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Tripti has more than 20 years of practice in commercial contracts for technology, procurement and services.

She began as legal counsel at Reliance Infocomm, where she handled software licensing, hardware supply and handset agreements for the procurement and commercial teams. She then joined the contract negotiations group at Affiliated Computer Services in Bengaluru, which worked alongside US counsel on customer and vendor contracts. She practised independently from 2008 to 2022, advising businesses on software and procurement agreements.

Enrolment

Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa

Education

LLB, Government Law College, Mumbai

Practice

Technology, procurement and services contracts; outsourcing; software licensing

Experience includes

Software licensing, hardware supply and handset agreements for a telecommunications operator’s procurement and commercial teams. Customer and vendor contracts for an outsourcing provider, alongside US counsel. Software and procurement agreements for businesses in independent practice.

Vivek is a corporate and commercial lawyer. He graduated from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, in 2000 and enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa in 2001. He practised at Nishith Desai Associates, Kochhar & Co and AZB & Partners, and as legal counsel at Reliance Infocomm.

At Nishith Desai Associates he worked in the technology law team and on the rules for internet trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange. At Reliance Infocomm, at the launch of its telecommunications services, he negotiated long-term network contracts, vendor and manufacturing arrangements, and software development and licence agreements, and led the legal team for its broadband entertainment business on content, licensing and revenue-sharing agreements. At Pangea3 he managed the contracts business. At AZB & Partners he worked on private equity and venture investments, joint ventures, special economic zones and infrastructure financing.

He founded Atman Law and led it as managing partner until 2012, by which time the firm had partners in Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai. He then founded Humble Paper and TermSheet, and in 2016 Paper.vc, and designed and built their software himself. His practice at Lex Aude covers corporate and commercial agreements, investments and acquisitions, and technology and data protection terms.

Enrolment

Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, 2001

Education

National Law School of India University, Bangalore, 2000

Practice

Corporate and commercial agreements; investments and acquisitions; technology and data

Experience includes

Long-term network, supply and manufacturing contracts for a telecommunications operator at launch. Content licensing and revenue-sharing agreements for a broadband entertainment business. Private equity and venture investments, joint ventures and infrastructure financing. A free set of investment documents for early-stage transactions in India, published in 2016.