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    Winners for the 5th Annual ALB India Law Awards 2023 revealed! Check "Winners" tab to view the list. 

    Date:     Wednesday, 22 March 2023
    Time:     5:00pm registration opens
    Venue:  Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai 

    Welcome to the official website of the 5th annual ALB India Law Awards, the premier celebration of excellence in the Indian legal industry. Hosted in the prestigious Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai on 22nd March 2023, this grand event brings together the best private practitioners and in-house legal teams from across India to showcase their exceptional achievements and outstanding performance.

    This year's event promises to be a night of celebration, recognition, and networking, as the brightest minds in Indian law come together to recognize their peers and be inspired by the achievements of others. From the red carpet to the awards ceremony, this is a must-attend event for anyone looking to stay ahead of the curve in the Indian legal landscape. The process will conclude with an awards ceremony on 22nd March 2023. Come celebrate legal excellence with us!

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

    For sponsorship opportunities and audience profiles in the past awards
    Contact: Amantha Chia at amantha.chia@tr.com or +65 6973 8258  

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    CATEGORIES

    Submissions are closed

    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)

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Data Privacy and Protection Lawyer of the Year 
    Dealmaker of the Year
    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
    Fintech Lawyer of the Year (NEW)
    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
    Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year
    Fintech In-House Team of the Year (NEW)
    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
    Fintech Law Firm of the Year (NEW)
    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
    International Trade Law Firm of the Year (NEW)
    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 
    Litigation 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 
    Sports and Gaming Law Firm of the Year 
    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

               SUBMISSION FORMS          

    Submissions are closed

               IMPORTANT DATES          

    Opening of nominations - 7 November
    Extended Deadline for submissions - 6 January
    Announcement of finalists - 10 February
    Awards ceremony - 22 March

               SUBMISSION INQUIRIES          

    Lokesh Bogati
    Events Researcher 
    Phone: +91 76668 72611
    Email: lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com

    JUDGES

    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 list some of the distinguished judges. The rest of the panel will be revealed on the evening of the awards.

    Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre    
    Former Justice of Supreme Court of India
    Former Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court
    Former Chief Justice of Manipur High Court
    Former Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court
    Former Judge of Rajasthan High Court
    Former Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court

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

    Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosle    
    Former Chief Justice, Allahabad High Court
    Former Judge of Hyderabad High Court
    Former Judge of Karnataka High Court
    Former Judge of Bombay High Court

    Justice Jayant Patel     
    Former Judge of High Court of Karnataka    
    Former Acting Chief Justice of High Court of Gujarat

    K C Kaushik        
    Former Attorney General of India

    Amarjit Singh Chandhiok    
    Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India

    Vivek Sood    
    Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India

    Dr. Adish C Aggarwala    
    President, International Council of Jurist, London

    Ratan K. Singh    
    Chairman-India, Society of Construction Law, UK

    Abhishek Sharma    
    Assistant General Counsel – India, Middle East and North Africa, Thomson Reuters

    Anil Xavier    
    President, Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation

    Anupam Sharan
    Vice President and Head Legal, Lendingkart Finance

    Badrinath Durvasula    
    Ex-Managing Director Legal, Essar Group

    Biswa Patnaik    
    General Counsel, Board of Control Cricket in India

    Bhaskar Chandran
    Group General Counsel, GMR Group

    Christopher Krishnamoorthy    
    Group General Counsel, Interglobe Enterprise

    Chandan Sand    
    Senior Vice President Legal and Company Secretary, Spicejet

    Dr. Akhil Prasad     
    Director, Country Counsel India and Company Secretary, Boeing

    Divya Sridhar
    Managing Director Legal, FedEx

    Fida Husain    
    Vice President Legal Affairs, Milaha

    Himanshu Dodeja    
    Senior Managing Director - Legal and Compliance, Blackstone

    Jagriti Bhattacharya
    General Counsel, Pine Labs

    Kalpana Agarwal    
    Joint President Co-Head Legal, Kotak

    Jayadeep Balakrishnan
    Assistant Vice President - Legal, Brookfield Properties

    Mohit Shukla    
    Managing Director, India Legal and Compliance, Barclays

    Navroze Palekar     
    Vice President & Global Head, Legal & Compliance, Cyient 

