I am an internet entrepreneur and am building a small company. Any interenet company requires an understanding of IP laws, trademarks, copyrights etc. I am looking for a lawyer who can help me with these things. I have come across a couple of lawyers here in Mumbai, but they are too expensive, and then give second class treatment. In other words, those lawyers are used to working for large corporations and not startups. For a large corporation, the way things get done, and the charges accompanying them are both different as compared to a startup company. Moreover, the entrepreneur is no legal professional and would take time to understand the legal and financial consequences of various decisions. Its not like the lawyer is talking to the legal department of another company, but a tech professional.
So in short, I am looking for a lawyer who has some experience with startups and is willing to work with us. We dont expect him/her to work for free, but just that we cannot afford to pay them what some established company might easily be able to pay them.
I would be glad if the members in the forum can tell us about such a lawyer in Mumbai.
Thanks