Practice area

Drone & UAS Advisory

Regulatory, corporate, transactional, data and dispute advice for manufacturers, operators, investors and service providers across the UAS ecosystem.

A civilian mapping drone above a non-identifiable industrial site

Scope

We advise on aviation permissions, company and founder arrangements, commercial contracts, geospatial and privacy obligations, technology ownership, investment and regulatory response.

Regulation & operations

Advice across the Indian drone and aviation framework, including the operating approvals that apply to specific aircraft, missions and locations.

Drone Rules and DGCA / MoCA instruments
Digital Sky registrations and workflows
Type certification, Remote ID and geo-fencing
BVLOS trials and conditional approvals
Import, export, SCOMET and defence clearances

Corporate arrangements, contracts & data

We advise on company and founder arrangements, draft deployment and technology agreements and address the related data-governance requirements.

Entity, founder and shareholder arrangements
Operating MSAs, SLAs and tender contracts
OEM, operator, lease and pilot arrangements
Incident, liability, indemnity and insurance allocation
Personal, location and geospatial data governance

Technology, capital & disputes

We advise on ownership of core technology, investment transactions, regulatory reviews and disputes.

Founder, employee and contractor IP ownership
Licensing, trade secrets and collaboration
Fundraising and strategic investments
Regulatory notices, audits and investigations
Deployment, contract and employment disputes

Key contacts

People for this practice.

Partner

Abhinav Goyal

Deep Tech · Investments & transactions · Commercial disputes

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