    Neera Sharma    
    CEO and Chief Legal Officer, Sistema Smart Technologies 

    Nitin Mittal    
    Market Head of Legal, Compliance and Company Secretary, Signify Innovations 

    Prantap Kalra    
    General Counsel, India and Deputy General Counsel - AMIO, Nissan Motor Corporation

    Ranajit Dam
    Managing Editor, Thomson Reuters

    Sanjit Kaur Batra
    Group Vice President - Legal and Legal Head India, Cummins

    Sherina Petit
    Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

    Surabhi Madan
    Senior Director & Global Legal Counsel, ASM

    Sujatha Balachander    
    General Counsel, India, Ernst & Young

    Sudeshna Chatterjee    
    Head of Legal - India, Gilbarco Veeder-Root

    Vasudev Rao
    Group General Counsel, National Stock Exchange of India

    and many more...

    FINALISTS

    The wait is over, and the anticipation has reached its peak! We are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated list of finalists for the 5th Annual ALB India Law Awards 2023. Congratulations to all the finalists and we look forward to celebrating their successes on March 22nd at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai.

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Data Privacy and Protection Lawyer of the Year 

    Arun Prabhu - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    Avisha Gupta - Luthra and Luthra
    Chaitra Yadwad - Coda Payments
    Mamta Rani Jha - Inttl Advocare
    Namita Viswanath - IndusLaw
    Nikhil Narendran - Trilegal
    Prashant Phillips - Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
    Rishi Anand - DSK Legal
    Rohan K George - Samvad Partners
    Sajai Singh - JSA 
    Shahana Chatterjee - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Supratim Chakraborty - Khaitan & Co 

    Dealmaker of the Year

    Anindya Ghosh - IndusLaw
    Ashwath Rau - AZB & Partners
    Damini Bhalla - Zomato
    Hemang Parekh - DSK Legal
    Iqbal Khan - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
    Krishnava Dutt - Argus Partners
    Mohit Saraf - Saraf and Partners
    Natasha Mahajan - Samvad Partners
    Nusrat Hassan - Link Legal
    Rahul Gulati - TT&A
    Sidharrth Shankar - JSA
    Subashini Radhakrishnan - Dr Reddy's Laboratories

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

    Anirudh Krishnan - AK Law Chambers
    Binsy Susan - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    H.S. "Bobby" Chandhoke - DSK Legal
    Karan Chandhiok - Chandhiok & Mahajan
    Kunal Vajani - Fox & Mandal
    Manmeet Singh - Saraf and Partners
    Mayank Mishra – IndusLaw
    Nakul Sachdeva – Luthra and Luthra 
    Omar Ahmad – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    Pravin Anand - Anand and Anand
    Sanjeev Kapoor - Khaitan & Co 
    Varghese Thomas - JSA

    Fintech Lawyer of the Year (In-House) 

    Akshay Gupta - Zomato 
    Darshika Pandya - Broadridge Financial Solution
    Deeptarag Mukherjee - Credit Saison 
    Onkar Mali - Shinhan Bank 
    Palak Pathak - Paytm
    Ramanuj Gopalan - Elevation Capital
    Sameer Deval - Rario
    Shilpa Malhotra - National Payments Corporation
    Yawar Usmani - Stellapps Technologies

    Fintech Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Anu Tiwari - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas 
    Avimukt Dar - IndusLaw
    Avisha Gupta - Luthra and Luthra
    Deepak Joyce - JoyceLaw
    Mayank Mehta - Pioneer Legal
    Neela Badami - Samvad Partners
    Prateek Bagaria - Singularity Legal
    Probir Roy Chowdhury - JSA
    Shilpa Mankar - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Siddharth Suresh - DSK Legal
    Vaibhav Kakkar - Saraf and Partners
    Vipul Jain - AZB & Partners
    Naresh Pareek - Lex Consult 

    In-House Lawyer of the Year (India)

