India (asialaw)

Established in 2017, the Law Offices of Panag & Babu has roots in white-collar crime, compliance and investigations. It has a notable regulatory practice as well, tackling issues in data privacy, technology and telecommunications, corporate advisory and structure transactions. The team provides advice on a broad array of transactions related to technology, licensing arrangements, data transfers, digital solutions and services, including software, a variety of “as-a-service solutions”, distributed ledger and blockchain, cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens, and other digital assets, the metaverse, artificial intelligence and open-source software. The key contact for this non-contentious work is partner Akash Karmakar.

Client feedback

"Very clear and sound advice provided and transparent in their working." – Privacy and data protection 

"Listens to our problems and provides bespoke solutions rather than templated answers which other law firms do." – Regulatory 

"The firm understands technology and the internet of things. Their advice is thus not merely legal but strategic and commercial as well. Akash Karmakar is a true thought-leader, and we are very grateful to have his counsel, as he is a true partner and strategic advisor. Unfortunately, most Indian law firms restrict themselves to only privacy law which is not the need of the hour for organizations like us." – Technology and telecommunications 

Akash Karmakar

"He listens well, demonstrates empathy, comes prepared, proposes solutions that offer long-term benefits, and explains concepts clearly." 

"Very knowledgeable and clear on the law and the aspects affecting the industry. Very reliable and trustworthy." 

"Akash Karmakar is a true thought leader in the TMT space and is probably the best lawyer I have worked with. He gets into the weeds of the matter, has exceptional experience and becomes a sounding board during deals in a way nobody else in India can."