Aastha Mathur

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Aastha Mathur

Senior Associate

Aastha is a Senior Associate at PSA, specializing in the firm’s Dispute Resolution and TMT practices. She excels both in the boardroom and the courtroom, offering expert guidance on compliance, structuring, and transactions, as well as litigating across a range of forums. Her litigation practice encompasses arbitration, mediation, corporate law, insolvency, commercial recovery, consumer complaints and labour disputes. In the TMT sector, Aastha provides comprehensive advice on topics such as intellectual property, corporate restructuring, NFTs, gaming, food safety compliance, and influencer advertising. She is also adept at translating complex legal developments into accessible visual presentations and infographics.

Outside of work, Aastha is passionate about reading and board games, with a particular fondness for Dungeons & Dragons and the writings of Rutger Bregman.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Advised start-ups in the education, FMCG, gaming, healthcare, IT, payments, software and technology sectors on a range of contractual queries. Drafted various contracts and assisted in corporate and industry specific compliance
  • Advised and assisted a French entity on various methods under corporate law and insolvency and bankruptcy law for dissolving its Indian subsidiary and executing a fast-track merger of two other subsidiary entities.
  • Advised various tech-companies in the gaming sector on the legality of their proposed fantasy sports gaming models as well on proposed NFT payment systems.
  • Assisted various international MNCs and software providers with ensuring that their standard terms and agreements comply with Indian laws. Provided guidance on a range of queries on advertising and media laws, consumer protection, corporate compliance, dispute resolution, immigration, and taxation.
  • Advised group entities in the aerospace sector on suspending and terminating various agreements as counterparty had been declared insolvent.
  • Facilitated the merger of a major Indian company with the Indian subsidiary of a foreign entity by preparing a detailed step plan, compliance checklist, and conducting due diligence for various service agreements.
  • Conducted litigation due diligence for an Indian entity involved in a cross-border merger and amalgamation.
  • Assisted various start-ups and NGOs in trade-mark filing.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE

  • Represented various forms of creditors as well as corporate debtors in proceedings before NCLT and NCLAT under insolvency and bankruptcy law. This included an MNC in the aerospace, automation and technology sector, ex-director of healthcare-based company, employees of a wealth management fund, tech-startup, and joint venture in the infrastructure sector.

  • Represented various entities in corporate disputes ranging from oppression mismanagement, corporate investigation and company restoration.

  • Represented various entities in consumer proceedings for unfair trade practices, medical negligence, and deficiency of services. This included vehicle manufacturers, healthcare professionals, and homebuyers.

  • Assisted a multi-national medical device manufacturer in referring various disputes to arbitration. Represented the entity in multiple arbitration and mediation proceedings.

  • Represented an MNC in the aerospace, automation and technology sector in various disputes and mediations under labor and social security laws.

  • Represented an HNI tech-angel investor in defamation proceedings and successfully initiated action for take down of various defamatory news publications.

  • Represented various start-ups and NGOs in proceedings before the trade mark office.

  • Represented an MNC in the electrical goods sector in trade mark proceedings before commercial courts of New Delhi.

  • Represented various entities in recovery proceedings before arbitral forums, civil courts, and criminal courts under the Negotiable Instruments Act.

PUBLICATIONS

  • “Exploring the Mechanism of the Mediation Act, 2023” for the firm’s blog on October 2023 (republished by Manupatra on November 29, 2023)
  • “Digital Collectibles v. Galactacus Funware: An Interim Decision or Harbinger” for the firm’s blog on June 2023
  • “The Circuitous Rules and Regulations Surrounding ODI through FDI Transactions” for the firm’s blog on November 2022
  • “Understanding the Legal Landscape of Fantasy Sports and NFT Gaming” for the firm’s blog on June 2022
  • “Influencer Guidelines, 2021: A path Towards Responsible Content Creation” for the firm’s blog on November 2021
  • “Just 3 Months: Dear Government” on MEITY Intermediary Rules 2021 for the firm’s blog on May 2021
  • “The flipside of property maintenance arrangements: Do homebuyers have a choice?” for the firm’s blog on April 2021
  • “Advertising by Influencers” for the firm’s blog on February 2021
  • “Occupational safety, health and working conditions code, 2020: An overview” for the firm’s blog on January 2021
 

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