    Damini Bhalla - Zomato
    Durgadas Mukherjee - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation 
    Jyotsna Sharma – Rario
    Kiran Sharma - Hindustan Construction Company 
    Mukul Shastry - CUBE Highways
    Ramanuj Gopalan - Elevation Capital
    Ranjani Sivaraman - Chettinad Group of Companies
    Sameet Gambhir - DCM Shriram
    Shagoofa Rashid Khan - National Investment and Infrastructure Fund 
    Shashank Jain - TATA SIA Vistara
    Srijit Mukherjee - HCL Technologies
    Sumeet Singh - BharatPe

    In-House Lawyer of the Year (International)

    Amar Kumar Sundram - NEC Corporation
    Dr. Sagar Suresh Dhole - Mastercard
    Deeptarag Mukherjee - Credit Saison 
    Khyati Amlani - Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages
    Mandar Nalawade - Schindler 
    Ojasvita Srivastava - Securitas Group
    Rajeev Chopra - Accenture
    Rohit Raj - Corteva
    Rucha Joshi - Rabobank
    Shubya Pandey – ALD Automotive
    Yogesh Wadhwa - Hyundai Motor 
    Zoheb Amin - Zycus Infotech

    Managing Partner of the Year 

    Abhijit Joshi - Veritas Legal
    Akshay Chudasama - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Amit Kapur – JSA
    Anand Desai - DSK Legal
    Atul Sharma - Link Legal
    Cyril Shroff - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas 
    Debanjan Mandal - Fox & Mandal
    Krishnava Dutt - Argus Partners
    Mohit Saraf - Saraf and Partners
    Priti Suri - PSA
    Rajiv K Luthra – Luthra and Luthra
    Vinayak Burman - Vertices Partners
    Vineet Aneja - Clasis Law
    Zulfiqar Memon – MZM Legal

    Managing Partner of the Year (Boutique Firms)

    Prateek Bagaria - Singularity Legal
    Puneet Bansal - NITYA Tax Associates
    Rashi Anand Suri - Upscale Legal
    Sujata Chaudhri - Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys
    Vaneesa Agrawal - Thinking Legal

    Managing Partner of the Year (Rising Firms)

    Gaurav Nair - Saga Legal 
    Harminder Chawla - Atlas Law Partners
    Rashi Anand Suri - Upscale Legal
    Roma Priya - Burgeon Law
    Sajid Mohamed - Agrud Partners
    Sushil Kumar - Kumar Legal Research

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Bhavi Sanghvi - KKR
    Damini Bhalla - Zomato
    Faranawaz Mistry - Roquette 
    Gauri Gandhi - Godrej & Boyce
    Hena Datta - MediBuddy
    Khyati Amlani - Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages
    Kiran Sharma - Hindustan Construction Company 
    Monica Bansal - Cariot Auto
    Ojasvita Srivastava - Securitas Group
    Rucha Joshi - Rabobank
    Vani Mehta - General Electric
    Vanshika Chandra - AIX Connect

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Aarthi Sivanandh - JSA
    Archana Balasubramian - Agama Law Associates
    Chandrima Mitra - DSK Legal
    Gunjan Shah - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Leena Chacko - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    Manjula Chawla - Phoenix Legal
    Nidhi Pathania - Link Legal
    Nisha Kaur Uberoi – Trilegal
    Sonali Mahapatra - TT&A
    Vandana Pai - Bharucha & Partners
    Vanita Bhargava - Khaitan & Co
    Vaishali Mittal - Anand and Anand
    Vineetha MG - Samvad Partners

    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Akshay Gupta - Zomato 
    Ananya Thakral – Xceedance
    Khyati Amlani - Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages
    Kiran Sharma - Hindustan Construction Company
    Mehak Gupta - Infosys 
    Neha Verma - Punishka Injectibles
    Ojasvita Srivastava - Securitas Group
    Rajesh Kumar - Bhansali Productions
    Ramanuj Gopalan - Elevation Capital
    Rukmani Seth Virmani - Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
    Shilpa Garg Shaw - Godrej and Boyce
    Yawar Usmani - Stellapps Technologies

    Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Aakash Dasgupta - IndusLaw
    Adity Chaudhury - Argus Partners
    Ambarish Sathianathan - Economic Laws Practice
    Dhruv Anand - Anand and Anand
    Junaira Rahman - Samvad Partners
    Jyoti Zongluju - Zongluju Law Chambers
    Nidhi Rani - TT&A
    Pooja Natarajan - Lex Consult 
    Samantha Fernandes - Link Legal
    Sidharth Sethi - JSA
    Snigdhaneel Satpathy - Saraf and Partners
    Tushar Raut - Veritas Legal

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

    CoinDCX
    ICICI Bank
    India Resurgence Fund
    MobiKwik
    NIIF Infrastructure Finance 
    Religare Finvest
    Shinhan Bank 
    Yes Bank

    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year

    Bluedart
    Grey Orange
    Hindustan Construction Company  
    Hyundai Motor 
    Indiamart Intermesh
    Nivea 
    SONA BLW Precision Forgings
    Stellapps Technologies
    Zomato

    Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year

    Apraava Energy
    Hindustan Petroleum Corporation 
    Hindustan Zinc 

    Fintech In-House Team of the Year 

    BharatPe
    Bitonic Technology
    CoinDCX
    Mobikwik
    PhonePe
    Rario
    Slice
    Stellapps Technologies
    Zomato Payments

    Innovative In-House Team of the Year

    Genpact
    Grey Orange
    Hindustan Construction Company 
    Indiamart Intermesh
    Innoterra Group
    Rario
    Shinhan Bank India
    Systra
    Unacademy 
    Upgrad
    Yes Bank
    Zomato

    Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year

    Alstom 
    Blue Dart
    Delhivery

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

    BharatPe
    Coolboots Media
    Fractal
    Games24x7
    Grey Orange
    Indiamart Intermesh
    Lionsgate
    Make My Trip
    Rario
    Zomato

    Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year

    Godrej & Boyce
    Hyundai Motor 
    Inox Air Products
    Jindal Stainless
    Jubilant FoodWorks
    Nivea 
    PepsiCo
    Schindler 
    UNIQLO

    Healthcare and Pharmaceutical In-House Team of the Year

    AGS Health
    Bharat Serums
    Dr Reddy's Laboratories 
    Haleon India
    Medibuddy
    Viatris
    Zydus

    Unicorn In-House Team of the Year 

    BharatPe
    CoinDCX
    Delhivery 
    Fractal
    Games24x7
    Make My Trip 
    Mobikwik
    PhonePe
    Slice
    Unacademy
    Upgrad
    Zomato

    India In-House Team of the Year (Small)

    Delhivery 
    Fractal
    Haleon India
    Grey Orange
    Hindustan Zinc 
    India Resurgence Fund
    Jindal Stainless
    National Investment and Infrastructure Fund 
    Nivea 
    Rario
    Schindler 
    Stellapps Technologies

    India In-House Team of the Year (Midsize)

    Adani Enterprises
    BharatPe
    Evalueserve
    Games24x7
    HCL 
    Hindustan Construction Company 
    Hyundai Motor 
    Indiamart Intermesh
    PepsiCo
    Pernod Ricard
    Unacademy

    India In-House Team of the Year (Large)

    Alstom 
    Dr Reddy's Laboratories 
    Godrej & Boyce
    Hindalco 
    Viatris
    Yes Bank
    Zomato

    LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

    Antitrust and Competition Law Firm of the Year 

    AZB & Partners
    Chandhiok & Mahajan
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    Economic Laws Practice
    JSA
    Khaitan & Co
    Link Legal
    Luthra and Luthra
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Trilegal
    TT&A

    Arbitration Law Firm of the Year 

    AK Law Chambers 
    Alaya Legal
    AZB & Partners
    DSK Legal
    Economic Laws Practice
    Fox & Mandal
    JSA
    Luthra and Luthra
    Maheshwari and Co.
    Samvad Partners
    Saraf and Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Aviation Law Firm of the Year 

    AZB & Partners
    Clasis Law
    DSK Legal
    Link Legal
    Luthra and Luthra

    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year

    Argus Partners
    AZB & Partners
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    Desai and Diwanji
    DSK Legal
    Fox Mandal & Associates 
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Khaitan & Co
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Trilegal
    TT&A

    Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    Acuity Law
    AK Law Chambers
    AP and Partners
    Bombay Law Chambers
    Fair & Just Legal
    Krida Legal
    Naik Naik & Co
    Samisti Legal
    Singularity Legal
    Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys
    Verist Law-India
    Vertices Partners

    Data Protection Law Firm of the Year 

    AP & Partners
    Argus Partners
    DSK Legal
    Fox Mandal & Associates 
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Khaitan & Co
    Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan.
    Luthra and Luthra
    PSA
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
    Trilegal    

    Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year

    AK Law Chambers
    Chandhiok & Mahajan 
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    Dua Associates 
    Fox Mandal & Associates
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Karanjawala and Company
    Luthra and Luthra
    Naik Naik & Co
    Samvad Partners
    Saraf and Partners

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year

    DSK Legal
    Economic Laws Practice
    Fox Mandal & Associates 
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Link Legal
    Luthra and Luthra
    Saraf and Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Trilegal
    TT&A

    Fintech Law Firm of the Year

    Argus Partners
    AZB & Partners
    Burgeon Law
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas 
    DSK Legal
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Juris Corp
    Lex Consult 
    Samvad Partners
    Saraf and Partners
    Singularity Legal

    India Deal Firm of the Year

    Acuity Law
    Argus Partners
    AZB & Partners
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Samvad Partners
    Saraf and Partners 
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Trilegal

    India Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year

    Collyer Law
    Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
    Drew & Napier
    Shook Lin & Bok 
    White & Case

    Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year 

    Argus Partners
    Burgeon Law
    DSK Legal
    Fox Mandal & Associates
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Lex Consult 
    Luthra and Luthra
    Saraf and Partners
    Upscale Legal

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

    Anand and Anand
    DSK Legal
    Fidus Law Chambers
    Inttl Advocare
    Khaitan & Co
    Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
    Remfry & Sagar
    Saraf and Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Trilegal

    International Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Overy
    Baker McKenzie
    Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
    Drew & Napier 
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Goodwin
    Gunderson Dettmer
    Latham & Watkins
    Morgan Lewis
    White & Case
    WongPartnership

    International Trade Law Firm of the Year 

    DSK Legal
    Dua Associates
    Economic Laws Practice
    Khaitan & Co

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 

    ALMT Legal
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    Economic Laws Practice
    Fox Mandal & Associates
    IndusLaw
    Khaitan & Co
    Luthra and Luthra
    Majmudar & Partners
    PSA
    Samvad Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Litigation Law Firm of the Year 

    AK Law Chambers 
    Alaya Legal
    DSK Legal
    Fox Mandal & Associates
    Gravitas Legal 
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Juris Corp
    Karanjawala and Company
    Luthra and Luthra
    Samvad Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year 

    Argus Partners
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Luthra and Luthra
    Majmudar & Partners
    Samvad Partners
    Saraf and Partners
    Veritas Legal

    Real Estate and Construction Law Firm of the Year

    Atlas Law Partners
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Khaitan & Co
    Luthra and Luthra
    Majmudar & Partners
    Samvad Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    SNG & Partners
    Trilegal

    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year

    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    Economic Laws Practice
    Fox Mandal & Associates
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Juris Corp
    Luthra and Luthra
    Majmudar & Partners
    Saraf and Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Trilegal

    Rising Law Firm of the Year

    AP and Partners
    Atlas Law Partners
    Bombay Law Chambers
    Claritas Legal
    DLS Law Offices
    GSL Chambers 
    JoyceLaw
    Juris Arena
    Regius Legal
    Saakshya Law
    Saga Legal
    The Global General Counsel

    North India Law Firm of the Year 

    Alaya Legal
    AP & Partners
    Beruar & Beruar 
    DSK Legal
    Fidus Law Chambers
    Gravitas Legal
    GSL Chambers
    InventIP
    JSA
    Maheshwari and Co.
    Saraf and Partners
    Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys
    Upscale Legal

    Sports and Gaming Law Firm of the Year 

    Alhawat & Associates
    Argus Partners
    DSK Legal
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Krida Legal
    Lex Consult 
    Singularity Legal
    TMT Law Practice
    Upscale Legal 

