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    Welcome to the ALB India Law Awards 2022!

     

    WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED - Congratulations to all the law firms and in-house teams that have made it to the list. 

    Date:     Friday, 10 June 2022
    Time:     6:00pm registration
    Venue:  Taj Lands End, Mumbai 

    Asian Legal Business is pleased to announce that the 4th Annual ALB India Law Awards 2022 returns as an in-person event! We are thrilled to be returning to India after a one-year absence and hope to see you again in 2022.

    These prestigious awards will recognise the exceptional performance of private practitioners and in-house counsel in India and throughout the region. Recognize the accomplishments and efforts of your own law firm, in-house team, or other teams you have worked with in the last year.

    The process will conclude with an awards ceremony in June 2022. Come celebrate legal excellence with us!

    For queries regarding submissions and event
    Contact: Lokesh Bogati at lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com

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    CATEGORIES

    The categories for the ALB India Law Awards 2022 are listed below. If you have any questions or suggestions about the categories, please contact Lokesh at lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com.

    Individual Categories

    Data Privacy and Protection Lawyer of the Year (NEW)
    Dealmaker of the Year
    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
    In-House Lawyer of the Year 
    Managing Partner of the Year
    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    In-House Categories

    Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year (NEW)
    Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year
    Innovative In-House Team of the Year
    Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
    Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
    Healthcare and Pharmaceutical In-house team of the Year
    India In-House Team of the Year

    Law Firm Categories

    Antitrust and Competition Law Firm of The Year 
    Arbitration Law Firm of the Year 
    Aviation Law Firm of the Year 
    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
    Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    Data Protection Law Firm of the Year 
    Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
    India Deal Firm of the Year
    India Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year
    Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year 
    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    International Law Firm of the Year
    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 
    Litigation Law Firm of the Year 
    Maritime Law Firm of the Year
    Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year 
    Real Estate and Construction Law Firm of the Year
    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
    Rising Law Firm of the Year
    North India Law Firm of the Year (NEW)
    South India Law Firm of the Year (NEW)
    Sports and Gaming Law Firm of the Year (NEW)
    Tax Law Firm of the Year
    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
    White Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year
    India Law Firm of the Year

    Deal Categories

    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium) 
    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Premium) 
    M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)
    M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)

               SUBMISSION FORMS          

    Submissions are closed

               IMPORTANT DATES          

    Opening of submissions – December 17, Friday
    Deadline for submissions (Extended) – January 31, Monday
    Announcement of finalists – Early May
    Awards night – June 10, Friday

               SUBMISSION INQUIRIES          

    Lokesh Bogati
    Events Researcher 
    Phone: +91 7666 872611
    Email: lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com

    JUDGING PANEL

    Each year, ALB invites an independent judging panel of senior and expert legal industry leaders from various sectors corresponding to the diverse list of award categories. ALB is pleased to introduce some of the distinguished judges. The rest of the panel will be revealed on the evening of the awards.

    Anupam Sharan
    Vice President, Legal and Compliance at Connesso

    He is a senior attorney managing strategic legal, contractual and commercial programs globally for over $4 Billion spend per annum. He has extensive legal and contractual experience in drafting, negotiation, corporate, commercial including International law, M&A, government affairs, risk, governance, change, compliance and privacy matters. He seeks to channelize business and operational insights to provide thought leadership within the industry and contribute to shape laws, regulations and public policies. He brings experience across multiple industries such as consulting, banking and financial services, telecom, outsourcing, IT, ITES, steel, power and construction. He has good experience in working closely with Operations / stakeholder functions and helping build appreciation to the contractual obligations and commitments.

    He is a regular speaker at various conferences, with many articles and white paper published to his name. He has dual qualification of Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering (B.E.) and Bachelor’s in Legislative Law (LL.B.) with Master’s in Business and IPR Law (LL.M) added with various certifications. He also serves as the India Council Board member at IACCM (International Association for Contract and commercial Management), USA. He is also a certified Director from IOD (institute of Directors).

