of his specialised role in digitisation, Soumitra has a keen interest in media and entertainment, where he works closely with tech giants, digital platforms on content regulation, talent contracts, distribution strategies, and high-value IP-driven transactions. He also has a vast experience in advising on aviation technology matters, assisting clients on regulatory and commercial issues at the intersection of aviation operations and emerging technologies.
Representative Matters:
- Advised India’s largest commercial bank on a USD200 million+ outsourcing contract for the development of a proprietary core banking system.
- Assisted the world’s largest card payment solutions provider in navigating the Indian regulatory framework pertaining to the operation of the Account Aggregators Ecosystem.
- Advising the national flag carrier airline of India on multiple large-scale technology licensing arrangements, including negotiating a complicated payment arrangement with JP Morgan in the United States.
- Assisting a leading global pharmaceuticals and agricultural products company with the launch of an online platform for the 10-million farming community to make agriculture more predictable through access to technology and financial data.
