Rodney D. Ryder
Rodney D. Ryder - Senior Partner
Rodney is a lawyer with over twenty-five years of experience in the practice of Technology, Data Privacy, Intellectual Property and New Media Law[s]. He is the author of Guide to Cyber Laws: the Information Technology Act, 2000, E-Commerce, Data Protection and the Internet, the first section-wise analysis of the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000. He is presently Advisor to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India on the implementation of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Expertise
Rodney advises a wide range of clients from start-ups to the Fortune 100 and also represents them in litigation regarding technology law, data security, compliance with law enforcement and intellectual property strategy. He is regularly interviewed and widely quoted by Indian and International media on technology, intellectual property and new media laws.
He has been nominated as a ‘Leading Lawyer’ in intellectual property, technology, regulatory communications and media law by Asia Law, Who’sWhoLegal, Asia Legal 500, amongst other international publications. WhosWhoLegal [United Kingdom] has listed Mr. Ryder as one of the International ‘Thought Leaders in Technology Law, Data Privacy and Data Security. In the recent past, Rodney was listed as one of India’s leading lawyers in the ’40 under 45’ study conducted by WhosWhoLegal, United Kingdom. In 2021 – 2022, he was listed in ‘Super 50 TMT’ list of leading TMT lawyers in Asia published by Asian Legal Business.