    Badrinath Durvasula
    Managing Director, ESSAR Capital Advisory, Mumbai, India

    Mr. Badrinath Durvasula is currently the Managing Director, ESSAR Capital Advisory. He was previously the Vice President & General Counsel at Hindustan Construction Company. He was also a Senior Vice President & Head Legal for Adani Group a $16 Billion conglomerate, with world-wide interests in Mining, Power generation and transmission, Private Ports, Trading in global commodities. His current role involves M&A, International Contracting & Contract Management, Litigation& Arbitration in multiple geographies. Prior to joining Adani, he is a known face as the Legal Head of L&T, which is into Infrastructure management, Oil & Gas Projects, Defense Production, Power and Mining. He also had the experience of working with United Phosphorous, Reliance Industries, Asian Paints, Dr Reddy’s Labs and General Insurance Corporation of India. He carries with him over 29 years of rich experience in Mergers & Acquisitions, International Contracting, Contract Management, Strategy, Compliance, Arbitration and Litigation. 

    He travelled extensively in Europe and SE Asia due to the M&A activity he is involved in, all over the world on Legal & Financial due diligence, firming up transaction documents, long term supply agreements and ancillary agreements. He also attended in a number of legal matters in Australia, USA, GCC Nations and the Supreme Court of India. His niche areas are: International Contracting, joint venture formation, production sharing contracts & Intellectual Property.

    Bharat

    Justice Dr. Bharat Bhushan Parsoon
    Former Judge of Punjab & Haryana High Court

    In his illustrious career, he has adjudicated on nearly every area of the law and is considered a master of corporate & private; company & public, commercial and personal, constitutional and taxation laws alike. He is a Life Member of the Indian Institute of Law, New Delhi, Life Member of Indian Institute of Criminology, Chennai, Fellow of Indian Council of Arbitration, New Delhi, Resource person for National Judicial Academy, Bhopal as also for Delhi Judicial Academy and Chandigarh Judicial Academy, to name a few. 

    A luminary, adjudicator, lawyer, strategic planner, tactical manager, academician, mentor, visionary; he has also scripted DNA of change, development and progress reaching zenith in whichsoever field he traversed. He is often referred to as a human encyclopedia. As on date he is legal consultant to many enterprises, companies and joint ventures. Hospitality, Pharmaceutical, Reality, Power & Engineering sectors etc. are on his consultancy catalogue.

    Jayadeep Balakrishnan
    Assistant Vice President - Legal, Brookprop Management Services Pvt Ltd.

    Has over 20 years of work experience handling corporate legal and compliance functions of various reputed and leading national and multinational companies. He is currently working as Assistant Vice President - Legal with Brookprop Management Services Pvt Ltd. Prior to joining Brookprop, he had worked as Group Head – Legal and Secretarial and Director of Travel Food Services Pvt Ltd and also with Landmark Group, METRO Cash & Carry, Future Group, Café Coffee day etc. He has completed LLM in International Law and MBA in Personnel & Marketing.

    Lalit

    Dr. Lalit Bhasin
    President, Society of Indian Law Firms
    Immediate Past President, The Bar Association of India 
    Chairman Chartered Institute of Arbitration (CIArb)- India
    Chairman CII National Task Force on Legal Services

    Dr. Lalit Bhasin started his law practice in 1962 and has developed Bhasin & Co. as one of the largest law Firms in North India. His areas of specialisation include Employment & Labour Laws, Corporate Law (Formation of Joint Venture Companies, Foreign Collaborations, Amalgamations, Mergers, Acquisitions, Disinvestment); Laws relating to Information Technology; Contract and Conveyancing; Constitutional Law; Banking and Finance; Consumer Protection Laws; Disputes relating to Foreign Investment e.g. Shareholders Agreements, Collaboration Agreements, Agency and Distribution Agreements, Technology Transfer Agreements and Dispute Resolution Practice.
    He was awarded Honorary Membership of the IBA in Melbourne in 1994 for outstanding service to the legal profession. He was awarded the Plaque of Honour by the Prime Minister of India in 2002 for outstanding contribution to the Rule of Law. In 2007, the President of India presented the National Law Day Award to Lalit Bhasin for "Outstanding Contribution to the Development of the Legal Profession in India and for his deep involvement and engagement in the maintenance of the highest standards at the Bar".
    Recently he has been conferred the Degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D) Honoris Causa by University of Rajasthan.

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    Lakshika Joshi
    Associate General Counsel, Capgemini Americas

    Lakshika Joshi is Associate General Counsel, Capgemini Americas and globally leads the intellectual property and licensing practice for Capgemini Engineering. 

    Lakshika started her legal journey as a litigator at the Delhi High Court and Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and has worked across sectors ranging from Fintech, newspapers, books and guides, music, films, media and entertainment, IT, software to healthcare and wellness. 

