Janhvi Pradhan Deshmukh is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial practice, with over 20 years of experience across mergers and acquisitions, general corporate advisory, private equity, media and entertainment, data privacy, and regulatory compliance. She regularly advises domestic and international clients on corporate structuring, strategic investments, joint ventures, commercial transactions, governance frameworks, and cross-border business operations.

Janhvi has significant experience advising startups, family offices, AIFs, tech companies, digital platforms, and media businesses on complex transactional, regulatory, and operational matters. Her practice includes advising on fund structuring, FEMA and RBI compliance, shareholder arrangements, commercial contracts, technology licensing, digital rights, and data governance frameworks including the DPDP Act and GDPR.

Her practice includes leading and advising startups growth-stage businesses, family offices, and offshore investors on end-to-end fund-raising transactions across seed-stage, pre-Series, Series A, and subsequent growth-stage investments, including fund formation and structuring, pre-investment planning, capital infusion, regulatory compliance, portfolio management, and exit strategies.

Her practice also includes advising technology, media, entertainment, sports, and digital businesses on commercial contracts, intellectual property, personality and image rights, sponsorship and broadcast arrangements, data privacy, AI governance, and digital regulatory compliance. She regularly advises content platforms, sports associations, athletes, creators, brands, and emerging businesses on commercialization strategies, digital rights, and evolving regulatory frameworks. Her clients include fintech, edtech, e-commerce, AI, media, and other digital-first businesses.

She is also a recognized POSH and POCSO advisor and trainer, and regularly advises corporate and educational institutions on governance, compliance, and workplace sensitization matters.