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 proud to announce our global roll-out of Harvey, a leading legal generative AI platform, across all our offices. By integrating Harvey into our day-to-day practice, our lawyers will accelerate research, draft with greater precision and deliver even stronger outcomes for clients worldwide. Harnessing Harvey’s suite of AI products, we will be able to near–automate routine tasks such as document review and translation, allowing us to deepen our focus on strategy, advocacy and exceptional client service. read more...

Deals

Warburg Pincus on its investment in Fleur Hotels, a subsidiary of listed company Lemon Tree Hotels.
Jan 14, 2026 | Private Equity & Venture Capital
Deals

TMF Group, on their recent acquisition of 100% of the share capital of JSS Pro Services Private Limited
Jan 14, 2026 | Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions
Deals

Veolia India on its partnership with Welspun Enterprises Limited for providing operation and maintenance services for a period of 15 years.
Jan 13, 2026 | Energy Infrastructure & Project Finance
Deals

Achronite Bidco Ltd, an affiliate of Warburg Pincus LLC, on its acquisition of Acclime Holdings HK Limited from Acclime Holdings Limited.
Jan 07, 2026
Deals

Oil giant bp on the Indian law aspects of its agreement to sell a 65% shareholding in Castrol to Stonepeak.
Jan 06, 2026 | Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions
Deals

Bharti Enterprises and Warburg Pincus on their acquisition of a 49% stake in Haier Appliances India.
Jan 02, 2026 | Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions
Deals

Haier Group on the strategic sale of a 49% stake in its wholly owned Indian arm, Haier Appliances India.
Dec 31, 2025 | Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions
Deals

Promoters of Indo Borax & Chemicals Limited on the sale of their entire holding (more than 50%) in Indo Borax to Zenrock Chemicals and Edelweiss
Dec 30, 2025 | Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions
Deals

book running lead managerm in relation to the qualified institutions placement of equity shares by HFCL Limited.
Dec 30, 2025 | Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity & Venture Capital
Deals

Dragon Fund on its participation in a Series F fund raise by SaaS startup MoEngage Inc.
Dec 30, 2025 | Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity & Venture Capital

SPOTLIGHT

We are thrilled to announce that our firm has been highly ranked in the Chambers and Partners, 2026, Asia Pacific Rankings. We have achieved rankings in 23 exceptional practice areas, with 15 of these being recognized as Band 1 practices. Additionally, 45 of our esteemed lawyers have been ranked, including 10 who have achieved Band 1 recognition.

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

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The People
of AZB

Shreya Singh

Raghav Seth

Chandni Anand

Arnav Hemen Shah

Qais Jamal

Nandan Pendsey

Shriram Shah

Anmol Anand

Rohan Bagai

Abhilash Chandran

Ashish Pareek

Vidhyadhare S

Shruti Garg

Anusha Jacob

Harsh Khanna

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

Bahram N. Vakil, Founding Partner
Meet our People

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

Impact

Careers

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