    Lakshika is Honorary Secretary and Board Member, Licensing Executives Society India. She is the Chair, Industry Advisory Board – IT & Software at LES International. She has received several recognitions and acknowledgements, both for her contributions to the IP community and her work as General Counsel. She is a Guest Faculty for IPR, Innovation and Entrepreneurship courses at various Institutes. She is also a Corporate Mentor for MBA and Engineering students.

    Lakshika describes herself as a “student forever”.
     

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    Neera Sharma
    Director, Chief Executive officer and General Counsel, Sistema India 

    Neera Sharma  is a whole time Director, Chief Executive officer and General Counsel for Sistema India Entities and is based at Gurgaon, India. She has over 23 years of experience as a General Counsel and  has worked in Leading Business Houses. She  has been recognized as top General Counsel by Forbes india 2020 and has been awarded as a Most Promising Women Leader 2021 by Economic times powered by Famina. She is  UCLA Alumni, Law Graduate from Panjab University. She has completed her  MBA Finance from Amity Business School Noida and One Year Course  in Cyber Laws and internet related laws from Indian Institute of Law. She is a Diploma holder  in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations and Masters in Psychology. Neera is founder of Sukh setu foundation – a step to spread awareness about Autism and  work towards the acceptance of differently abled kids & adults with respect, advocating their rights &  inclusion in schools and corporates. 

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    Priyanka Sinha
    General Counsel, VOIS Managing Director, VOIS India

    As General Counsel and Head of Corporate Security for _VO IS at Vodafone, Priyanka handles legal, enterprise risk management, compliance management for policies, regulatory GDPR, corporate secretarial and corporate security at _VO IS locations across India, Hungary, Romania, Egypt, Albania and Spain

    Additionally, as Managing Director for _VO IS India Centre consisting of over 13 000 colleagues, she is responsible for governance of the center internally externally

    Prior to her current role, Priyanka worked with various MNCs as a general legal counsel for India and global businesses at Yum! Brands ( Pizza Hut and Taco Bell), Optum Global Services ( Convergys, Honeywell and Pernod Ricard Here, she has been advisor to cross functions, executive management and board member, supporting strategic business growth initiatives, creating powerful internal external alliances, managing through crisis change, overseeing all aspects of corporate governance and the corporate legal function comprising of legal, enterprise risk management, overall compliance and corporate secretarial

    Prior to becoming an in house, she has also worked with various mid to large size law firms in India, where she has managed litigation dispute resolution, all aspects of contracts, M&A transactions, IPR issues, documentation and other legal issues
     

     

    Rajiv Choubey
    Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, ACC Limited

    Rajiv Choubey is the Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary and Executive Committee member of ACC Limited, part of the Swiss major, LafargeHolcim. He is an alumnus of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, Indian Law Institute and Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi and the Institute of Company Secretaries (ICSI). 

    Rajiv has more than two decades of experience in manufacturing as well as IT Company. Prior to joining ACC, he was the General Counsel of HCL Infosystems Ltd., Vice President - Legal & CS of Vedanta Limited and had a brief stint at Maruti Suzuki, Hindustan Tin etc. Rajiv heads the legal function and advised management on entire gamut of business activities – from Mining, Environment, Competition law, Commercial & Industrial laws, M&A, as well as on GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance)  In past he has also handled listing in US /NYSE during his stint at Sterlite/Vedanta. Rajiv and his team have been recognized by various forums/ bodies, including ICCA, CCAI, Indian National Bar Association, Legal 500, IDEX, IOD as one of the leading in-house counsels/ teams which he has lead. 

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    Rohit Kumar
    Global General Counsel, UPL Limited

    Rohit is the Global General Counsel of UPL Limited, one of the largest crop protection products company in the world with revenues in excess of US$5 billion. He is based out of UPL’s corporate head office in Mumbai. Rohit leads a team of more than 40 in-house lawyers with more than 50% of his team being based in U.S.A., Europe and LATAM. Rohit overseeing all aspects of legal work relating to the group.
    Rohit is a law graduate (2002 batch) from Symbiosis Law College, Pune, India and has also completed leadership courses from Harvard Law School and University of Melbourne. 
    Prior to joining UPL, Rohit worked at the Melbourne office of Herbert Smith Freehills, a large global law firm. He was part of HSF’s corporate team and advised on several international M&A. Before that, Rohit spent close to 4 years working with the New Delhi office of J. Sagar Associate, a leading Indian law firm.

