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title: "Lavin Hirani - Managing Partner in Mumbai | Tal"
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# Lavin Hirani on Tal

## Headline

Managing Partner @ Hirani & Associates

## About

Lavin brings with him an expertise of more than 15 years in the media and entertainment space and has represented several A\-list producers / studios / broadcasters during his professional journey on several complex transactions as well as contentious issues\. Owing to Lavin's in\-house and external counsel roles in his previous engagements, he is armed with a unique sense of the ever evolving needs of the media business and a strong understanding of the various laws applicable to the media and entertainment sector providing clients with timely and pro\-business oriented solutions within the frameworks of the law\. Lavin has realmed in handling the entire gamut of the legal stratosphere including development, acquisition, production, distribution and syndication of films and allied content with partners across the globe\. His focus area includes advising on copyright related transactions including script & content clearances, due diligence for ascertaining IP ownership and advising, structuring and negotiating deals across both, on domestic and international transactions for production, distribution and syndication of theatrical and non\-theatrical content\. Lavin has represented several high\-profile celebrities with respect to their personal investments and also their professional engagements related to events, brand endorsements, acting assignments and stage performances\. His expertise includes IP rights management for monetization of IP, documentation and negotiation for acquisition of content at various stages\. Lavin also closely works with the dispute resolution team at the firm on all media related litigation and has also played a key role in advising and formulating key strategies to successfully avert and defend contentious matters spanning copyright, censorship and other allied issues\.

## Location

Mumbai

## Work experience

Managing Partner at Hirani & Associates, Apr 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 5 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Managing chaos at H&A, where I juggle legal wizardry, client dreams, and the art of saying 'Let’s circle back' with a straight face\.

Practice Head \(Media & Entertainment\) \- Partner at MDP Legal, Advocates & Solicitors at MDP Legal, Advocates & Solicitors, Aug 2024 \- Apr 2025 · 9 mos, On\-site

Partner at MDP Legal, Advocates & Solicitors, Jun 2022 \- Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Associate Partner at Naik Naik & Co\., Jun 2019 \- Jun 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Associate Partner at Naik Naik & Co\., Jun 2019 \- May 2022 · 3 yrs, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Head of Legal Affairs at Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt Ltd, Aug 2015 \- Oct 2018 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Media & Entertainment Attorney \(Senior Associate\) at Hariani and Company, Nov 2012 \- Jul 2015 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Fort Mumbai

## Education

L\.L\.M\. \( International Business Laws\), Intellectual Property Rights, The University of Manchester

Master of Law, Business Laws, The University of Manchester

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