ASM Law Offices is an IP boutique law firm founded by Ms. Shikha Sachdeva in 2008. . The firm takes pride in providing individualised and satisfying services to its clients. Intellectual Property Rights Law is the firm’s main focus. The Firm provides a comprehensive range of IP services, including trademarks, copyrights, design laws, and domain names, as well as conflicts and litigation, transactional IP services , overall portfolio management, and other legal aspects of intellectual property rights.
ASM Law Offices is a well-established and internationally renowned boutique intellectual property law firm. The firm takes pride in its extensive IP experience, supplied by a highly skilled and diversified team of attorneys, which helps safeguard innovation and increase the clients’ competitive advantage. While the firm’s headquarters are situated in New Delhi, the firm serves a global clientele..
Shikha Sachdeva, the firm’s Managing Partner, is a well-known thought leader in the industry, and under her leadership and guidance, ASM Law Offices has been awarded as one of the Rising Stars of 2019 by the prestigious India Business Law Journal.
What distinguishes the firm is its laser-focused, result-oriented disposition, extensive due diligence, track record of effectively handling complicated litigation, and rate of rapid dispute resolution. The team believes “our core values of integrity, open and transparent communication, and exceptional customer experience make us a trusted partner for our clients.” The firm’s worldwide IP-aware clients come from a variety of industries, including hospitality and leisure, fast moving consumer products, pharma, and private equity.
ASM Law Offices knows and respects each client’s individual requirements and works flexibly to meet their business needs. The clients interest are prioritised and protected at every step while keeping them updated through quick, extensive and timely responses. ASM Law Offices also has processes in place for accepting pro bono cases and is linked with worldwide legal volunteer organisations for pro bono cases.
About the Leader
Ms. Shikha Sachdeva is the Managing Partner of ASM Law Offices, a well-established and internationally reputed boutique IP law firm that works across diverse industries, providing a full range of IP services such as trademarks, copyrights, design laws, domain names, conflict and litigation resolution, transactional IP services, overall portfolio management for clients, and other legal aspects of intellectual property rights.
Ms. Sachdeva is a well-known industry thought leader with over 20 years of expertise. ASM Law Offices has been designated as one of the Rising Star Firms of 2019 by the esteemed India Business Law Journal, (IBLJ). Shikha also enjoys the accolade of being featured in the December 2021 edition of the magazine Women Entrepreneur India as one of the “Top 10 Women in IP Copyright & Trademark”.
“Being in the profession for so long, I understand the tremendous pressure that lawyers go through, and that’s why, creating and nurturing a law firm culture that supports lawyers (both as attorneys and as human beings) and treats everyone fairly is critical to our firm. I truly believe that mentoring and providing guidance to future generations of young lawyers is a great way to contribute to the industry. The firm encourages young lawyers towards independent and original thought process”. Shikha shares
Shikha has previously worked with legal luminaries such as Mr. Lalit Bhasin (President, Society of Indian Law Firms) and Mr. Chander M. Lall (Senior Advocate and Founder, Lall & Sethi Advocates). Shikha is an International Trade Marks Associate (INTA) member and has served on the Legal Sub-Committee of the Commonwealth Games in India in 2010. She was also a member of the Management Committee of a well-known collection of educational institutions in India.
Ms. Shikha shares her vision for the company“Protect Innovation. Build Trust. Drive Competitive Advantage”, “We hope to continue to do all of the above for our clients and excel in the same
A Message for Aspiring Lawyers
Ms. Shikha Sachdeva is always inspired by the line “I haven’t come this far to only come this far.” She adds that creating and establishing ASM Law Offices has been a very rewarding journey of over fourteen years. Seeing the firm get recognised is a great motivator for her, and Ms. Shikha Sachdeva strives every day to be a better human being than she was yesterday.
Her message for young solicitors is “Believe in yourself and work consistently towards your goals, because there is absolutely no substitute for hard work. As you move forward consistently, doors open in places where you never imagined. “She mentions that it has been her experience and she believes that being consistent is the “key.”
Global Recognitions
ASM is a young firm and some of the firm’s noted milestones are:
- Rising Star Award 2019, by India Business Law Journal (IBLJ)
- Being appointed a Member of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Committee of the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF)
- Being appointed as an Associate Member of National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI)
- Being appointed as a member of the SILF Ladies group (SLG)
- Contributed an article on Procedure and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Mergers and Acquisitions in the Lexology 2020 Edition. Lexology is a leading online platform for legal information and insights.