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    Rucha Joshi
    India Head – Legal, Rabobank

    Rucha Joshi is the India Head – Legal at Rabobank. Rucha brings with her over 17 years of experience in the Legal domain having handled Strategic projects, Corporate Transactional support, Deals, Litigation, Advisory and IPR.
    She has headed the legal function for SBI Capital Markets Ltd and has worked with organisations such as Edelweiss Group, Essar Telecom Infrastructure Pvt Ltd and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. 
     
    During her career, she has garnered laurels such as Achiever Award for “40 under 40” Alternative Investments Professionals and ALB India Law awards where she was nominated as a finalist under 2 categories : In-House Lawyer of the Year – International and Woman Lawyer of the Year – In-House.
    She holds an LLB degree from Government Law College and is a Graduate in Commerce from the University of Mumbai.
     

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    Sanjit Kaur Batra
    Group Vice President - Legal, Cummins India

    Sanjit currently is the Group Vice President – Legal at Cummins India and in this role, is responsible for Cummins India’s legal, secretarial and compliance functions. She is a seasoned legal professional with diverse experience of working in the corporate and social sectors, international agencies and in private practice. She is also on the Board of Directors and actively involved in issues of corporate governance.
    Prior to joining Cummins India, Sanjit was the Regional Legal Director-Greater Asia at IFF where she transitioned as a part of some of DuPont’s businesses merging with IFF. She has spent almost a decade with DuPont in various roles as the APAC Counsel and Legal Head for South Asia. Before joining DuPont, Sanjit worked with the U.S. Government as a member of the USPTO’s international IP policy office in South Asia. She has also worked with a law firm and as a litigator.
    Sanjit has worked extensively on cross border M&A, divestitures and restructuring transactions, corporate governance, anti-trust as well as intellectual property related issues.
    During her private practice, she has advised stakeholders from multiple industries. She is actively involved in policy advocacy as a member of various committees of leading industry associations in India. She has also received recognition for her work in the legal field from several prestigious organizations.

    Surabhi

    Surabhi Agarwal
    Founder & Fractional General Counsel- The Global General Counsel 

    As Legal Director of the South East Asia Pacific region and member of the global legal leadership team of a fortune 500 MNC, Surabhi Agarwal was adjudged one of the best General Counsels in South East Asia in 2019 by the Legal 500, Singapore. In her General Counsel role, as a member of the leadership team, Surabhi contributed to the global vision and strategy for the legal function of the Company and spearheaded a number of global initiatives. She has been a member of various Global Expert Lawyers Groups including Global Dispute Resolution expert group, Health Safety & Environment lawyers group and Competition law expert group. In the South East Asia Pacific region, where she led the Company's legal function covering 18 countries, Surabhi was at the forefront of several critical transactions. She and her team reached several milestones during her stint. The legal team led by her was adjudged one of the best teams in South East Asia in 2018 and then again in 2020 by the Legal 500, Singapore.  Surabhi runs Parikh & Parikh, Agarwal and Partners, a boutique litigation firm and recently launched the Global General Counsel, a one-of-its-kind Fractional GC Firm to provide world-class Fractional GC Services to business leaders and organizations operating in India, South East Asia as well as globally. Surabhi is an avid animal rights and human rights enthusiast and devotes pro bono hours to various philanthropic causes whenever she can.  

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    FINALISTS*

    We are pleased to announce the finalists for ALB India Law Awards 2022.

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Data Privacy and Protection Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Deepak Verma - Coolboots Media
    Meghna Sudha Panda - Hubilo
    Sherazad Boomla - Godrej & Boyce 
    Sonika Jain - Coforge
    Yawar Usmani - Stellapps
    Zoheb Amin - Zycus Infotech

    Data Privacy and Protection Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Arun Prabhu - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    Arya Tripathy - PSA
    Mamta Rani Jha - Inttl Advocare
    Rahul Goel - AnantLaw
    Rajesh Vellakkat - Fox Mandal & Associates
    Rishi Anand - DSK Legal
    Shahana Chatterji – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
    Sreenidhi Srinivasan - Ikigai Law
    Supratim Chakraborty - Khaitan & Co
    Tripti Dhar - Reina Legal

