Winners
Antitrust and Competition
Firm of the year
Trilegal
Lawyer of the year
Avaantika Kakkar, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Aviation (Including Aerospace and Defence)
Firm of the year
Dentons Link Legal
Lawyer of the year
Anand Shah, AZB & Partners
Banking and Finance
Firm of the year
Talwar Thakore & Associates
Lawyer of the year
Shardul Shroff, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Capital Markets
Firm of the year
IndusLaw
Lawyer of the year
Prashant Gupta, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Corporate and M&A
Firm of the year
Saraf and Partners
Lawyer of the year
Zia Mody, AZB & Partners
Rising Star of the year
Meher Mehta, S&R Associates
Data Protection
Firm of the year
Spice Route Legal
Lawyer of the year
Gowree Gokhale, Nishith Desai Associates
Fintech and FSR
Firm of the year
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Lawyer of the year
Mathew Chacko, Spice Route Legal
Insurance
Firm of the year
Tuli & Co
Lawyer of the year
Neeraj Tuli, Tuli & Co
Intellectual Property
Firm of the year
Remfry & Sagar
Lawyer of the year
Ashwin Julka, Remfry & Sagar
Rising Star of the year
Taarika Pillai, Obhan & Associates
IP – Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
Firm of the year
R. K. Dewan & Co.
Lawyer of the year
Mohan Dewan, R. K. Dewan & Co.
Labour and Employment
Firm of the year
IndusLaw
Lawyer of the year
Nohid Nooyeyezdan, AZB & Partners
Rising Star of the year
Abhimanyu Pal, Khaitan & Co LLP
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Firm of the year
Nishith Desai Associates
Lawyer of the year
Milind Antani, Nishith Desai Associates
Dispute Resolution – Litigation
Firm of the year
DSK Legal
Lawyer of the year
Pallavi Shroff, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Dispute Resolution – Arbitration
Firm of the year
PSL Advocates and Solicitors
Lawyer of the year
Shaneen Parikh, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Private Equity and Investments
Firm of the year
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Lawyer of the year
Ravindra Bandhakavi, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Rising Star of the year
Shreya Dua, Khaitan & Co LLP
Projects and Energy
Firm of the year
Krishnamurthy & Co
Lawyer of the year
Aakanksha Joshi, Economic Laws Practice
Rising Star of the year
Astha Srivastava, Trilegal
Real Estate and Construction
Firm of the year
DSK Legal
Lawyer of the year
Hardeep Sachdeva, AZB & Partners
Restructuring and Insolvency
Firm of the year
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Lawyer of the year
Bahram Vakil, AZB & Partners
Rising Star of the year
Saloni Thakkar, AZB & Partners
Shipping and WTO
Firm of the year
BRUS CHAMBERS, Advocates & Solicitors
Lawyer of the year
Shiraz Patodia, Dua Associates
Rising Star of the year
Shreya Dahiya, Kochhar & Co.
Tax
Firm of the year
Khaitan & Co LLP
Lawyer of the year
Ajay Bahl, AZB & Partners
Rising Star of the year
Abhishek Agarwal, Vaish Associates
TMT
Firm of the year
Trilegal
Lawyer of the year
Stephen Mathias, Kochhar & Co.
Rising Star of the year
Naqeeb Ahmed Kazia, IndusLaw
Foreign Firm of the year
Allen & Overy
Allen & Overy’s India Group, has over 100 partners and associates across its international network of offices, particularly in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. In 2023, the corporate team handled the largest M&A transaction in the infrastructure and materials sector in India.
Regional Awards (City Focus)
Argus Partners
With offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata, Argus Partners’ Mumbai office stood out for its market leading banking and finance, dispute resolution, TMT practices. The firm is also highly ranked in dispute resolution in the NCR region and has a expanding presence in Bengaluru.
