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Guide to the Global Leaders in Media Law Practice

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TIER 1

Anand and Anand

DSK Legal

Khaitan & Co

Naik Naik & Company

Nishith Desai Associates  



RANKINGS - MUMBAI



TIER 2

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Desai & Diwanji   

JSA

Luthra and Luthra

Saikrishna & Associates

TMT Law Practice

Trilegal



TIER 3

ANM Global

ARA Legal Advisors

Gandhi & Associates   

Krishna & Saurastri Associates

Lall & Sethi

LexOrbis

Manilal Kher Ambalal Co.



TIER 4

ALMT Legal

Gagrats

HSA Advocates

IndusLaw

Krishnamurthy & Co.

Surana & Surana

Wadia Ghandy & Co



TIER 1

Anand and Anand

AZB & Partners  

Singh & Singh

TMT Law Practice



RANKINGS - NEW DEHLI


India has taken an increasingly active approach to media regulation, particularly focusing on digital media platforms. Narendra Modi's government proposed the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill to comprehensively to overhaul India's broadcasting framework and create a unified approach for regulating content across traditional and digital platforms.


However, the bill was withdrawn in August 2024 by the Indian government following backlash from online content creators, civil liberties groups and other stakeholders who raised concerns about content control and its effect on digital freedom. Critics also argued that the regulation would lead to increased compliance burden on content creations.


In other industry developments, India’s leading conglomerate, Reliance Industries, and Walt Disney announced a merger of their India TV and streaming assets, creating a USD8.5 billion operation. The deal was announced in February brings together Reliance’s Viacome18 and Disney’s Star Media. Led by Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, Reliance will invest USD1.4 billion into the joint venture while Disney will provide a content license.


Speaking about the deal, Bob Iger, CEO of Disney, said: “India is the world’s most populous market, and we are excited for the opportunities that this joint venture will provide to create long-term value for the company. Reliance has a deep understanding of the Indian market and consumer, and together we will create one of the country’s leading media companies, allowing us to better serve consumers with a broad portfolio of digital services and entertainment and sports content.”


AI and copyright have also been topical this year. In February 2025, prominent Bollywood music labels, including T-Series, Saregama and Sony, filed legal action against OpenAI in New Delhi. They claimed that OpenAI's use of their copyrighted sound recordings to train AI models without permission violated Indian copyright laws. The lawsuit highlights the growing challenges surrounding intellectual property rights in the era of artificial intelligence and digital media.   

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2025 RANKINGS


TIER 5

BTG Advaya

Bharucha & Partners  

Majmudar & Partners

Poovayya & Co.

Vaish Associates



TIER 2

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

JSA

Khaitan & Co

Lall & Sethi

LexOrbis

Luthra and Luthra

Saikrishna & Associates

Trilegal  



LEADING LAWYERS


Pravin Anand, Anand and Anand

Nayona Roy, Dentons Link Legal

Tanu Banerjee, Khaitan & Co

Manisha Singh, LexOrbis

Abhishek Malhotra, TMT Law Practice

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TIER 3

BTG Advaya

Dentons Link Legal

HSA Advocates

IndusLaw

Kochhar & Co.

Rahul Chaudhry & Partners



TIER 4

Archer & Angel

Dentons Link Legal

Dhir & Dhir Associates

Pavan Duggal

Poovayya & Co.

S&R Associates  



TIER 5

Bhasin & Associates

Lakshmitumaran & Sridharan

Fox Mandal

LexCounsel



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