FortiFend Legal is a Hyderabad-headquartered law firm helping founders, businesses and innovators secure their intellectual property and structure their companies for growth — with over 12 years of combined experience in corporate and IP law, and offices across India, the Gulf and the United States.
FortiFend Legal is headquartered in Hyderabad and built around two disciplines that increasingly decide whether a business succeeds: corporate law and intellectual property. With offices across Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi, and an international presence in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the USA, we work with founders, growing companies and creators who need counsel that understands both the legal detail and the commercial stakes.
From incorporating a company and drafting the agreements that hold it together, to registering and enforcing the trademarks, patents and copyrights that protect what a business creates, our approach stays practical, responsive and business-first.
Formation, governance, M&A, contracts and regulatory compliance for growing businesses.
Trademark, copyright and patent registration, portfolio management and enforcement.
Legal risk assessment, IP strategy and market-entry advisory for founders and investors.
Eight core verticals spanning the two disciplines that matter most to founders and businesses: building the company, and protecting what it creates.
End-to-end trademark strategy — clearance searches, class selection, filing, prosecution and opposition — so your name, logo and tagline are legally yours before a competitor gets there first.
From software and creative works to inventions and designs, we guide clients through copyright registration and patent application and prosecution — building a defensible IP portfolio around what they've actually built.
We help businesses track, maintain and monetise their IP assets — structuring licensing and assignment agreements, running renewal calendars, and auditing portfolios ahead of funding rounds or acquisitions.
When infringement happens, we act — cease-and-desist notices, opposition and cancellation proceedings, and representation before IP tribunals and courts to enforce your rights decisively.
We set companies up the right way from day one — incorporation, founder and shareholder agreements, board processes and ongoing governance that keeps a growing business compliant and investable.
We advise on the full lifecycle of a transaction — structuring, due diligence, definitive agreements and closing — for founders selling, businesses acquiring, or companies restructuring for their next stage of growth.
Well-drafted agreements prevent most disputes before they start. We draft and negotiate commercial, vendor and employment contracts, and keep clients aligned with the regulatory obligations of running a business in India.
For founders and investors, we provide legal risk assessment, investment and cap-table structuring, and market-entry strategy — practical counsel at the moments that shape a company's trajectory.
Headquartered in Hyderabad, with a footprint across India's major business hubs and key international markets.
FortiFend Legal is led by two partners with a shared focus on corporate and intellectual property law.
Shrey Singh leads FortiFend Legal's practice across corporate law and intellectual property, overseeing the firm's advisory work on trademark and patent prosecution, M&A and corporate governance for founders and growing businesses.
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Shreya Nigam advises clients on contract structuring, regulatory compliance and IP portfolio management, bringing a practical, business-first approach to corporate and intellectual property matters.
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Tell us briefly what you need — a trademark filed, a contract reviewed, a company to incorporate — and we'll get back to you.
