Mumbai: Rachana Rautray, a seasoned technology, media and regulatory lawyer and former Partner at JSA Advocates & Solicitors, has launched Chambers of Rachana Rautray, a specialist legal practice focused on advising technology and media businesses.
Based in Mumbai, Rachana Rautray’s new chambers will have a team working across Bengaluru and Delhi.
The practice will advise boards, senior executives and in-house legal teams on how Indian regulations affect the design, launch and growth of technology and media businesses.
Rachana Rautray will lead the chambers with a team of associates and will be directly involved in every matter.
The practice will connect regulatory advice with business model structuring, product design and the negotiation of commercial arrangements required to bring products, services and partnerships to market.
Speaking about the launch, Rachana said, “Technology and media businesses in India now deal with regulation at almost every stage.
My work has always involved understanding what a business wants to achieve and finding a legally sound way to get there.
Establishing the chambers allows me to build a practice around that approach, with the flexibility to work closely with clients and stay involved from the initial decision through to its implementation.”
Rachana Rautray’s Legal Experience
A 2016 alumnus of the National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, Rachana has built her career as a technology, media and regulatory lawyer with a decade of post-qualification experience.
Rachana has advised a wide range of domestic and international clients, including global technology companies, fintechs, digital platforms, gaming companies, intermediaries and e-commerce players, on complex regulatory and strategic matters.
Her areas of work include Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) compliance, cross-border data flows, digital lending, platform governance, payments regulation, crypto and blockchain structuring, and AI-related risk assessment.
Rachana Rautray has also routinely advised clients on business structuring, product launches, regulatory engagement and strategic risk mitigation in rapidly evolving regulatory environments.
Before joining JSA, Rachana Rautray held senior roles at law firms including AZB & Partners, Trilegal and Anagram Partners.
Chambers of Rachana Rautray to Focus on Technology and Media
The Chambers of Rachana Rautray will operate from Mumbai, with its team working across Bengaluru and Delhi.
The practice is positioned to advise technology and media businesses on regulatory considerations associated with their operations, products, services and partnerships.
Through its focus on regulatory advice, business model structuring, product design and commercial arrangements, Rachana Rautray’s chambers will work with boards, senior executives and in-house legal teams as businesses navigate India’s evolving regulatory environment.
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