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Namita is well-regarded for her technology law expertise across all industry sectors. Namita has advised several domestic and international clients from start-ups to mature private and public companies and investors in various technology-driven and technology-consuming industries on issues ranging from setting up an e-commerce business and outsourcing to data governance and cyber security. She focuses her practice on software, cloud-based services, artificial intelligence and machine learning, information technology, intellectual property, strategic acquisitions of business units/technology platforms and licensing, electronic and mobile commerce, health-tech, intermediary labilities, entertainment and digital business, and all forms of related legal and regulatory compliance and policy and advocacy initiatives. While Namita’s work primarily revolves around all facets of fintech related advice, she frequently advises and assists emerging and established companies on structuring their operations to house fin-tech activities, on new product offering and regulatory advisory services in the fin-tech space.
Namita has also worked on a wide range of commercial contracts, corporate transactions, corporate restructuring assignments and has advised on compliance under corporate and foreign exchange laws, with a special emphasis within the e-commerce, technology, banking and fin-tech sectors.
Namita is at the
forefront of data privacy issues in India. She regularly speaks on data
privacy, fintech and emerging technology law issues and has authored many
academic articles on the subject. Namita has been recognised by Legal
500 and Asialaw as one of India’s recommended TMT lawyers.
Prior to INDUSLAW, Namita
has had the benefit of being associated with the IT and telecom industries
right from the very beginning of her career which includes a stint as a senior
in-house counsel in Lenovo, Oracle and Bharti Airtel Limited.
In her spare time, Namita
enjoys dancing, travelling and practicing Pilates.
publications
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Launch of The Legal 500: Technology Country...
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to technology laws and regulations that may occur in the India.
It covers communications networks and their operators, databases...
Mergers & Acquisitions
"MENS REA" IN INSIDER TRADING – A...
There is no uniform or consistent definition of an 'insider' among the securities regulatory authorities of the world's major financial economies. An insider (in context...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
CLOUD-BASED MESSAGING SERVICES IN INDIA: DATA SECURITY...
'Cloud Computing' refers to internet based computing that allows access to a pool or network of computing resources that are owned and maintained by a...
Employment Law
INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEES: REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLAINTS RELATING...
The Delhi High Court on February 16, 2017, in the matter of Ashok Kumar Singh v. University of Delhi & Ors pronounced on the nature...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
CLOUD SERVICES: GUIDELINES FOR GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India (the "Ministry") has announced the "MeghRaj Policy" (the "Policy") providing directions for adoption of cloud...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
DIGITAL BUSINESS IN INDIA: OVERVIEW
The Q&A guide gives a high level overview of matters relating to regulations and regulatory bodies for doing business online, setting up an online business,...
Employment Law
UNION CABINET APPROVES THE WAGE CODE
The Second National Labour Commission in 2002, recommended the division of labour laws into four or five broad groups concerning wages, social security, safety, industrial...
Corporate & Commercial
THE NEW LAW ON DISABILITY: WHAT DOES...
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (the 'Act') and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2016 (the 'Rules') came into effect on...
Banking & Finance & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
RBI DIRECTIONS ON PEER TO PEER LENDING...
The Reserve Bank of India (the 'RBI') by way of a notification dated August 24, 2017, notified that a non-banking institution that carries on 'the...
Employment Law
The Executive Remuneration Review Edition 6
When dealing with executive remuneration or compensation, the trend in today's growing market is to find a fine balance between the act of rewarding executives...
Technology, Media & TelecommunicationsFinancial ServicesGovernment & Regulatory & Banking & Finance
RBI DIRECTIONS ON PEER TO PEER LENDING...
The Reserve Bank of India (the 'RBI') has published responses to frequently asked questions ('FAQs') regarding the Master Directions ' Non-Banking Financial Company ' Peer...
Employment Law
WORK FORCE STRUCTURING & TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
Structuring your corporate workforce raises a number of regulatory matters which require careful consideration. Namita Viswanath recently discussed best practices at an Employment Law seminar...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Data Protection Framework for India
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released a whitepaper on the proposed "a data protection regulatory framework for India" in November 2017.
