The Influential Law Firms in Maharashtra 2019

3. Competition / Antitrust
4. Tax practices
5. Banking & Finance
6. Capital Markets
Its clients include many renowned domestic and
international companies ranging from privately owned
to public ones. Through its professional engagement,
the firm has built a strong relationship with specialists,
regulatory authorities and several international law
firms.
Views on the Legal System
The Firm believes that in many ways, the Indian legal
system is extremely advanced and in others, it falls
short terribly. And it is the delay that renders it short.
The founders say, “We have some catching up to do
for our laws to reflect the global perspective of our
country. Our laws should provide for easier
investment in and out of the country, which will help
to strengthen India’s position in the global economy.”
The Firm believes that as we move into the age of
technology, e-court platforms and digitization of the
judicial process are the obvious next steps for India’s
legal environment and will certainly help law firms
and citizens alike. These efforts will allow legal firms
to streamline the legal processes, allowing everything
to be more transparent and cost-effective. However, it
will need to be accompanied by education, so that the
technology can be employed proficiently, rather than
increase inefficiencies.
Being Responsible
The Firm is a big supporter of the Jai Vakeel
Foundation (erstwhile The Research Society), an
NGO that works with the disabled as well as Teach for
India. It also does pro bono work for several
Microfinance companies, water.org and other
worthwhile causes.
It regularly participates in ‘GiveIndia,’ a program for
corporate employees and organizations to give back to
society directly from their payroll. Several of its
lawyers and staff donate an amount of their salary
every month to charities they believe in. GiveIndia
helps it achieve this in an easy and responsible
manner.
Miles to Go
The founding members using their experience, advice
the young entrepreneurs, “To invest in their
professional careers with passion, to believe in
enhancing their domain every day and do not want
short term solutions and have long term goals.”
As for AZB & Partners future outlook, they intend to
grow the firm’s presence into other cities in India and
maintain its position as a leading firm in the Indian
legal market.
Company Expertise
Corporate/M&A
Domestic / International
50 / 50
Offices
Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Delhi
Lawyers
430
Year of Establishment
2004
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