Rishiraj Baruah
AZB & PartnersThe ‘knowledgeable and accessible’ aviation team at AZB & Partners runs the gamut of transactional and regulatory work, routinely instructing lessors, financiers, and airlines on restructuring transactions, leaseback agreements, and aircraft purchases. Anand Shah heads up the ‘very proactive team’ and handles aircraft deregistration and repossession, aircraft financing, and aviation-related banking and financing matters; Hufriz Wadia is another key name on this front. Rishiraj Baruah attracts praise for his ‘practical and pragmatic’ advice, while Sarah Rufus specialises in purchase and maintenance agreement advice for aircraft and engine manufacturers.
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Testimonials
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‘Great team with several talented individuals. Very proactive and have the capacity to deal with new and complex issues. Great teamwork.’
'A strong team, especially the partners, with a real insight into the complex Indian legal and regulatory regime.'
‘Different types of skills, great understanding, education. Top professionals.’
‘A strong team at AZB, who are always responsive and provide clear and unambiguous, commercially-coined advice. AZB are our go-to Indian counsel for lessor work, every time. Their deep experience in aircraft leasing and financing in India really shows through their advice and work product. The AZB are experts in navigation through doing deals in India and will work hard to get your deal done in the timeframe.’
‘Rishiraj Baruah is one to watch - he provides solutions-based, succinct advice which is always "on the money", and advises with practical and pragmatic ways forward. Rishi is always available to answer questions, discrete or structural, and takes ownership of your deal to get the deal done.’
'Great team - knowledgeable and accessible.'
'Anand Shah - a strong leader with a sensible commercial approach. Sarah Rufus - excellent experience and a sensible commercial approach.'
'Anand Shah and Hufriz Wadia stand out.'
Key clients
- Air India
- TATA Sons
- Resolution Professional and Monitoring Committee of Jet Airways (India) Ltd
- BOC Aviation
- Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore; AI Fleet Services IFSC Ltd; Tata SIA Airlines Ltd (Vistara)
- Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad and MAHB (Mauritius) Pvt Ltd
- National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
- Air India Express Ltd
- DBS, HSBC, SCB, CACIB and Vistara
- Shannon Engine Support Ltd
- Credit Suisse AG
- Just Udo Aviation Pvt Ltd (“FLY91”)
- Bombardier Inc.
- AIX Connect Pvt Ltd
- Willis Lease Finance Corporation
- CMA CGM Air Cargo S.A.S
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Anand Shah
AZB & PartnersPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Anand Shah