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO STAY BAN ON...
In April this year, the Reserve Bank of India (the 'RBI') issued a notification prohibiting the use of virtual currencies, preventing
entities regulated by the...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 Key...
The long-awaited Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 (the 'Bill') was released on July 27, 2018, along with the report by the Committee of Experts under...
Corporate & Commercial
Digital Business in India: Overview
The Q&A gives a high level overview of matters relating to regulations and regulatory bodies for doing business online, setting up an online business, electronic...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
THE SUPREME COURT'S AADHAAR JUDGEMENT AND THE...
At the end of September, the Supreme Court of India upheld the validity of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 to the extent it related to using...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
THE AADHAAR JUDGMENT AND RECENT POLICY CHANGES:...
The recent judgement of the Supreme Court of India, upholding the validity of Aadhaar while striking out parts of the Aadhaar Act which permitted body...
Financial ServicesGovernment & Regulatory & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
RBI GUIDELINES FOR THE INTEROPERABILITY OF PREPAID...
On October 16, 2018, the RBI issued guidelines for the interoperability of know-your-customer compliant prepaid payment instruments, which were widely anticipated ever since the RBI...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
THE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TRAI'S TARIFF ORDER
The Supreme Court of India recently upheld the validity of the TRAI's Regulations and Tariff Order introduced in 2017, primarily dealing with the manner in...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
LOYALTY AND REWARD PROGRAMS IN INDIA: THE...
Even though loyalty and reward programs offered by marketplaces are currently operating in an unregulated environment, there is a fine line of differentiation in the...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
THE DRAFT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERMEDIARIES GUIDELINES (AMENDMENT)...
Proposed amendments to the rules governing online intermediaries were published at the end of 2018, intending to curb the posting of illegal online content and...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
CONSULTATION PAPER ON REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR OVER-THE-TOP...
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recently released a consultation paper on the regulatory framework for over-the-top communication services, inviting comments from interested stakeholders.
Government & Regulatory
COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT NATIONAL E-COMMERCE POLICY
In March 2019, the Draft National e-Commerce Policy was introduced, which delved into e-commerce issues relating to encompassing data, infrastructure development, e-commerce marketplaces, regulatory issues,...
Government & Regulatory
FINTECH NEWSLETTER - MARKET UPDATES AND RECENT...
The fin-tech sector has rapidly expanded out of the back-end technology used by large financial
institutions, to cover all emerging technological innovations having a bearing...
Intellectual Property
Infolex Fintech Newsletter - June 1 2019...
The fin-tech sector has rapidly expanded out of the back-end technology used by large financial institutions, to cover all emerging technological innovations having a bearing...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL, 2019: KEY...
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (the '2019 Bill') was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 11, 2019 by the Ministry of Electronics and...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Newsletters | Japan (Sep - Dec 2019)
INDUSLAW is a multi-speciality Indian law firm with 42 partners and over 150 lawyers across four offices in Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai....
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Newsletter | China (Sep - Dec 2019)
INDUSLAW is a multi-speciality Indian law firm with 42 partners and over 150 lawyers across four offices in Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai....
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
PRIVACY LAWS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA...
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (the 'PDP Bill') and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the 'CCPA') have been formulated with the primary...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
FinTech Newsletter: October 15, 2019 – January...
The fin-tech sector in India has been witnessing increased attention and growth on account of digital inclusion, technological innovations, and interest from second-time entrepreneurs like...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT FRAMEWORK FOR AUTHORISATION...
In its financial stability report dated December 27, 2019, the Reserve Bank of India (the 'RBI') proposed the New Umbrella Entity (the 'NUE') for retail...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
RBI GUIDELINES ON REGULATION OF PAYMENT AGGREGATORS...
The RBI has decided to comprehensively regulate the activities of payment aggregators and provide baseline technology-related recommendations to payment gateways. The substantive Guidelines come into...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Fintech Newsletter – January 16, 2020 to...
