INDIA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Priyank Ladoia, Raghav Seth, Tanmay Sharma and Arjun Narang AZB & Partners AZB & Partners was founded in 2004 as a collabo - ration between the founding partners, Mr Ajay Bahl, Ms Zia Mody and Mr Bahram Vakil. Since inception, collaboration at AZB & Partners has been an every - day reality – the firm combines individual and mutual strengths to achieve collective growth. With a clear purpose to provide reliable, practical and full-service advice to clients across all sectors, and having grown steadily from the beginning, AZB & Partners now has offices across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Pune with an accomplished and driven team of over
500 lawyers who are committed to delivering best- in-class legal solutions to help clients achieve their objectives. Its greatest strength is an in-depth under - standing of legal, regulatory and commercial envi - ronments. Such strength enables the firm to provide bespoke counsel to help its diverse clients negotiate dynamic or volatile business environments. The firm is ranked by Chambers and Partners in the Global and Asia-Pacific Guides as a Leading Firm, and also in the FinTech and High Net Worth Guides.
Authors
Priyank Ladoia is a partner in the dispute resolution and white-collar crime practice at AZB & Partners, Delhi. He brings extensive expertise in advising and representing multinational and Indian clients across
Raghav Seth is a partner at AZB & Partners, specialising in white-collar crime and dispute resolution, with a particular focus on technology-driven legal issues. His experience spans a range of high-stakes matters,
a broad spectrum of criminal and regulatory matters, including high-profile cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, and the Companies Act, 2013. His advisory portfolio extends to compliance and investigation actions, notably under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act, 2010. Priyank regularly appears as defence counsel before various law enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies, tribunals, trial courts, high courts across India, and the Supreme Court.
including landmark cases such as the cryptocurrency ban in India and the disqualification of auditing firms involved in fraud. He regularly leads sensitive high-profile cases and investigations that engage critical areas such as data protection, regulatory compliance, and asset tracing, with expertise across a critical range of legal domains including criminal law, evidentiary matters, and data privacy regulations. Raghav regularly represents clients before various law enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies, arbitral tribunals, trial courts, high courts across India, and the Supreme Court.
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