INDIA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Kamal Shankar, Varun Lamba, Arjun Narang and Shivam Jain AZB & Partners AZB & Partners was founded in 2004 as a collabora - tion between the founding partners, Mr Ajay Bahl, Ms Zia Mody and Mr Bahram Vakil. With a clear purpose of providing reliable, practical and full-service advice to clients across all sectors, and having grown stead - ily since inception, AZB & Partners now has offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Pune as well as an accomplished and driven team of over 500 lawyers committed to delivering best-in-class legal solutions
to help clients achieve their objectives. Its greatest strength is an in-depth understanding of legal, regu - latory and commercial environments. This strength allows the firm to provide bespoke counsel to its di - verse clientele and to assist them in negotiating dy - namic and volatile business environments. The firm was ranked in Chambers and Partners’ 2023 global ranking as a leading firm.
Authors
Kamal Shankar is a partner in the dispute resolution team of AZB & Partners’ Delhi office. Kamal has over 20 years’ experience in corporate and commercial disputes, as well as in conducting trials of complex white-
Arjun Narang is a senior associate in the dispute resolution practice at AZB & Partners. Arjun has over five years’ experience in litigation and advisory relating to criminal, white-collar, commercial, civil and banking law.
collar crimes, having been involved with several high-profile trial matters in the country. Kamal has advised and represented large corporations and directors/promoters in courts across the country in relation to a wide variety of white-collar crimes arising under general penal laws and special penal statutes, such as offences pertaining to money laundering, foreign exchange violations and corruption. He has also assisted investigation agencies tasked with investigating corporate crimes in preparation of procedural manuals of investigation.
Arjun has successfully advised and represented domestic and international clients before various courts and tribunals in India. Arjun is a member of the Bar Council of Delhi.
Shivam Jain is an associate in the dispute resolution team of AZB & Partners’ New Delhi office. Having recently joined the profession, Shivam has quickly established himself as a diligent and insightful practitioner,
known for his meticulous approach to white-collar, financial and audit-related criminal matters before various courts, as well as commercial litigation matters. Shivam has advised and represented numerous domestic and international clients before various courts and tribunals in India, and has handled extensive documentary work.
Varun Lamba is a partner at AZB & Partners and a part of the dispute resolution team at the firm’s Delhi office. With over 15 years of experience, he has advised and represented a wide range of domestic
and international clients across industries. His practice spans corporate advisory and complex dispute resolution, with a particular focus on shareholder disputes, settlements, fraud and white-collar crime matters.
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