Founder

Born and brought up as an Army B.R.A.T. (Born, Raised, and Transferred), for Shobhit, “Diversity” comes as second nature.

From being a former Metal Vocalist, Photographer, and Reiki Master Teacher to being a Corporate, Intellectual Property (IP), and Technology Lawyer, Shobhit’s inner quest to find balance and harmony, while striving towards a more holistic and complete life, has led him through diverse experiences, people, and places, across India.

As a lawyer, he has the representative experience of working with clients across different sectors from industrial clients to private individuals, including both domestic and global Fortune 500 Companies from the Telecom Sector, Cosmetic Manufacturers, Pharmaceuticals, Tech Startups, Crypto Startups, E-Commerce & Digital Platform Companies, Marketing, and Event Management Agencies, Restaurants, Sportspersons, Fashion Designers, Filmmakers, Musicians, Artists, Non-Profit Organisations and Individuals. 

Aside from Chaudhry & Co., Shobhit is also involved as the Founder of two non-profit initiatives, namely, Policy Hackers, and Aegis Reiki Clinic. The former being focused on the intersection of IP, Tech, and Policy, and the latter on teaching the art of Reiki Healing and Tarot Card Reading. 

Shobhit is enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi. He is associated with the Indian Lawyers Association and has served as the President of the Vadodara Chapter. He is also a member of the International Intellectual Property Law Association, Inc.

Before Chaudhry & Co., Shobhit had served as the Founding Partner at Ekagya, Vadodara, and spearheaded the firm’s IP, Technology, and Dispute Resolution practice spread across India.

He was also featured by LinkedIn in #Professionals of LinkedIn.

Prior to that he was based in New Delhi and worked as a Counsel with Software Freedom Law Centre, India (SFLC.in); served as an empanelled IP Facilitator under the government’s StartUps Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) scheme; and as an Associate with the erstwhile Singh & Singh Lall & Sethi.

Some landmark cases and notable litigations he was part of include:

– ‘Ericsson vs CCI’ case: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson v. Competition Commission of India, for Ericsson.

– ‘Right to Privacy’ case: Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors., 2017, for the petitioners as part of the clubbed petition.