Despite the economic slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian fin-tech sector has done exceedingly well this past quarter, with uninterrupted innovation and investments...
Corporate & Commercial & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Augmenting the fight against Covid-19: How Businesses...
COVID-19 has brought the world to its knees. Countries are at different stages of transmission of the pandemic, trying their best to cope with their...
Banking & Finance
InfoAlert | Loans Sourced by Banks and...
The Reserve Bank of India recently issued a notification to reiterate and ensure compliance of the Fair Practices Code and outsourcing guidelines for financial services,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
InfoAlert Article - Marketplace E-commerce : Impact...
Legislative protections and immunities granted to e-commerce marketplaces over the years have significantly contributed to the continued growth and development of digital platforms for communication,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Fintech Newsletter – May 1, 2020 to...
The economic disruptions owing to the current pandemic, have impacted funding globally, with venture-backed investments in India falling drastically between March and June 2020, as...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Infolex NewsAlert | RBI Framework for Authorization...
The Reserve Bank of India issued a Press Release on August 18, 2020, placing on its website a 'framework for authorization of pan-India umbrella entity...
Corporate & Commercial
Infolex Article: An Analysis of Stock Appreciation...
ESOPs are constructed to incentivise and reward employees of companies. However, as cap tables become more complex, Indian companies have begun experimenting with other ways...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Fintech Newsletter – August 01, 2020-October 15,...
Despite the recent economic slowdown in India with the extended lock-down, the fintech industry has continued to attract investments, with Covid-19 having fast-tracked adoption of...
Corporate & Commercial & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Infolex NewsAlert – Liberalisation of Guidelines for...
The New OSP Guidelines have been issued by the DoT with the objective of devising a framework to accommodate the constant innovations in technology and...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Fintech Newsletter | Oct 16, 2020 to...
The Indian fintech market has continued to grow and evolve, with the Covid-19 pandemic accelerating digitization amongst consumers, micro, small and medium enterprises (“MSMEsâ€), banks,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
China Newsletters (October 2020 - December 2020)
INDUSLAW brings you key regulatory and legal developments in various sectors in India on a quarterly basis. INDUSLAW is a multi-specialty...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
InfoLex | Rules for Intermediary and Digital...
In response to the mass dissemination of fake news and offensive/ unregulated content online, the Indian Government has issued a Digital Media Ethics Code for...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Infolex Article: Clarification on the Guidelines on...
The RBI has made public certain clarifications with respect to the Guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways. INDUSLAW’s Avimukt Dar,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Fintech Newsletter | January 01, 2021 to...
The Fintech sector in India has continued to grow despite the Covid-19 pandemic challenges and is now one of the largest fintech markets worldwide.
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Fintech Newsletter – April 01, 2021 to...
The Indian fintech space remains one of the fastest growing sectors, with companies evolving new business models to digitise more aspects of banking and financial...
Financial ServicesGovernment & Regulatory & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
E-RUPI AND ITS BENEFITS FOR THE DIGITAL...
The Government of India has recently launched 'e-RUPI', a new digital payment solution built on the UPI system. INDUSLAW's Namita Viswanath, Shreya Suri,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
FINTECH NEWSLETTER: RECENT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS AND MARKET...
The Indian fintech sector has continued to grow and attract investments. In line with the policy objective of consumer protection and to make digital payment...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications & Government & Regulatory
Fintech Newsletter | October 1, 2021 to...
The Indian fintech sector provides an optimistic outlook for the upcoming year of 2022. INDUSLAW’s Avimukt Dar, Suneeth Katarki, Namita Viswanath, Shreya Suri,...
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
UNWINDING CERT-IN'S DIRECTIONS ON CYBER SECURITY PRACTICES...
With data leaks, ransomware attacks and other cyber security incidents becoming increasingly rampant, India's cybersecurity watchdog – CERT-In recently issued directions relating to information security...