    Dealmaker of the Year

    Aparajit Bhattacharya - DSK Legal
    Ashwath Rau - AZB & Partners
    Bharat Anand - Khaitan & Co
    Cyril Shroff - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    Iqbal Khan - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Lalit Kumar - JSA
    Nusrat Hassan - Link Legal
    Rukshad Davar - Majmudar & Partners
    Vinayak Burman - Vertices Partners

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

    Amita Katrgadda - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    Anand Desai - DSK Legal
    Arjun Krishnan - Samvad Partners
    Dheeraj - JSA
    Kingshuk Banerjee - Khaitan & Co
    Krrishan Singhania - K Singhania & Co
    Manisha Singh - LexOrbis
    Neerav Merchant - Majmudar & Partners
    Pravin Anand - Anand and Anand
    Waseem Pangarkar - MZM Legal

    In-House Lawyer of the Year 

    Bhaskar Chandran - GMR Group
    Gauri Gandhi - Godrej and Boyce 
    Ipsita Dutta - Morgan Stanley
    Ojasvita Srivastava - Securitas
    Priyanka Chaudhari - Netflix
    Rajeev Chopra - Accenture
    Sanjeev Sunil Karanjekar - Tata Motors
    Sharad Sharma - Tetra Pak India
    Sourish Mohan Mitra - Gartner
    Suraj Singh - Novartis

    Managing Partner of the Year

    Abhijit Joshi - Veritas Legal
    Ameet Naik - Naik Naik & Co
    Anand Desai - DSK Legal
    Atul Sharma - Link Legal
    Cyril Shroff - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    Hemant Sahai - HSA Advocates
    Mohit Saraf - Saraf and Partners
    Naina Krishna Murthy - K Law
    Pallavi Shroff - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Shuva Mandal - Fox Mandal & Associates
    Zulfiquar Memon - MZM Legal

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Deepika Gupta - HitachiRail
    Khyati Amlani - BIC World
    Priyanka Chaudhari - Netflix
    Priyanka Walesha - Yum Digital and Technology
    Smitha Chandrashekaraiah - Harman International

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Aarushi Jain - Nishith Desai Associates
    Archana Shanker - Anand and Anand
    Gunjan Shah - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
    Manisha Singh - LexOrbis
    Natasha Treasurywala - Desai & Diwanji
    Nivedita Nivargi - Samvad Partners
    Priti Suri - PSA
    Reeba Chacko - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    Shweta Bharti - Hammurabi & Solomon Partners
    Shwetambari Rao - K Law

    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Ashit Garg - Ramboll India
    Chetan Chopra - Flipkart
    Debapratim Ray - Xiaomi
    Deeptarag Mukherjee - Credit Saison 
    Medha Chhabra - Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing
    Nikshey Bhavith - Kaar Technologies 
    Priyanka Walesha - Yum Digital and Technology
    Shilpa Joshi - Mahindra & Mahindra
    Sourish Mohan Mitra - Gartner
    Yawar Usmani - Stellapps Technologies

    Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Aarushi Jain - Nishith Desai Associates
    Abhishek Sharma - Link Legal
    Aditi Mittal - K Law
    Ambarish - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Gaurav Arora - JSA
    Prateek Bagaria - Singularity Legal
    Richa Choudhary - Trilegal
    Sahil Arora - Saraf and Partners 
    Samit Shukla - DSK Legal
    Subhalaskhmi Naskar - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

     

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

    Citibank
    Deloitte India 
    ICICI Bank 
    SSG Advisors
    Yes Bank

    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year 

    Coolboots Media
    Hitachi Rail STS India
    Schindler
    Zomato

    Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year

    Apraava Energy
    Brookfield Asset Management
    Cairn Oil & Gas
    Hindustan Zinc

    Innovative In-House Team of the Year

    Allegis Group
    CBRE 
    Evalueserve
    ICICI Bank 
    Omron Automation
    Sequoia Capital 
    Yes Bank
    Zomato 

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year

    Bharti Airtel
    IndiaMART InterMesh
    Mohalla Tech
    Tech Mahindra
    Zomato 

    India In-House Team of the Year

    Bharti Airtel
    CBRE South Asia
    Citibank
    Flipkart
    Godrej and Boyce
    Hindustan Zinc 
    ICICI Bank 
    Pernod Ricard India
    Tech Mahindra
     

    LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

    Antitrust and Competition Law Firm of The Year 

    AnantLaw
    AZB & Partners
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    Economic Law Practice
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Khaitan & Co
    L&L Partners
    Link Legal
    Majmudar and Partners
    Samvad Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Arbitration Law Firm of the Year 

