Ameet Naik
Founding Partner
Ameet B. Naik is the Founder and Managing Partner of Naik Naik & Co. and one of India’s foremost litigation and dispute resolution practitioners. He began his career as a litigator and continues to hold a leading position at the bar, appearing across sectors in high-stakes commercial and regulatory disputes., which he established in In 2004, he founded Naik Naik & Co., and which he has built into a full service law firm headquartered in Mumbai with a pan India presence and around 150 lawyers. He is a fourth generation lawyer.
Practice Areas
Profile
Experience Highlights
- Acting for Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC.
- Representing Aban Offshore Limited in the Hardy Exploration arbitration.
- Acting for Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited.
- Acting for the Essar Group and its external counsel.
- Represented high profile individuals in white collar matters working alongside senior counsel on significant criminal cases.
- Successfully defended litigation initiated against films and production houses on behalf of leading names in the entertainment industry.
Awards
Individual Awards & Honours
- Litigation Lawyer of the Year – Legal Era Indian Legal Awards
- Lawyer of the Year – Media & Entertainment – Legal Era Indian Legal Awards
- Legal Excellence Award for Corporate & Commercial Litigation – Legal Era Indian Legal Awards
- Copyright Star – IP STARS
- India A-List Lawyer – India Business Law Journal
Chambers & Partners
- Recognized for TMT: Media & Entertainment, India – Chambers Asia-Pacific
- Recognized for Dispute Resolution: Mumbai-based – Chambers Asia-Pacific
- Recognized and ranked by Chambers & Partners for 19 years
Other Major Recognitions
- Recognized by The Legal 500 for his work across TMT, Media & Entertainment and Dispute Resolution
- Recognized by the Forbes Power List
- Recognized by India Business Law Journal
- Managing Partner of the Year – Finalist/Nominee – ALB India Law Awards
Firm Recognitions Under His Leadership
As Founder & Managing Partner of Naik Naik & Co., Mr. Ameet Naik has led the Firm to several significant recognitions, including:
- Media & Entertainment Law Firm of the Year – Legal Era Indian Legal Awards
- Litigation Law Firm of the Year – Legal Era Indian Legal Awards
- Law Firm of the Year – Mumbai – Legal Era Indian Legal Awards
- Band 1 – TMT: Media & Entertainment – Chambers Asia-Pacific
- Recommended and recognized by Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, India Business Law Journal and other leading domestic and international legal publications
EXPERIENCE
Over two decades of experience.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
- Supreme Court of India
- Bombay Bar Association
- Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) – Global Membership
- Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) – Domestic Membership
Publications
Ameet has authored two books – “The Role and Rule of Law: A legal handbook on the Indian Media & Entertainment Industry” and “3600 OF LAW on Cinematograph Works“, which have been very well-received by the fraternity and have established him as a thought leader in the field of media & entertainment laws.