Swati has an extensive experience of handling advisory and litigations relating to Data Protection, Privacy, Intermediary Liability, Cyber Security and all other aspects of Information Technology laws, regulation and policy.

She regularly appears in litigations before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts and Tribunals relating to intermediary liability, content regulation and privacy issues. She regularly advises clients on complex issues in the information technology and e-commerce sector.

Prior joining the firm Swati served as Senior Corporate Counsel at Amazon India where she was managing disputes in relation to the Amazon Marketplace, Amazon Pay, Amazon Web Services, Prime Video and Amazon Development Center. She has advised on a gamut of complex issues relating to consumer protection laws, food laws, drugs and cosmetic laws, legal metrology laws, cyber security laws, fintech disputes and related aspects of intermediary liabilities. She has worked on regulatory issues before the Enforcement Directorate, Economic Offences Wing and Narcotics Control Bureau. She has also led a large number of internal investigations along with the compliance business compliance teams of the organization.  She has consistently advised on regulatory and policy issues of the organization.

Select Experience Statement

• Represented an E-commerce platform before Courts across India on issues of intellectual property rights, data protection and privacy; content regulation and intermediary liability; law enforcement and data access; fintech and data localisation; OTT regulation; invoking constitutional rights against private actors; and consumer protection. Advised on applicability of relevant laws and compliances in relation to multiple product launches.
• Represented Cloud Service provider before Courts across India on issues relating to intellectual property rights, data protection and privacy; law enforcement and data breaches.
• Represented a Payment Aggregator provider before Courts across India on issues of data protection and privacy; law enforcement and data access.
• Represented an Internet messaging platform before Courts across India on issues of data protection and privacy; content regulation and intermediary liability; law enforcement and data access; fintech and data localisation; OTT regulation; invoking constitutional rights against private actors; and consumer protection.

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Professional Memberships

• Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa, Incorporated Law Society, Calcutta High Court.

Education

• LL.B Fergusson College, 2008