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Shivani Bhatnagar

Shivani Bhatnagar

Senior Associate
Bengaluru

Summary

Technology and commercial lawyer with 7+ years of experience advising global technology companies on digital regulatory compliance, product counselling, and commercial transactions. Strong understanding of how technology products operate - across product flows, user journeys, and underlying architecture - with specific experience supporting Google Legal across Search, YouTube, Ads, News, Play, and Payments. Brings commercial judgment to legal problem-solving and a proven track record of working cross-functionally with product, engineering, risk, and compliance teams.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Senior Associate - TMT Practice

JSA (Jyoti Sagar Associates)
09.2022 - Current
  • Advise Google India across Search, YouTube, Ads, News, Play Store, and Google Pay on data privacy, payments, intermediary liability, and consumer protection laws.
  • Led privacy rollout for Google products under India's new data privacy law, including user flow and consent architecture reviews.
  • Drafted India-specific franchise agreement for Chromebook under FOFO model.
  • Conducted legal analysis of Broadcasting Bill, 2024 for Google India; mapped risks and product-level impact for stakeholder feedback.
  • Advised Apple on compliance with India's geospatial regulations for imagery and pedestrian-based data collection.
  • Seconded to Amazon Pay as product counsel; negotiated escrow arrangements, advised on onboarding, and supported regulator responses.
  • Seconded to Open Financial (neobank); led RBI audit response strategy, coordinated with engineering and product teams, and advised on product compliance.
  • Seconded to Samsara Technologies India during its India market entry; helped set up compliance framework from the ground up; negotiated and closed critical agreements under tight go-live deadlines.

Associate

Lumiere Law Partners (Affiliated to Ernst & Young)
01.2021 - 08.2022
  • Drafted and negotiated a wide range of commercial contracts, including platform terms of use, SaaS subscription agreements, marketing partnerships, and fintech service integrations, balancing risk while supporting speed to market.
  • Advised a global short-video platform on content moderation - takedown protocols and risk-based flagging systems.
  • Supported an e-commerce major on compliance with consumer protection law, structuring user interfaces to address fake reviews.

Legal Trainee

World Trade Organization
09.2019 - 03.2020
  • Assisted the adjudication panel on a U.S.–China dispute involving digital payment restrictions, focusing on WTO consistency of national regulations.
  • Delivered a training session to 40+ government officials on capacity-building related to digital trade frameworks.

Associate - Corporate Practice

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys
06.2017 - 08.2018
  • Conducted legal due diligence on data protection and IT systems in technology-related M&A.
  • Drafted and reviewed commercial contracts, including buy-sell agreements and vendor engagements.

Education

B.A. LL.B. (Honours) - Business Laws

National University of Law
07.2012 - 2017.05

LL.M. - International Economic Laws

Graduate Institute of International And Development Studies
08.2018 - 2019.07

Skills

Product Counselling

Regulatory Risk Assessment

Commercial Contract Negotiation

Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management

Certification

Bar Council of Delhi

Timeline

Senior Associate - TMT Practice

JSA (Jyoti Sagar Associates)
09.2022 - Current

Associate

Lumiere Law Partners (Affiliated to Ernst & Young)
01.2021 - 08.2022

Legal Trainee

World Trade Organization
09.2019 - 03.2020

LL.M. - International Economic Laws

Graduate Institute of International And Development Studies
08.2018 - 2019.07

Associate - Corporate Practice

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys
06.2017 - 08.2018

B.A. LL.B. (Honours) - Business Laws

National University of Law
07.2012 - 2017.05

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