MZM Legal, Advocates & Legal Consultants

MZM Legal (MZM) is a full-service law firm providing a wide range of focused solutions. Headquartered in Mumbai, the firm was established in 2005 and is now widely regarded as a national leader in the fields of white-collar crime and dispute resolution. While MZM remains highly regarded in its initial core areas, it has diversified its offering in recent years and today ranks among the leading postmillennial full-service law firms in India. MZM is a distinctive firm providing both advisory and litigation services to clients in government and prosecutorial investigations. This combined with its substantial experience in acting on extraordinarily complex multijurisdictional litigations, arbitrations, anti-bribery, and corporate compliance investigations and transactions have contributed to MZM’s unique and holistic client-centric approach. MZM has significant international exposure and has the privilege of servicing clients from over ten countries across four continents. The hallmark of our practice at MZM is providing bespoke service to our clients through the highest standards of excellence in its legal advice keeping confidentiality and privacy of each of our clients as a priority. In recent years,

MZM has emerged as one of India’s leading white-collar crime and business crime defense practices. MZM Legal has had the privilege of advising and defending clients on sum of India’s most complex and large scale investigations conducted by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (“CBI”), the Directorate of Enforcements (“ED”), Serious Fraud Investigation Office (“SFIO”) and the Economic Offences Wings (“EOWs”), Anti-Corruption Bureau’s (“ACBs”) of different Indian states. The firm has developed a strong dispute resolution practice and has been advising and representing many clients in their domestic and international arbitrations and disputes before major international arbitral institutions including, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and courts in other jurisdiction. MZM Legal has vast experience in advising and handling multi-layered, high-value and sensitive cases pertaining to restructuring and insolvency, labour and employment, commercial litigation, etc, for wide-ranging industry sectors, including, banking, international trade and investments, international finance, insurance, construction, energy, media and entertainment, E-commerce, FMCG, maritime, technology and telecommunications. The firm is best known for ideating innovative solutions to address typical disputes and litigations which its clients face.

Main areas of practice
Alternative dispute resolution – arbitration and mediation
Number of partners: 3, approx 2 fee-earners
Key clients: Punj Lloyd Limited, Essar Shipping, Tata Trusts, Naaptol Online Shopping Private Limited, Drive India Enterprise Solutions Limited, Wahl – India Grooming Products Pvt Limited, Skardin Industrial Corporation, UPS,
Contacts: Mr Zulfiquar Memon, Mr Waseem Pangarkar Mr Vivek Jain
Email: [email protected] , [email protected], [email protected]

Business crime/ white-collar crime
Number of partners: 5, approx 7 fee-earners
Key clients: Tata Sons Limited, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, JSW Steel Limited, Tata Technologies Limited, M. Pallonji & Co Pvt Ltd, 63 moons Technologies Limited, Skardin Industrial Corporation,
Contacts: Mr Zulfiquar Memon, Mr Parvez Memon, Mr Waseem Pangarkar, Mr Mrinal Bharti
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Civil litigation
Number of partners: 6, approx 4 fee-earners
Key clients: Punj Lloyd Limited, Kaedrion International Gmbh, Hyundai Motor India Limited, Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd., The Yash Birla Group, Larsen & Toubro Engineering, United Phosphorous Limited, Naaptol Online Shopping Pvt Ltd, TV18 Broadcast, Shop CJ Network Pvt. Ltd.
Contacts: Mr Zulfiquar Memon, Mr Munir Merchant, Mr Waseem Pangarkar, Mr Mrinal Bharti, Mr Dinesh Kadam, Mr Mohammad Shine,
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Criminal compliance
Number of partners: 2, approx 4 fee-earners
Key clients: Fortune 100, 500 & 1000 Companies
Contacts: Mr Zulfiquar Memon
Email: [email protected]

Criminal defence
Number of partners: 4, approx 7 fee-earners
Key clients: Tata Sons Limited, Tata Trusts, Punj Lloyd Limited, SAP India Pvt. Ltd., Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, OPITO, Technimont Pvt. Ltd., Balkrishna Industries Ltd., Trust Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd., Wahl – India Grooming Products Pvt Limited, Skardin Industrial Corporation
Contacts: Mr Zulfiquar Memon, Mr Parvez Memon, Mr Waseem Pangarkar Mr Mohammad Shine
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Extradition and mutual legal assistance
Number of partners: 2, approx 3 fee-earners
Key clients: Confidential
Contacts: Mr Zulfiquar Memon, Mr Parvez Memon
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Family and matrimonial disputes
Number of partners: 4 partners, approx 5 fee-earners
Key clients: High-net-worth individuals, celebrities, sportspersons

Contacts: Mr Zulfiquar Memon, Mr Parvez Memon, Mr Waseem Pangarkar
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

General corporate 
Number of partners: 2, approx 4 fee-earners
Key clients: Tata Trusts, Punj Lloyd Limited, Malaysian Overseas Palm Oil Board, Naaptol Online Private Limited, BD Industries,
Contacts:  Mr Munir Merchant, Mr Waseem Pangarkar
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Media and entertainment:
Number of partners: 3, approx 3 fee-earners
Key clients: Viacom 18 Media Pvt.Ltd, Zoom Entertainment Network Limited, Cinema 24×7 Private Limited, Bennet Coleman & Co. Ltd, TV18 Broadcast, Shop CJ Network Pvt. Ltd.
Contacts: Mr Munir Merchant, Mr Waseem Pangarkar
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Real estate:
Number of partners: 4, approx 4 fee-earners
Key clients: Larsen &Toubro Realty Limited, Roha Dyechem Private Limited, Ahuja group, Royal Palms India P. Ltd.
Contacts: Mr Javed Dhorajiwala, Mr Munir Merchant
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Intellectual property
Number of partners: 2, approx 2 fee-earners
Key clients: TV18 Broadcast, Shop CJ Network Pvt. Ltd., Naaptol Online Shopping Pvt Ltd, Cinema 24×7 Private Limited, Shrinivas Sugandhlaya LLP
Contacts: Mr Munir Merchant, Mr Waseem Pangarkar
Email: [email protected], [email protected]