    Acuity Law
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Khaitan & Co
    MZM Legal 
    S&A Law Offices
    Samvad Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Aviation Law Firm of the Year 

    DSK Legal
    Hammurabi & Solomon Partners
    Link Legal
    S&A Law Offices
    TMT Law Practice

    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year

    Argus Partners
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Juris Corp
    K Law
    Khaitan & Co
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Talwar Thakore & Associates

    Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    Acuity Law
    Agama Law Associates
    AP & Partners
    Beruar & Beruar 
    Burgeon Law
    K&S Partners
    Lex Commerci
    Singularity Legal
    Thinking Legal
    Vertices Partners

    Data Protection Law Firm of the Year 

    AnantLaw
    Fox Mandal & Associates
    Ikigai Law
    Khaitan & Co
    PSA
    Reina Legal
    Samvad Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
    Tag & Bench Associates
    TMT Law Practice

    Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year

    Anand and Anand
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    Dua Associates
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Juris Corp
    L&L Partners
    MZM Legal
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Singularity Legal

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year

    DSK Legal
    Fox Mandal & Associates 
    Hammurabi & Solomon Partners
    IndusLaw
    K Law
    Link Legal
    S&A Law Offices
    Samvad Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Singularity Legal

    India Deal Firm of the Year

    Acuity Law
    AP & Partners
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Juris Corp
    K Law
    Majmudar & Partners
    Stratage Law Partners
    Vertices Partners

    India Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year

    Collyer Law
    Dentons Rodyk
    Milbank
    White & Case

    Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year 

    AP & Partners
    Argus Partners
    DSK Legal
    Ikigai Law
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    L&L Partners
    RGM Legal
    Samvad Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Singularity Legal

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

    Anand and Anand
    Beruar & Beruar 
    IndusLaw
    InventIP Legal Services 
    K&S Partners
    L&L Partners
    LexOrbis
    Remfry & Sagar
    RNA Technology and IP Attorneys
    Samvad Partners

    International Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Overy
    Clyde & Co
    Latham & Watkins
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 
    Sidley Austin 
    White & Case

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 

    Acuity Law
    AP & Partners
    AZB & Partners
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    Fox Mandal & Associates 
    Hammurabi & Solomon Partners
    IndusLaw
    Khaitan and Co
    L&L Partners
    Link Legal
    Majmudar & Partners
    Nishith Desai Associates
    PSA

    Litigation Law Firm of the Year

    Anand and Anand
    DSK Legal
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Juris Corp
    K Singhania & Co
    King Stubb & Kasiva
    MZM Legal 
    Samvad Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

    Maritime Law Firm of the Year

    K Singhania & Co
    MALAXAR
    ZBA

    Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year

    Anoma Legal
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    K Law
    Majmudar & Partners
    Nishith Desai Associates
    PSA
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

    Real Estate and Construction Law Firm of the Year

    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    Dua Associates
    Fox Mandal & Associates
    Hammurabi & Solomon Partners
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    K Singhania & Co
    Khaitan & Co
    PSL Advocates & Solicitors
    Veritas Legal

    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year

    AZB & Partners
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    Hammurabi & Solomon Partners
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Link Legal
    Majmudar & Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Rising Law Firm of the Year

    AnantLaw
    Atlas Law Partners
    Beruar & Beruar 
    Bombay Law Chambers
    Burgeon Law
    Ediplis Counsels
    Krida Legal
    Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co
    RGM Legal
    Stratage Law Partners
    Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys

    North India Law Firm of the Year 

    AnantLaw
    AP & Partners
    Burgeon Law
    DSK Legal
    InventIP Legal Services 
    Lawmen and White
    PSL Advocates & Solicitors
    Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys
    Tandon & Co

    South India Law Firm of the Year 

    DSK Legal
    Dua Associates
    Edilips Counsel
    AK Law Chambers

    Sports and Gaming Law Firm of the Year 

    Argus Partners
    DSK Legal
    Ikigai Law
    IndusLaw
    Krida Legal
    Samvad Partners
    TMT Law Practice

    Tax Law Firm of the Year

    Acuity Law
    Ashok Dhingra Associates
    IndusLaw
    Khaitan & Co
    Majmudar & Partners
    NITYA Tax Associates
    S&A Law Offices
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    TLC Legal
    UBR Legal

