Rahul Matthan
Partner - Corporate, Technology, Media and Telecom, Policy Advisory, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Intellectual Property
TMT | Mergers and Acquisitions | Data Privacy and Protection
Overview
Rahul Matthan is a Partner in Trilegal’s Bengaluru office and heads the TMT practice of the firm. He has extensive experience advising on high-value TMT transactions in the country. He has worked with companies across sectors, from telecom majors to internet and data service providers, offering advice on regulatory matters and operational issues. Rahul’s expertise spans several sectors in the technology space, including data protection, digital finance, cryptocurrencies, e-commerce, telecom, new media, platform technologies, technology acquisitions and biotech.
Rahul has been involved in a number of policy initiatives in the TMT space, including assisting the government in preparing the country’s privacy law. He has also served on the Kris Gopalkrishnan Committee on Non-Personal Data and the RBI Committee on Household Finance. He is a published author and a regular speaker across the world on matters relating to emerging technologies and the law.
Rahul now serves on the Board of Trilegal after having served for many years on the firm’s Management Committee.
Education
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
Admissions
Bar Council of Karnataka
Select representative clients/matters
Advised the following clients on contractual matters, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, data privacy/protection and business risk assessment:
- Ola
- Amazon
- Xiaomi
Recognition
- Recognised as ‘Icon‘ for Corporate, Data Privacy & Protection, TMT, M&A, by India Business Law Journal (IBLJ) A-List, 2026
- ‘Leading Individual‘ for Data Protection by Legal500, 2022-2026
- ‘Hall of Fame‘ for TMT by Legal500, 2022-2026
- ‘Band 1‘ by Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific, for TMT, 2021-2026
- Ranked by Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific, for Fintech 2021-2026
- Ranked for Corporate M&A by Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific, 2021-2023
- ‘Elite Practitioner‘ for Technology & Telecommunications by Asialaw, 2025
- IBLJ – A-List – India’s Top 100 Lawyers
- ALB Asia’s Top 15 TMT Lawyers
