BTG Advaya

BTG Advaya were proud to support the IAWA India Forum held on 20th March 2025 in Bengaluru, organized by International Aerospace Womens Association (IAWA) in collaboration with GE Aerospace and Embraer. The event brought together over 50 women leaders from the aviation and aerospace sector to discuss India’s aviation future. Our Partner and Chair of the IAWA India Wing Mansi Singh delivered the welcome speech. The forum discussed key topics such as India's potential as a global aviation hub, workforce development, and self-reliance in defence manufacturing. A huge thank you to the speakers and moderators for sharing their insights and expertise. Marita Lintener | Neelu Khatri | Vishok M. | Divya Manchanda | Saraniya P | Vani Mehta | Neerja Bhardwaj | Aparna C Sheila-Vadde | Dr.Srimathy Kesan | Rica Roy | Sqn Ldr Supriya Bhosale (Veteran) | Sonali Badkul | Hena Z. | Juhi Mehta

Vikram Jeet Singh shared his insights in an exclusive interview with CXOToday on the legal complexities surrounding CTI platforms, data privacy, and cross-border intelligence sharing. He discussed key concerns such as liability for sharing threat intelligence, compliance safeguards, and the evolving regulatory landscape affecting Indian companies operating internationally. Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/dardDVQc

With the rising number of high-net-worth individuals (“HNIs”), family offices have emerged as a key vehicle for diversifying investment portfolios and accessing global opportunities. To facilitate this, a streamlined regulatory framework has been introduced in India, encouraging HNIs worldwide to establish family offices at the Gujarat International Fin-Tec City International Financial Services Centre (“GIFT IFSC”).  In this article, Xerxes Antia, Amit Kumar Baid, and Agrima Choudhary discuss the regulatory framework, investment opportunities, and tax benefits of setting up Family Investment Funds (FIFs) at GIFT IFSC. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dpK-fnFc

On January 3, 2025, the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MeitY") released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 ("Draft Rules") under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“Act”). As part of the pre-legislative consultation process, the MeitY had invited comments on the Draft Rules from stakeholders. BTG Advaya has submitted its comments on the Draft Rules. The comments suggest modifying the Draft Rules with a view to balance privacy rights vis-à-vis implementation feasibility. Vikram Jeet Singh | Kalindhi Bhatia | Rhea Sethi | Prashant Daga | Arushi Mukherji

Climate change is reshaping the legal landscape, with businesses facing evolving regulations, sustainability mandates, and ESG compliance challenges. Suruchi Kotoky shares her insights on navigating these complexities in Net Zero Lawyers Alliance's latest newsletter.

The Indian government’s recent advisory directing social media and streaming platforms to remove content deemed obscene or vulgar has raised concerns about broader content regulation. This follows public outrage over India’s Got Latent, a YouTube show featuring Ranveer Allahbadia and Samay Raina. Adding to this, the Supreme Court has now directed the Centre to draft a regulatory framework for social media content while ensuring it does not impinge on the freedom of speech and expression. Kalindhi Bhatia is quoted in an article titled, “Will govt use India's Got Latent row as pretext to tighten content control?, published in Mint. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/djzSXw4V

BTG Advaya (BTGA) is pleased to announce a landmark win before the Supreme Court of India in a matter relating to free speech. BTGA represented one of the appellants, a journalist, who amongst other journalists, faced criminal defamation proceedings for publishing article on the authenticity of artworks in an auction.   BTGA’s team comprised Aishwarya Kaushiq and Lokesh Aidasani. The arguments were led by Senior Advocate, Arundhati Katju. You may access the judgement on this link: https://lnkd.in/gf2ygBNm

Vikram Jeet Singh (Partner & Head of Technology, Media, and Communications, BTG Advaya,) will speak at the 4th edition of Alpine Privacy Days, from March 2 to 4, 2025, in Zuoz, Switzerland. He will be speaking about AI and Privacy Governance in India in the panel discussion “Global Panel on AI & Privacy Governance.” Alpine Privacy Days is an exclusive conference that brings together leading privacy professionals, legal experts, and academics to discuss crucial topics such as data privacy, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and international data transfers. Read more about the event here: https://lnkd.in/dC3hPrCA

Celebrity children and relatives frequently face false, defamatory, or misleading information published about them, which can cause serious harm to their reputation, mental health, and personal privacy. The Information Technology Act, 2000, empowers authorities to block access to such harmful content, while the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code (2021) require social media platforms to remove defamatory or misleading content within a specified timeframe. Aishwarya Kaushiq is quoted in an article titled “Aaradhya Bachchan case: Legal experts on how to check misleading online content about children”, published in Livemint. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/dREZJY74

In a significant relief for private companies, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its notification dated February 12, 2025, has extended the deadline for mandatory dematerialization (Demat) of securities from September 30, 2024, to June 30, 2025. As a result, it is now possible to issue or transfer securities of private limited companies in physical form up to June 30, 2025, instead of the earlier deadline of September 30, 2024. Read the full update here: https://lnkd.in/dch9de4D