Rising Law Firm of the year
Saraf and Partners
Saraf and Partners entered the Asia Pacific 2024 guide rankings in an impressive six categories including fintech, life sciences, and private equity. The firm’s M&A practice was promoted to tier 1 due to its steady flow of big-ticket M&A and corporate transactions adding up to more than $43 billion in the preceding year.
In-house Team of the year
Reliance Industries
Reliance Industries’ legal team earns the in-house team of the year award for their unwavering commitment to excellence. They adeptly protect company interests and support operations, notably facilitating the 8.5 billion dollar merger with Disney, further enhancing Reliance’s reputation.
In-house Diversity Champion
3M
The legal team at 3M wins the in-house diversity champion award. The legal department actively supports and promotes company-wide diversity and inclusion initiatives. Noteworthy is the consistent improvement in the gender ratio at the company over the years.
Rising Star In-house Counsel
Kartik Maheshwari, Netflix
Kartik Maheshwari, serving as business affairs and legal counsel at Netflix, earns the rising star in-house counsel of the year award. With a distinctive blend of legal and business expertise, he passionately empowers creative vision and utilises data to deliver compelling content, showcasing excellence in his role.
Most Transformative In-house Team of the year
Tech Mahindra
Tech Mahindra’s legal team earns the most transformative in-house team of the year award for their pioneering use of technology. They optimise costs and enhance efficiency through cutting-edge tools like AI-driven contract review and internal knowledge repositories. These innovations ensured meticulous legal tracking and facilitated seamless commercial deals.
In-house Lawyer of the year
Padmaja Chakravarty, Citigroup
Padmaja secures the in-house lawyer of the year award. Her leadership played a pivotal role in the historic sale of Citigroup’s consumer businesses in India, marking a significant milestone in foreign bank M&A transactions and advancing Citigroup’s global strategy refresh.
Innovative Law Firm of the year
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co is hugely invested in technology and digital efforts, enhancing work efficiency and productivity for lawyers, and creating innovative platforms that can help deliver seamless solutions to clients. Introduction of these initiatives have enabled the firm to create more sustainable efficiency gains while adding value to service quality for clients.
ESG Firm of the year
Krishnamurthy & Co
Krishnamurthy & Co integrates ESG considerations into its legal advice and developed specialised teams to address the legal implications of sustainability, responsible investing, and corporate social responsibility. By providing guidance on ESG matters, the team successfully helps its clients navigate the complex regulatory landscape and achieve their ESG goals.
Boutique Firm of the year
Tuli & Co
Insurance specialist law firm Tuli & Co is a ‘go-to for anything insurance-related’. The team is regularly instructed by both domestic and foreign insurance companies in relation to their India operations. Recently it acted for multiple leading Indian insurers on complex ransomware attacks and unauthorised access.
Inclusivity Initiatives Firm of the year
Obhan & Associates
Obhan & Associates has actively promoted the hiring of female lawyers and the team has always had at least 50% female employees. Further evidence of its commitment to diversity and inclusion can be seen where 6 out of the 7 partners at the firm are female.
Leading Lawyer of the year
Ajay Bahl, AZB & Partners
Tracing back to as far as 2008, Ajay Bahl has been continuously ranked as a leading individual in corporate and M&A and tax. Being dual qualified, both as a lawyer as well as a qualified chartered accountant, he brings a unique perspective which very few Indian lawyers are in a position to offer.
Managing Partner of the year
Cyril Shroff, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Cyril Shroff has been the managing partner of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas since 2015. With over 41 years of experience in a range of core practice areas, Shroff is leading the firm which has seen an increasing number of distressed asset M&A transactions, corporate governance and the team is at the forefront of using AI-based legal technologies.
Leading Firm of the year
Trilegal
Trilegal is ranked across all 19 practice areas currently covered in the India chapter and is ranked in tier 1 across 11 categories. According to a client, ‘the biggest advantage of working with Trilegal is getting cohesive and comprehensive advice from multiple disciplines in a consolidated manner. This makes them standout when compared to other law firms.’
