Un-Shackled: A Quest for Tranquility
A published work and an important part of the writer behind the lawyer.
Diwakar Abhishek · Mumbai · India
Law.
Stories.
Ideas.
Journeys.
A lawyer working at the intersection of law, media, technology and storytelling.
A personal archive of a legal career, published work, conversations, ideas, motorcycles, travels and the things that make the journey worth remembering.
The complete picture.
Not another online résumé. A living record of the professional, creative and curious sides of one life.
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The Lawyer
Contracts · IP · Entertainment · Privacy · Legal Operations · Strategic Alliances
The Storyteller
Books · Poetry · Articles · Essays · Observations
The Thinker
AI · Copyright · Technology · Media · Business · Law
The Explorer
Motorcycles · Roads · Travel · Photography · Experiences
The Lawyer.
More than a decade across legal operations, litigation support, corporate legal, media & entertainment, copyright, content and strategic legal work.
Current
Swastik Productions
Head of Legal / Legal Counsel. Content production, syndication, strategic alliances and future business ventures.
Media & EntertainmentIPContractsIndependent
Consult Your Contract
Founder of an independent legal practice serving media, entertainment, start-ups, software, artists, writers and creators.
AdvisoryNegotiationCore expertise
Law × Business
Contract management, complex negotiations, compliance, IP, copyright, licensing, content, privacy and legal operations.
Perspective
Law × Creativity
Working where legal frameworks meet writers, artists, producers, platforms, content and the business of storytelling.
The Journey.
A career that moved from legal operations and litigation solutions towards media, entertainment, IP and strategic legal leadership.
2012–15
QuisLex
Legal operations, e-discovery and litigation support.
2015–17
Thomson Reuters
Litigation Solutions · Assistant Manager — Projects.
2017–20
Sodexo
Senior Manager — Legal · litigation, compliance, privacy and legal operations.
2020–
Consult Your Contract
Independent practice alongside consulting engagements.
2022–23
Balaji Motion Pictures / ALTT
Media & entertainment legal · content, artists, IP, strategic alliances and S&P.
2023–24
Screenwriters Association India
Legal Officer · writers' rights, copyright, membership and legal matters.
2025–
Swastik Productions / Swastik Stories
Head of Legal / Legal Counsel · content, syndication, strategic alliances and business ventures.
“The law is the profession. Storytelling is the instinct. Curiosity is the thread connecting the two.”— a working philosophy for this website
The Screen.
The intersection of Law × Story × Screen. The stories I have helped make possible — from the other side of the credits.
Goodbye2022Legal
Dream Girl 22023Legal
Thank You for Coming2023Legal
Leaked!2023–Legal
IMDb — Selected / legacy credits.
My IMDb profile is not fully updated, but it remains a useful archive of my screen-related work.
Diwakar Abhishek on IMDb ↗
My IMDb profile is not fully updated, but it remains a useful archive of my screen-related work.
Diwakar Abhishek on IMDb ↗
The Storyteller.
The professional profile tells what I do. The writing archive tells you how I think — and sometimes, simply how I feel.
Plethora of Events
A collection from an earlier chapter of the writing journey.
Selected Poems
Reflective, non-rhyming writing — observations about people, love, time and life.
Articles & Essays
Law, media, copyright, technology, AI and the questions that sit between them.
The Thinker.
Questions at the edges of law, technology and creativity — where the interesting problems usually begin.
AI & CopyrightGenerative AI, authorship, creative works and the evolving copyright landscape.
Media & IPContent, licensing, syndication, creators' rights and the business of storytelling.
Privacy & TechnologyData protection, platform questions and the legal implications of emerging technology.
Recognition.
Selected professional and creative milestones. The full archive can grow with the site.
Rising Star General Counsel AwardAchromic Point · 2026
In-House Counsel AwardIndia Business Law Journal · Media, Entertainment & Sports · 2025–26
Rising Star in AI & Copyright LawGLA Award · 2025
The Road.
Because a portfolio should contain more than conference rooms. Motorcycles, Maharashtra, long rides, photographs and stories from the road.
Riding
#IndiaOnMyWheels
A visual riding journal — from a rider who started with a phobia and slowly turned roads into a way of seeing.
Project
Ashtavinayaka: Wheels of Devotion
A documentary / vlog concept combining faith, motorcycles, adventure and the landscapes of Maharashtra.
Places
Roads & Detours
Saputara, Tapola, Jawhar, Kelwa, Tryambakeshwar, Alibaug — and whatever comes next.
Archive
Photographs & Video
A future visual gallery for rides, journeys, people and places.
Now.
A living snapshot. This section is designed to change as life changes.
At workBuilding legal systems and supporting content, syndication and strategic business at Swastik.
WritingCollecting the next layer of articles, essays and poetry for the archive.
ExploringFinding another road, another place and another story worth carrying home.
LearningFollowing the evolving relationship between law, AI, copyright, privacy and creativity.