Kartik Maheshwari

CEO

India15 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 15 years in Tech, Media & Entertainment sectors
Director at Netflix leading content partnerships
Expert in structuring high-value content deals

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Entertainment Law and Business Affairs within the Media & Technology sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Entertainment LawBusiness AffairsTelecommunicationsMedia & Technology LawLegal ConsultingCorporate Law

Other Skills

NegotiatingSecuring strategic partnershipsStructuring content agreementsCollaborating with creative leadershipData-driven decision makingMergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityDigital content advisoryTelecoms licensingOutsourcing contractsNegotiating agreementsDrafting contractsCorporate complianceCompetition LawIntellectual Property

About

Over 15 years of wide ranging experience across the Tech, Media & Entertainment and Telecoms (TMT) sectors. I have been recognised and ranked by various professional directories as a seasoned leader for my work. Founding team member of the Business Affairs function at Netflix India. Currently I lead the team focused on the Series slate (spanning across scripted, unscripted, stand up comedy, documentaries etc.). I am responsible for building and driving partnerships with content studios, producers key talent and artist managees. In addition to structuring varied partnerships I am also the lead for pricing and contracting of content deals across various genres and formats. I bring a unique combination of legal and business, skills to my role, having previously worked as a Leader in the TMT Practice at Nishith Desai Associates, a Tier 1 law firm. I am passionate about enabling and empowering the creative vision of Netflix and its partners, and leveraging data and strategy to deliver engaging and diverse content to our global audience. -Views expressed here are my own and not of my employer.

Experience

15 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

9 yrs

Average Tenure

6 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Netflix

Director & Head - Business Affairs (Series)

Jun 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 10 mos

Responsible for cultivating industry relationships with production companies, talent, and representatives while structuring high-value content deals.
Expertise includes:
Negotiating and securing strategic partnerships to access premium IP and top-tier creative talent
Structuring, pricing, and contracting diverse content agreements including licensing, acquisitions, and productions
Collaborating with creative leadership to align business strategy with artistic vision through data-driven decision making
Serving as key liaison between internal creative, data strategy and production teams to deliver compelling content within business parameters and production realities

NegotiatingSecuring strategic partnershipsStructuring content agreementsCollaborating with creative leadershipData-driven decision makingEntertainment Law+1

Asurion

Legal Secondee

Feb 2014 – Apr 2014 · 2 mos

Working with the legal teams in Singapore, Hong Kong and the US for setting up and structuring of operations in India as well as ensuring the necessary corporate compliances for the same. I was also involved in negotiating, drafting and reviewing of services agreements, vendor agreements, employment agreements as well as real estate agreements.

Negotiating agreementsDrafting contractsCorporate complianceLegal ConsultingCorporate Law

Nishith desai associates

Leader

Jan 2010 – Jan 2019 · 9 yrs · Mumbai / Delhi

I was a Leader in the Telecoms - Media - Technology practice at NDA (which was rated as a Tier 1 firm for TMT across various directories).
In addition to working on marquee M&A and Private Equity transactions as well as disputes in the TMT space I have significant experience in advising on issues relating to:
Digital content - Advising on various issues regarding acquisition, licensing, creation and exploitation of digital content (films, music and games) including: (i) content regulation in India (sensitive / prohibited content, censorship, certification, age gating (ii) licensing / buy out of music rights (iii) laws applicable to marketing and advertising of content including anti – spam regulations.
Telecoms - Licensing, spectrum, telecoms infra, M2M communication, net neutrality;
Tech - Outsourcing contracts, cross border technology transfer arrangements, data protection and information security;
Traditional Media - Television broadcasting, film production, music, animation, rights clearances etc.
I was also leading the firm's policy initiatives in the TMT sector.

Mergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityDigital content advisoryTelecoms licensingOutsourcing contractsTelecommunications+1