Arjun is part of the Life Sciences, Healthcare and Pharma practice, with a focus on commercial contract advising (including service agreements, franchising agreements, and employment and consultancy contracts), M&A, regulatory compliances, data protection, and real estate matters.
He advises on various aspects of health laws, including contract manufacturing, medical devices, and sale of pharmaceutical products and data protection.
Arjun has also advised on regulatory matters under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, including on manufacturing and import licenses, and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, including on manufacturing and import licences.
He has also assisted companies with the potential launches of their products in India, rendering advice under Indian laws that pertain to medical devices, as well as pharmaceutical products.
Arjun also has experience in advising companies in relation to data privacy, data storage, surveillance, liability of intermediaries, data breaches and reporting of cybersecurity incidents, as well as cross-border transfer of data including transfer impact assessments.
Arjun has also assisted companies in relation to media streaming and related copyright matters.
As part of the Telecommunications and Broadcasting practice, Arjun has advised companies on the setting up of data centres in India, including assisting with the acquisition of land for such purpose. He has also been advising companies on satellite communication related matters.
Arjun has been a practicing attorney since 2005, and worked at Kochhar & Co., at the firm’s Bangalore office till 2012. Prior to joining JSA, Arjun read for his doctorate, specializing in medical law.
Memberships
- Karnataka State Bar Council
- International Bar Association
- International Technology Law Association
Publications
- Speaker, ‘Research on Human Subjects, IBA Annual Conference, Miami, USA 2022
- ‘Health and the ‘Amrit Kaal’ Budget initiative’, The Pioneer, March 6, 2023
- ‘Supreme Court of India and Medical Negligence’, Express Healthcare, February 16, 2022
- ‘Health Tech And India: Healthy…Wealthy….And……!’ published in BW Legal World, January 6, 2022
- ‘‘555 95472′ Our Future? India’s Unique Health ID’ on Mondaq, November 12, 2021
- ‘Ins and outs of laws on oxygen and right to life’ in the India Business Law Journal, May 2021
- ‘Enthusiasm for healthcare offers new practice opportunities’ in the India Business Law Journal April 2021
- ‘Liability issues surrounding the vaccination drive: a work in progress’ in Express Healthcare, February 27, 2021
- ‘Telemedicine and medical termination of pregnancy’ in Express Healthcare, November 10, 2020.
- India’s new telemedicine guidelines – IBA – Healthcare and Lifesciences News, 2020
- ‘Not so elementary, my dear Watson!’ Artificial Intelligence and healthcare: are we prepared?, IBA – Healthcare and Lifesciences News, September 2019
- Mala Aai Vhhaychay! A look at India’s surrogacy laws, The Hindu, 25 August 2019
- Net Neutrality: A Need for More Transparency, The Financial Express, 10 October 2018
Education
- BSL LLB, ILS Law College, University of Pune,
- LLM, Legal Aspects of Medical Practice, Cardiff University
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Kannada
- French
- Tamil