Corporate practice

Corporate Practice

Everything a business needs around its ideas: the contracts it trades on, the policies it runs by, and a plan for when things go wrong.

Corporate advisory, commercial contracts, data protection, technology and media, fintech agreements, employment, and commercial disputes and arbitration.

Our corporate practice, led by Vanessa Singh, brings together the work that sits around a client’s intellectual property: the contracts it trades on, the policies it runs by, its workforce, and the disputes that follow when a contract or a relationship breaks down.

What it covers

Corporate advisory: contract structuring, corporate policies, outsourced counsel, and training on IP, POSH and the DPDP Act.
Commercial contracts: the agreements businesses run on, drafted to be read and to hold up.
Data protection and privacy: DPDP Act readiness, notices, consent, breach response and CERT-In compliance.
Technology, media and entertainment: software, AI, platforms, online gaming, content and advertising.
Fintech agreements and advisory: bank–fintech and co-lending partnerships, user terms and disclosures, and fintech IP and data protection.
Employment and labour: the Labour Codes, POSH, contracts, policies and exits.
Commercial litigation and dispute resolution and arbitration.

How it connects to our IP work

Most of our corporate work has an IP or technology thread: a services agreement that decides who owns the code, an employment contract that has to protect trade secrets, a data-sharing arrangement under the DPDP Act, or a licence dispute heading to arbitration. Having both practices in one firm means those threads are handled together.

Key laws

Indian Contract Act, 1872
Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
Information Technology Act, 2000
The four Labour Codes
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Commercial Courts Act, 2015

Frequently asked questions

What does BRB Legal’s corporate practice cover?

Yes. Alongside intellectual property, the firm’s corporate practice covers corporate advisory, commercial contracts, data protection under the DPDP Act, technology and media, fintech agreements, employment and labour, and commercial litigation and arbitration.

Who leads the corporate practice?

Vanessa Singh, Partner, leads the corporate and commercial practice. Technology, data protection and IP-led contract work is shared with Abhinav Bhalla, Managing Partner.

Can business disputes be resolved without going to court?

Often, yes. Many commercial contracts provide for arbitration, and most commercial suits must first go through pre-institution mediation under section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act unless urgent interim relief is sought. Negotiated settlements and mediation under the Mediation Act, 2023 are also available.