INDIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Priyank Ladoia, Asif Ahmed, Pranav Tomar and Puneet Dhanoa, AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners was founded in 2004 as a col - laboration between the founding partners, Mr Ajay Bahl, Ms Zia Mody and Mr Bahram Vakil. With a clear purpose of providing reliable, prac - tical and full-service advice to clients across all sectors, and having grown steadily 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 ob - jectives. Its greatest strength is an in-depth un - derstanding of legal, regulatory and commercial environments. This strength allows the firm to provide bespoke counsel to its diverse clientele and to assist them in negotiating dynamic and volatile business environments. The firm was ranked in Chambers and Partners’ 2023 global ranking as a leading firm.
Authors
Priyank Ladoia is a partner at the dispute resolution team of AZB & Partners, Delhi. He has extensive experience in advising and representing multinational and Indian companies before
Asif Ahmed is a senior associate in the dispute resolution team at AZB & Partners, with extensive experience in white-collar and regulatory matters. His expertise covers disputes under key
various forums in matters pertaining to corporate, anti-money laundering and anti- corruption legislation. He has advised clients in investigations for penal offences, and has represented them before various courts, including the High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. He has also advised and represented foreign and domestic corporations in complex commercial disputes, and in international and domestic arbitrations. Priyank has also regularly published articles on key legislation as well as on fraud and asset tracing. Publications have rated him as a recommended lawyer and rising star.
legislation, and he represents domestic and international clients in high-profile cases, such as the prosecution of audit firms for fraud under the Companies Act 2013 and challenges to the constitutional validity of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002. He also has substantial experience in handling telecommunications and broadcasting disputes, as well as international and domestic arbitrations (both institutional and ad hoc), seated in India and internationally. Asif is a member of the Bar Council of Delhi and is a regular contributor to the Chambers and Partners practice guides.
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