Driven by excellence, focused on strategies for the longer term.

This is the crux of who we are. It is an articulation of precision in purpose, from the Firm’s beginnings to where we are today. Our collective eye is unerringly trained on tomorrow.

Deep sectoral expertise across services and industries.

Our insistence on strategic advisory exacts an in-depth understanding of and involvement with our clients’ businesses and industries. We engage not just individual businesses, but also contribute to the country’s legal and regulatory frameworks.

Personal commitment supported by experience and grit.

We commit early. We pull together internally for greater support. Every effort is sincere, every individual deeply dedicated to their task, their role, to the Firm.

Our undertakings for long-term impact are an organic extension of our purpose.

They are to employ our deep knowledge of the law beyond the business, the transaction, the deal. To use the opportunities and skills we possess, to reflect on the culture we’re creating. Individually and collectively, these are our efforts to help shape the thinking of our future generations, and arm them with strategies for true, sustainable growth.

Knowledge-sharing is intrinsic to equity and inclusivity.

This is a repository of thought leadership, deep insights and strong viewpoints, legal and other news and events and how they impact the industry and our clients.

Relevance is critical to growth. It necessitates a firm that is dynamic and responsive.

Amplifying intrinsic talent, sharpening skills, expanding knowledge, is vital to leading. It defines every aspect of how our firm functions and transacts. This is how we create new benchmarks and set industry standards.

  • Connect
  • Energy

    The energy we bring to every engagement builds true partnership.

  • Expertise

    Our expertise across sectors and practice areas runs deep, and we continue to add to our knowledge.

  • Execution

    We delve into every detail before offering strategic advice; in this, our execution is unparalleled.

IN THE NEWS

We are thrilled to announce that our firm has been recognized as the 'Legal Practice of the Year' at the 6th Annual UK-India Awards organised by Global Legal Forum. This prestigious accolade is a testament to our team's unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and client service.

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SPOTLIGHT > MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

AZB & Partners swept the ALB India Law Awards on April 3, 2024, with six awards won

The Firm was awarded “India Law Firm of the Year”, “Deal Firm of the Year”, “Restructuring & Insolvency Law Firm of the Year” and “M&A Deal of the Year (Premium) for the “IDFC Bank merger with IDFC Limited”.

Our Senior Partner, Ashwath Rau was awarded “Dealmaker of the Year” for the third time and Senior Partner, Darshika Kothari, was awarded “Woman Lawyer of the Year.”

Congratulations to our partners and all the teams involved! We are incredibly proud and honoured by the recognition, which reflects our commitment to excellence, our unwavering dedication to our clients and the hard work of our talented team.

 

Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and general corporate transactions are at the core of the firm’s practice. The corporate group is consistently ranked as a league–table leader, in terms of both, deal volume and deal size. The team regularly advises on complex domestic/international arrangements, intricate commercial agreements, hostile corporate situations resulting in settlements/ litigations and restructuring/reorganisations.

Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific (2024), on our Corporate / M&A team
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The People
of AZB

Rajendra Barot

Raghav Seth

Siddharth Khanna

Raman Sharma

Suresh Varanasi

Avinash Subramanian

Varun Lamba

Rushabh Maniar

Daksh Trivedi

Sayobani Basu

Nishanth Ravindran

Vaidhyanadhan Iyer

Kritika Agarwal

Shriram Shah

Lionel D’Almeida

We’ve never been about size; we’ve always been about quality.

Bahram N. Vakil, Founding Partner
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About

Founded in 2004, the Firm’s clear and singular purpose is to provide reliable, practical and full-service advice across sectors. Our greatest strength is an in-depth understanding of legal, regulatory and commercial environments, in India and elsewhere.

We need to reflect on how privileged we are as a profession, on what we believe in as human beings. The fact is, someone else is doing the hard work.

Ajay Bahl, Co-Founder & Managing Partner

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We’re about honest conversations and greater collaboration between the partners. We are mandated to share knowledge, and are less proprietorial about our territory. What benefits one, must benefit all.

Zia J. Mody, Co-Founder & Managing Partner