Obhan Mason is a reputed, skilled and professionally managed law firm with years of experience in corporate law and intellectual property (IP) law. With a team of highly qualified and experienced legal professionals, the Firm stands out for its approach towards understanding the requirements of its clients and providing unique solutions with quick turn-around time. Obhan Mason has a pan-India presence with offices situated at New Delhi, Pune, and Bengaluru. The Firm has a well-balanced domestic and international clientele and represents a cross-section of industries.
The Firm prides itself on the diversity in its workplace and is committed to building a happy and supportive work environment. The Firm has been ranked as the Best Law firm for Women in India by Vahura.
Obhan Mason has regularly been recognised as a leading practice in India by a number of international legal publications, including Chambers Asia Pacific, Legal 500, IFLR 1000, Asialaw Profiles, Managing Intellectual Property, IAM Patent 1000 and WTR 1000. Obhan Mason’s managing partner, Essenese Obhan, has been recognised as leading lawyer for IP by various publications, including Chambers Asia, IAM Strategy 300, IAM Global Leaders, Asia Law Leading Lawyers and India Business Law Journal. Ashima Obhan, the head of the Firm’s corporate law and M&A practice, has been recognised as a leading lawyer by various publications, including Chambers and Partners, IBLJ, Asian Legal Business, IFLR 1000, Legal 500 and Benchmark Litigation.
Key Areas of Practice
General Corporate Law & M&A Practice
The Firm’s mergers and acquisitions team has experience and expertise in acting on complex, high-value, cross-border work as well as a range of smaller transactions. Obhan Mason advises on deal structuring (whether for joint ventures, strategic acquisitions, mergers, demergers, business transfers and divestments), due diligence, drafting of the requisite transaction agreements and also advising on and applying for related regulatory approvals. Obhan Mason also provides commercial contract support to in-house legal teams and advises on business critical contracts for companies across various sectors.
IP Practice
Obhan Mason’s IP team aims to foster the creation of intellectual property, conducts and assists in prosecution and enforcement, and helps strengthen its clients’ IP portfolios while at the same time working towards advising clients on all aspects of their transactions and enhancing the value of their businesses. Obhan Mason also has a network of trusted associates throughout the world to ensure that our client’s IP is protected not only in the domestic market but also worldwide. The patents team at Obhan Mason includes patent attorneys and patent agents with advanced technical degrees in various technical domains. Obhan Mason brings together engineers, scientists and lawyers, that understand the specific needs of clients in the business of advanced and disruptive technologies.
TMT Practice
Obhan Mason advises clients in publishing, news and broadcasting, entertainment and the art space. The Firm advises its publishing industry clients on author contracts, contracts granting options to buy film rights to certain books, licensing arrangements and more; undertaking legal reviews of nonfiction manuscripts prior to publication, advising on defamation, sedition, hate speech, infringement of personality rights etc. The Firm also advises international news organisations on the various regulations that apply to news entities, including on foreign direct investment matters, ideal organisational structures and conducting pre-publication reviews of news pieces. The Firm has also advised such organisations on mitigation strategies and procedures to be undertaken in the event of governmental search and seizure operations.
Data Protection and Privacy Practice
The Firm offers end-to-end legal advisory, helping clients navigate both domestic and global data regimes with precision and foresight, including compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and other applicable frameworks.
Litigation
The Firm's litigation team specialises in commercial and civil disputes. We provide strategic solutions and attain favourable outcomes, whether through litigation avoidance, settlement negotiation, or assertive courtroom advocacy. We represent multinational entities across various industries, and have a proven track record in high-stakes IP litigation as well as defamation disputes.
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property
- Private client
- Private equity
- Privacy and data protection
- Publishing
- Real Estate & Property
- Trademark contentious
- Commercial and transactions
- Commercial Contracts
- General Corporate & Company Advice
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Data Privacy and Protection
- Agriculture
- Automotive
- Banking
- Financial services
- Healthcare
- Media
- Pharmaceutical and life sciences
- Technology and telecommunications
Pune Office Address
A – 14, Aamod Apartments
Off FC Road, Model Colony
Pune – 411 016, India
Contact: Vrinda Patodia
Email: vrinda.patodia@obhans.com
Bengaluru Office Address
1197/1, 3rd Cross
HAL 3rd Stage
New Thippasandra
Bengaluru - 560 075, India
Contact: Akanksha Dua
Email: akanksha.dua@obhans.com
