Technology, SaaS & AI

Technology Lawyers for Tech Startups, SaaS and AI Platforms

Your product moves fast. Your legal foundation needs to keep up, IP ownership, SaaS contracts, AI and data compliance, and founder agreements that hold up when it actually matters. We handle it, so a legal gap doesn’t become the thing that stalls your next raise or your next customer.

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Whether it’s a SaaS terms of service, a founders’ agreement, or getting your data handling compliant before a launch, share what’s going on and we’ll come back with a clear scope and fixed fee.

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    Why tech companies need lawyers who actually understand tech.

    A generic contract lawyer can draft an agreement. A technology lawyer knows why your SaaS terms of service need different liability language than a services agreement, why your AI product’s data handling needs to be documented before a customer’s procurement team asks, and why an unclear IP assignment from a contractor can quietly become the thing that kills a funding round during due diligence. The legal work is the same category, contracts, IP, compliance, but the details that actually protect you are specific to how technology businesses operate.

    What we handle for tech, SaaS, and AI companies.

    IP protection for software and product

    Your code, your algorithms, your brand, they’re usually your most valuable asset long before revenue catches up. We handle trademark registration for your product and company names, and make sure IP ownership is properly assigned from every contributor, founders, employees, and contractors alike. See our trademark registration service.

    SaaS agreements and software licensing

    Terms of service that actually define what you’re providing, what customers can’t do, and where your liability ends. For B2B SaaS, this extends to negotiating enterprise customer contracts, data processing terms, and SLAs without giving away more than you should. See our contract drafting service.

    AI and data privacy compliance

    If your product collects, processes, or trains on user data, you’re likely within scope of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, and GDPR if you have European users. We help you get compliant before it’s a problem, not after. Check your own site’s compliance gaps with our free DPDP compliance checker.

    Startup formation and founder agreements

    Getting your entity structure right from day one, and a founders’ agreement that settles equity, vesting, and decision-making before there’s a reason to disagree about any of it. See our founders’ agreement service and company registration service.

    Employment contracts with real IP assignment

    Every employee and contractor who touches your codebase needs a clear, enforceable IP assignment clause, not boilerplate copied from somewhere else. This is the single most common gap we find during a startup’s first serious due diligence.

    Investment and fundraising documentation

    Term sheets, shareholders’ agreements, and the corporate housekeeping investors actually check during diligence, clean cap table, resolved IP ownership, documents that hold up under scrutiny rather than becoming the reason a round slows down.

    Contract negotiation with customers and vendors

    Enterprise customers and vendors both push for terms that favour them. We negotiate directly or brief you on exactly what to hold your ground on. See our contract negotiation service.

    Cross-border structuring

    Building for a US, UK, or global market from India, or the reverse? We handle the corporate and commercial side of operating across borders, including ongoing legal drafting support if you need capacity beyond one-off matters. See our corporate and commercial advisory and legal drafting outsourcing services.

    Where tech startups actually get burned.

    No written founder agreement. Verbal understandings about equity and roles work fine until they don’t, and by the time a disagreement happens, it’s the hardest possible moment to negotiate calmly.

    Missing IP assignments. A contractor or early employee who built something real without a signed IP assignment can, technically, claim ownership of it later. This is one of the most common issues we find once a company is far enough along that it actually matters.

    Data protection treated as an afterthought. Startups often collect user data first and think about compliance later. Regulators, and increasingly enterprise customers during procurement, don’t see it that way.

    Contracts that don’t get updated as the business changes. Terms of service written for your MVP don’t necessarily cover what you’re actually selling eighteen months later.

    Technology Lawyers: FAQs

    What does a technology lawyer actually do differently from a general corporate lawyer?
    A technology lawyer applies the same core legal disciplines, contracts, IP, employment, compliance, but with working knowledge of how technology businesses actually operate: SaaS pricing and licensing models, open-source risk, data-driven products, and the specific compliance questions investors and enterprise customers ask during diligence.
    When should a startup get a lawyer involved?
    Before you sign anything significant, before you bring on your first employee or contractor, and ideally before you incorporate. Legal work is cheaper and simpler as prevention than as a fix once something’s already gone wrong.
    How much does this cost?
    It depends entirely on scope, a single contract review costs less than an ongoing retainer or a full compliance overhaul. We confirm a clear, fixed fee before starting any matter, share what you need through the form above and we’ll respond with a quote.
    Do you work with companies outside India?
    Yes. We support cross-border structuring and can provide ongoing drafting capacity for companies in the US, UK, Europe, UAE, Australia, and Canada, alongside our India-based work.
    Can I use open-source code in my commercial product?
    Depends entirely on the specific license. Some, like MIT or Apache, allow commercial use freely. Others, like GPL, can require you to release your own code under the same terms. Worth an actual review rather than assuming either way.
    What data privacy law applies to my startup?
    It depends on where your users are. India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act applies to Indian user data, GDPR applies if you have users in Europe. Most products need to check both.
    Prakhar Rai

    Prakhar Rai | Advocate and Founder

    Led by an advocate who works with tech companies operating internationally.

    My Legal Pal’s technology practice is led by Prakhar Rai, an advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of India and an alumnus of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, with a Master of Business Laws. His practice includes cross-border work, foreign entities structuring in India, and Indian companies expanding internationally through Madrid Protocol trademark filings, experience that shapes how we handle tech companies building for a global market from day one.

    This page is informational and does not constitute legal advice. Last updated: August 2026.

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