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year

    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    Ikigai Law
    Inttl Advocate
    JSA
    K Law
    Naik Naik & Co
    Nishith Desai Associates
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    TMT Law Practice

    White Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year

    AP & Partners
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    IndusLaw
    Majmudar & Partners
    Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co
    MZM Legal 
    Numen Law Offices
    Pioneer Legal
    Prosoll Law 
    Regius Legal 
    S&A Law Offices
    Singularity Legal
    Veritas Legal

    India Law Firm of the Year

    Anand and Anand
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    Hammurabi & Solomon Partners
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Juris Corp
    MZM Legal 
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    TMT Law Practice
     

    DEAL CATEGORIES**

    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    Adani Electricity's Bond Issuance
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; L&L Partners; Latham & Watkins; Linklaters

    Axis Bank's GMTN Programme
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Latham & Watkins; Linklaters; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

    Continuum's Green Bonds
    Law Firms: Ashurst; Linklaters; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Talwar & Thakore & Associates

    Delhi International Airport's Green Bond Issuance
    Law Firm: Talwar & Thakore & Associates

    GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited’s Senior Secured Notes
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Milbank; Saraf and Partners; Shearman & Sterling

    HCL Tech's Offshore Bond Offering
    Law Firm: Talwar & Thakore & Associates

    JSW Hydro Energy Green Project Bond
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Linklaters; Milbank; Talwar Thakore & Associates

    OYO Term Loan B
    Law Firms: Latham & Watkins; Linklaters; S&R Associates; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Periama Holding's Bond Offering
    Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Khaitan & Co; Linklaters; Milbank; Richards, Layton & Finger
     

    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium) 

    Adani Electricity's GMTN Programme
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Latham & Watkins; Linklaters; Saraf and Partners

    CA Magnum's Issuance of Senior Secured Notes
    Law Firms: Appleby; JSA; Latham & Watkins; Linklaters; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Concurrent Issuance of Senior Notes
    Law Firm: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas 

    Debt Refinancing by REC and PFC
    Law Firms: HSA Advocates; JSA

    Digital Fibre InvIT
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

    IRFC's GMTN Programme
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; JSA; Linklaters; ZBA

    JSW Steel's Notes Issuance
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; JSA; Khaitan & Co; Linklaters; Milbank

    Vedanta Holidings' Secured Privately Placed Notes
    Law Firms: Ashurst; Harneys, Aristodemou, Loizides, Yiolitis; Hogan Lovells; Khaitan & Co; Madun Gujadhur Chambers

    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    Devyani International's IPO
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee; JSA; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Ecom Express' Fundraising
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Clifford Chance; JSA; Quillon Partners; Veritas Legal

    IRFC's IPO
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Khaitan & Co; Simmons & Simmons; Squire Patton Boggs

    Nykaa's IPO
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Sidley Austin; Trilegal

    Pharmeasy's Fundraising
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; JSA; Khaitan & Co; Samvad Partners; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas; Trilegal

    Sapphire Foods' IPO
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; IndusLaw; JSA; Quillon Partners; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.; Sidley Austin 

    VerSe Innovation's Fundraising
    Law Firms: JSA; Pioneer Legal; Rajaram Legal

    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Premium) 

    Bharti Airtel's Rights Issue
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; JSA

    Freshworks' IPO
    Law Firms: Cooley; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Infosys' Buyback of Shares
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

    National Highways Infra Trust's IPO
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; JSA; Linklaters

    Oravel Stays' IPO
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; IndusLaw; Latham & Watkins; Morrison & Foerster; Nishith Desai Associates; S&R Associates; Shearman & Sterling 

    Paytm's IPO 
    Law Firms: Algo Legal; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; IndusLaw; JSA; Latham and Watkins; Morrison & Foerster; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Shearman & Sterling; Trilegal 

    ReNew Power SPAC Listing on NASDAQ 
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; JSA; Khaitan & Co; Latham & Watkins; Nishith Desai Associates; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom; Touchstone Partners

    Zomato's IPO
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; IndusLaw; JSA; Latham & Watkins

    M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    Biocon and Covishield Merger
    Law Firms: K Law; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Veritas Legal

    Blackstone's Acquisition of Warburg Pincus and Embassy Group
    Law Firms: JSA; Khaitan & Co 

    Byju's Acquisition of EPIC
    Law Firms: Cooley; IndusLaw; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

