Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Our lawyers understand software and software licensing. We regularly provide contentious and non-contentious advice to buyers as well as sellers of software and related services. Our expertise includes advising on the purchase and licensing of software, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, cybersecurity, data sovereignty, data ownership, open source, IoT, data analytics, cloud services, smart contracts, licensing, copyrights, and patents.

We advise some of the largest Indian telecommunications companies on licensing and regulatory matters.

We have acted on over USD3 billion of outsourcing and software development contracts in 2022-2023, many of which were the largest such deals involving India.   

Our fintech teams combine a unique appreciation of the technology, commercial, and regulatory concerns that define the financial services sector. Our clients include over 18 banks, 13 alternative lenders (non-banking financial companies), and over 250 innovative startups and other technology service providers.

Our team regularly acts for some of the most innovative startups and some of the largest legacy players in blockchain, digital ledger technology, and cryptocurrency. Having predicted many of the regulatory dictates that have emanated from India, we have been instrumental in evolving global strategies that effectively mitigate the ever-evolving risks that haunt this industry.

Armed with a keen understanding of insurance law, our team of Insurtech lawyers are able to solve the mysteries that plague this sector.

Combining our legal expertise with sector-focused knowledge, we have advised some of the world’s leading HR-Tech companies on the most complex legal hurdles in this sector.

Our expertise ranges from the procurement, design, and deployment of advertising technology to negotiating large commercial contracts and navigating regulatory concerns. Our ability to draw on the expertise of India’s leading data protection and advertising practices and provide a seamless experience to clients makes us uniquely suited to advise the most sophisticated buyers and sellers of Ad-Tech services.

We regularly advise the largest ed-tech companies on matters ranging from regulatory compliance, intellectual property issues, and global expansion and market entry to competition law, employment law, data protection, privacy, licensing, franchising, and M&A.

We are a law firm that prides itself on market-leading technology and life sciences practices. The Health-Tech team practices at the intersection of these two practices and regularly advises some of the most innovative companies on regulatory challenges and approvals, data protection and cybersecurity, intellectual property, and licensing.  

Our wide range of services makes us a one-stop-shop for everything within the e-commerce and e-retail sector, with our expertise spanning commercial IP, ad-tech, international data compliance, cross-border transactions, and market expansions to fundraising, acquisitions, and restructuring.

With a unique ability to provide an entire suite of legal and tech-forward solutions in the new age of digital media, we have advised various of the world’s largest social media and ‘Video on Demand’ platforms on a range of complex legal queries.

The legal terrain surrounding the entertainment industry in India has been significantly shaped by Spice Route Legal. Whether it's industry-defining intellectual property disputes, some of the most innovative NFT sales, global rights purchases, or structuring fantasy leagues and e-sports offerings in India – we have done it all! 

We regularly advise national and international stakeholders in the digital gaming segment on regulatory compliances, product structuring, and commercial partnerships in addition to advising them on data protection, privacy, and ad-tech. We also regularly assist some of the world’s largest sporting bodies, corporates, and sportspersons on regulatory and commercial matters, enforcement actions, and disputes.

As the world grapples with Artificial Intelligence and all that it may entail, our practice has assisted with some of the largest transactions involving the use of AI. We assisted a bank navigate an early attempt to use AI in the delivery of financial services and have not looked back since. Today, we assist some of the world’s most innovative companies navigate the Indian legal system, assess, and mitigate liabilities and regulatory uncertainties as they deploy Artificial Intelligence.

We represent India’s largest drone manufacturers and R&D organisations on their regulatory structuring, fundraising, and unique aspects within a wide range of data collection and privacy-related issues.

Our team of construction and property geeks are as comfortable advising on the use of sensors to minimise water wastage in a residential complex as they are on the launch of building information modelling software. In the last five years, we have assisted in over 100 fundraises in this space! 

Our experts regularly advise top-tier aviation companies and drone manufacturers on commercial and regulatory issues.

We represent the country's largest payment aggregators and payment service providers. We regularly assist market leaders navigate the myriad regulatory, transactional, and general corporate issues impacting the payments sector when structuring products and after.

From assisting leading banks with creating tech-first mechanisms for banking processes to pioneering India's first trade finance platform and digital-only bank, we've led the way. We specialise in navigating the intricacies of the ever-evolving landscape of technology in banking, which encompasses Open Banking, Bank Outsourcing, Neo-banks, and Digital Banks, and regularly assist clients with complex regulatory structures within the financial services sector.