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Deepthi Rajeev founds DRN Legal

By Startup Enthusiast · 14 April 2026

What they do

DRN Legal is a law firm that combines legal expertise with business context

Founder Deepthi Rajeev started the firm after years in corporate law and fintech compliance

The firm focuses on complex areas like AI-generated content and trade secret protection

Deepthi Rajeev founded DRN Legal, a law firm that combines legal expertise with business context.
The firm aims to provide legal solutions that are technically sound and practically meaningful, not reactive or fragmented.
Deepthi Rajeev identifies intellectual property as one of the most complex and rapidly evolving domains due to AI.
AI-generated software faces uncertain copyright protection because copyright law typically recognizes human authorship.
Scraping data to train AI models raises questions about ownership and infringement; retrieval-augmented generation may reproduce content.
India lacks a dedicated statutory framework for trade secrets; businesses rely on contracts and common law remedies.
Copyright ownership: companies often assume they own work by employees or contractors, but ownership follows authorship unless assigned by contract.

Deepthi Rajeev spent eight years in corporate law at firms like Amarchand & Mangaldas and Trilegal, advising technology companies.
She moved in-house as General Counsel at early-stage startup Xflow, which builds cross-border payment infrastructure.
After four years at Xflow, she continued as external General Counsel as Xflow became Series A-backed.

DRN Legal is a law firm that provides legal solutions for technology companies.
The firm focuses on intellectual property, AI-related legal issues, and trade secret protection.
It emphasizes proactive risk assessment and well-drafted agreements to prevent legal problems.
The firm operates in India, where there is no dedicated statutory framework for trade secrets.