    ChrysCapital's Acquisition of Results
    Law Firms: Dechert; Sidley Austin

    KKR's Acquisition of Majority Stake in Vini Cosmetics
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; IndusLaw; JSA; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

    Merkle's Acquisition of LiveArea's Businesses
    Law Firms: FisherBroyles; Pioneer Legal; Rajani Associates

    Squared Capital's Investment in AG&P City Gas
    Law Firms: Allen & Gledhill; Khaitan & Co; Milbank; Rajah & Tann; Shearman & Sterling; Trilegal 

    Thailand's GPSC Acquisition of 42% stake in Avaada Energy
    Law Firm: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co

    Warburg Pincus Acquisition of Parksons' Controlling Stake
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Veritas Legal

    M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)

    Acquisition of Stake in Flipkart
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Hogan Lovells; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Trilegal

    Air India's Divestment
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

    Blackstone's Acquisition in Mphasis
    Law Firms: JSA; Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Blackstone's Acquisition of Piramal
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; JSA; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Trilegal

    L3 Harris's Divestment
    Law Firm: Rajani Associates

    NICDIT's Investment in SPV 
    Law Firm: HSA Advocates

    Piramal Capital & Housing Finance’s Acquisition of DHFL
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; JSA; Trilegal

    Pharmeasy's Acquisition of 66.14% stake in Thyrocare
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; JSA; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

    ReNew De-SPAC
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; JSA; Khaitan & Co; Latham & Watkins; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    **COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION

    Please note that the inclusion of banks and legal advisors in the transactions essentially reflects the information provided by nominating organizations. Therefore, any omission of a party involved in any of these transactions should not be taken as a commentary on the role assumed by that party. For queries about the shortlist, please email Lokesh at lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com.

    * The above list will be regularly updated until final. 

    WINNERS

    Individual Categories

    Data Privacy and Protection Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Zoheb Amin - Zycus Infotech

    Data Privacy and Protection Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Arun Prabhu - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

    Dealmaker of the Year
    Cyril Shroff - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
    Anand Desai - DSK Legal

    In-House Lawyer of the Year 
    Rajeev Chopra – Accenture

    Managing Partner of the Year
    Cyril Shroff - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Priyanka Chaudhari – Netflix

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Archana Shanker - Anand and Anand

    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Shilpa Joshi - Mahindra & Mahindra

    Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Aarushi Jain - Nishith Desai Associates


    In-House Categories

    Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
    ICICI Bank 

    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year 
    Zomato

    Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year
    Apraava Energy

    Innovative In-House Team of the Year
    ICICI Bank 

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
    Tech Mahindra

    India In-House Team of the Year
    ICICI Bank

    Law Firm Categories

    Antitrust and Competition Law Firm of The Year 
    AZB & Partners 

    Arbitration Law Firm of the Year 
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas 

    Aviation Law Firm of the Year 
    DSK Legal 

    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
    JSA

    Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    K&S Partners

    Data Protection Law Firm of the Year 
    Khaitan & Co 

    Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
    JSA 

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
    IndusLaw 

    India Deal Firm of the Year
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas 

    India Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year
    White & Case 

    Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year 
    L&L Partners 

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    Anand and Anand 

    International Law Firm of the Year
    Clyde & Co 

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

    Litigation Law Firm of the Year 
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

    Maritime Law Firm of the Year
    ZBA

    Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year 
    DSK Legal 

    Real Estate and Construction Law Firm of the Year
    Fox Mandal & Associates 

    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
    AZB & Partners

    Rising Law Firm of the Year
    RGM Legal 

    North India Law Firm of the Year 
    DSK Legal 

    South India Law Firm of the Year 
    DSK Legal 

    Sports and Gaming Law Firm of the Year 
    Krida Legal 

    Tax Law Firm of the Year
    Khaitan & Co 

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas 

    White Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year
    MZM Legal 

    India Law Firm of the Year
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas 

    Deal Categories

    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
    Adani Electricity's Bond Issuance
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; L&L Partners; Latham & Watkins; Linklaters

    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium) 
    Adani Electricity's GMTN Programme
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Latham & Watkins; Linklaters; Saraf and Partners

    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
    Nykaa's IPO
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Sidley Austin; Trilegal

    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Premium) 
    Zomato's IPO
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; IndusLaw; JSA; Latham & Watkins

    M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)
    Biocon and Covishield Merger
    Law Firms: K Law; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Veritas Legal

    M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)
    Air India's Divestment
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
     

    To be updated

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