Thomas J. Vallianeth

TMT Partner, Trilegal

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

I am a Technology, Media and Telecommunications lawyer working with Trilegal. I routinely advise a wide variety of clients that operate in this sector on regulatory advisory, contractual, policy and governmental affairs, corporate, and litigation mandates. I am always looking to help out with legal work in this space if you need it, or to talk about anything and everything technology. Please feel free to get in touch!

Experience

  • Trilegal (10 yrs 1 mo)
    • Partner
      Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    • Counsel
      Apr 2023 - Apr 2026 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      In my present role I assist with: 1. Advisory Mandates: I advise on legal and regulatory issues relating to emerging technologies, fintech and payments, data protection, intellectual property, telecom services, call centres and outsourcing, e-commerce, Aadhaar, distributed ledger technologies and securitisation, IoT, mapping and geospatial data, and manufacturing, procurement and supply chain aspects in electronics hardware. I also advise on foreign direct investment and corporate structuring mandates in these areas. 2. Contractual Mandates: I routinely assist with the structuring, review and drafting of various contracts that are common in the technology space such as terms of service documents, IP portfolio and media licensing contracts, outsourcing and procurement contracts, IoT manufacturing agreements, and employee confidentiality and IP assignment agreements. 3. Policy and Governmental Affairs Mandates: I advise various clients in making representations to the government on aspects such as data protection, mobility, payments, consumer protection, fintech regulation and telecommunications. 4. Transaction Mandates: I have assisted on mergers and acquisitions transactions, PE/VC investments, and business transfer transactions, primarily in the technology space. 5. Litigation Mandates: I have experience in representing clients responding to, and with police action in cyber crime and data breach mandates. I also routinely advise on strategy in relation to law enforcement and regulatory notices in the technology, media and telecommunications space.

    • Senior Associate
      Apr 2020 - Mar 2023 · 3 yrs

      In my present role I assist with: 1. Advisory Mandates: I advise on legal and regulatory issues relating to emerging technologies, fintech and payments, data protection, intellectual property, telecom services, call centres and outsourcing, e-commerce, Aadhaar, distributed ledger technologies and securitisation, IoT, mapping and geospatial data, and manufacturing, procurement and supply chain aspects in electronics hardware. I also advise on foreign direct investment and corporate structuring mandates in these areas. 2. Contractual Mandates: I routinely assist with the structuring, review and drafting of various contracts that are common in the technology space such as terms of service documents, IP portfolio and media licensing contracts, outsourcing and procurement contracts, IoT manufacturing agreements, and employee confidentiality and IP assignment agreements. 3. Policy and Governmental Affairs Mandates: I advise various clients in making representations to the government on aspects such as data protection, mobility, payments, consumer protection, fintech regulation and telecommunications. 4. Transaction Mandates: I have assisted on mergers and acquisitions transactions, PE/VC investments, and business transfer transactions, primarily in the technology space. 5. Litigation Mandates: I have assisted in providing strategy for, and drafting documents in relation to technology based matters before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, and civil courts. I also have experience in representing clients responding to, and with police action in cyber crime and data breach mandates. 6. Other miscellaneous Mandates: I have experience in real estate diligence and structuring, and drafting and review of lease deeds. I also assist with corporate secretarial and governance mandates from time to time.

  • Trade, Law and Development (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Senior Content Editor
      Apr 2015 - Apr 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Supervised edits on various articles published on the journal along with some managerial functions.

    • Editor
      May 2014 - Apr 2015 · 1 yr

      Supervised edits on various articles published on the journal.

    • Associate Editor
      Apr 2013 - Apr 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Mainly involved with editing manuscripts for content as well as carrying out certain managerial function of the journal.

  • SpicyIP (2 yrs 2 mos)
    • Analyst
      Feb 2015 - Mar 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

      To research, review and generate content for the blog and to assist with any other projects that may be allotted from time to time.

    • Fellow
      Feb 2014 - Jan 2015 · 1 yr

      To research and generate content for the blog and to assist with any other projects that may be allotted from time to time.

  • Legal Intern at Trilegal
    Jan 2015 - Feb 2015 · 2 mos

    Primarily a technology and intellectual property internship. Assisted with drafting the GPAS Chapter on Privacy Law in India.

  • Legal Intern at Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co
    Nov 2014 - Nov 2014 · 1 mo

    Internship was focused on research in contractual issues in arbitration, specific relief, cyber crimes, environmental law, intellectual property and securities litigation. Delivered a presentation on the topic, “Jurisdiction in Cyber Crimes”.