With over 20 years of experience, Santosh leads the firm’s IP & Sports Law practices in Southern & Western India, focusing primarily on fulfilling the business-legal requirements of clients. He advises on a range of IP services spanning acquisition, advisory, portfolio management, transactional, enforcement and dispute resolution.
He is also known to be on the ball when it comes to sports law. Some notable sports matters dealt with by him are assisting FICA in recovering their members’ dues from ICL-Zee Group and advising them on various contractual issues, assisting Sports Management entities in contractual issues and sports companies in planning, structuring setting up leagues, including forming policies and related documentation, etc.
His IP expertise has put media and entertainment practice right in his wheelhouse, where he has assisted clients on issues related to the development, production, acquisition and distribution of content; the production and distribution of motion pictures, television and electronic media rights; music publishing; sponsorship deals; and technology-related transactions.
Santosh also has years of experience advising on technology-related transactions and data protection and privacy law issues. Under his guidance, the firm has attained top-tier positions for its patent, copyright and trademark practices by renowned international journals.
He has also been leading and assisting the firm in various roles, including strategy and business management, for the past several years.
Year joined firm: 2001
- LLB, Bangalore University, 2000
- Patent Agent, Indian Patent Office