Data Protection and Privacy

The Firm’s Data Protection and Privacy practice is a core strategic practice area, recognised for its commercially driven, implementation focused advisory on India’s evolving data protection and digital regulatory framework. The team advises Indian and multinational clients across technology, fintech, media, manufacturing, consumer and platform driven sectors, particularly as organisations transition from principle-based privacy norms to operational compliance under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025.

As organisations prepare for enforcement under the notified framework, the practice is increasingly engaged on enterprise-wide implementation programmes, data use in strategic transactions and platform facing compliance frameworks. The practice is distinguished by its ability to integrate data protection requirements into clients’ business, technology and contractual ecosystems, ensuring compliance is achieved without disrupting commercial operations.

Our key areas of focus include:

• Compliance and Implementation: End-to-end gap assessments, enterprise data mapping, consent and notice architecture, retention and purpose limitation advisory, vendor and processor risk assessments, implementation roadmaps, remediation of privacy documentation and contractual frameworks, and ongoing compliance support.
• Data Protection in Transactions and Commercial Arrangements: Advisory on data use in M&A, joint ventures, outsourcing, analytics initiatives and technology deployments, including artificial intelligence enabled solutions, with specific focus on lawful post-acquisition data use, consent continuity and allocation of data related risk in commercial and data sharing arrangements.
• Platform, Media and Content Advisory: Data protection strategy for digital platforms, media and publishing businesses, including consent frameworks, contributor and employee data governance and platform regulatory and accountability considerations.
• Cross-Border Data and Global Programme Alignment: Structuring cross border data flows, localisation strategy and alignment of India requirements with global privacy frameworks.
• Regulatory and Strategic Advisory: Ongoing advisory on regulatory developments, enforcement readiness, governance design and regulator engagement strategy.

The practice works closely with the Firm’s corporate, technology, intellectual property and disputes teams to deliver integrated, commercially aligned solutions. Several clients retain the Firm for long term strategic privacy advisory, reflecting confidence in the team’s implementation depth and sectoral expertise.