    Tax Law Firm of the Year

    Argus Partners
    AZB & Partners
    BMR Legal
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    Economic Laws Practice
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
    Luthra and Luthra 
    Majmudar & Partners
    Saraf and Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    TLC Legal

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year

    Argus Partners
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Khaitan & Co.
    Link Legal
    Luthra and Luthra
    Naik Naik & Co
    Samvad Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Trilegal

    White Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year

    AP & Partners
    Bharucha and Partners
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    DSK Legal
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co
    MZM Legal
    Saraf and Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    India Law Firm of the Year

    ALMT Legal
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas 
    DSK Legal
    IndusLaw
    JSA
    Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan 
    Luthra and Luthra
    LexOrbis
    Majmudar & Partners
    S&A Law Offices
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Trilegal
    Vertices Partners

    DEAL CATEGORIES**

    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    Greenko Wind Projects' Bond Offering
    Law Firms: Ashurst; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Shearman & Sterling; TT&A; WongPartnership; YKJ Legal

    Indian Railway Finance's Green Bond Issuance
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; LinkLaters; ZBA

    JSW's Issuance of Senior Secured Sustainability Linked Notes
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Linklaters; Milbank; Saraf and Partners

    Mumbai International Airport's Bond Offering 
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; LinkLaters; TT&A

    Project Oxide
    Law Firms: Anagram Partners; Latham & Watkins; Quillon; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.; White and Case

    REC Solar Green Loan Financing
    Law Firms: Juris Corp; Milbank

    SBI’s Formosa Bonds
    Law Firm: JSA

    Shriram Transport Finance GMTN Programme
    Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters; Trilegal; Wadia Ghandy & Co.

    UPL Sustainability Linked Borrowing
    Law Firms: Appleby; Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow; Juris Corp

    Vedanta Resources' Tender Offer
    Law Firm: Khaitan & Co.

    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium) 

    Acquisition Financing by Adani Group
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Latham & Watkins; TT&A

    HCC Limited's Debt Restructuring
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Trilegal

    HDFC Bank's Debut AT1 Notes Offering
    Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; JSA; Linklaters

    Project Platinum
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Goodwin Procter (UK); Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; TT&A

    Reliance Industries' Bonds Issuance 
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Davis Polk & Wardwell; JSA; Shearman & Sterling

    SBI's Private Placement
    Law Firm: Khaitan & Co

    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    Adani Wilmar’s IPO
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co; IndusLaw; Latham & Watkins

    ADIA's Investment in Kotak India Commercial Real Estate Fund
    Law Firms: DSK Legal; Touchstone Partners

    AU Small Finance Bank's QIP
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

    Campus Activewear's IPO
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; White & Case
    Banks: BofA Securities India; CLSA India; JM Financial; Kotak Mahindra Capital

    Lodha’s QIP
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; IndusLaw; Sidley Austin 

    Medanta IPO
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; AZB & Partners; JSA; Saraf and Partners; S&R Associates

    NIIF-Project Speed
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; DSK Legal; Saraf and Partners

    ReNew-Project Green
    Law Firms: DSK Legal; Link Legal

    Star Health and Allied Insurance IPO
    Law Firms: Ashurst; Bombay Law Chambers; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; JSA; Nishith Desai Associates; Phoenix Legal; Trilegal

    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Premium) 

    Delhivery's IPO
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co; Latham & Watkins; Samvad Partners; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    KKR's Exit from Max Health
    Law Firm: AZB & Partners

    LIC’s IPO
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Duane Morris & Selvam; Linklaters; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    NHAI InvIT's First Private Placement Issuance
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; JSA

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

    TCS' Equity Buyback
    Law Firm: AZB & Partners

    M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    Bandhan Group-led Consortium Acquisition of IDFC AMC 
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co; Trilegal

    Blinkit's Acquisition by Zomato 
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Goodwin Procter; Gunderson Dettmer; Induslaw; Morrison & Foerster; Saraf and Partners; Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian

    Goldman Sachs' Aquisition of ElasticRun
    Law Firms: Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas; Veritas Legal

    HSBC's Acquisition of L&T's Mutual Fund Business
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; TT&A

    Mitsui's Investment in ReNew
    Law Firm: Trilegal 

    NIIF Project Speed
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; DSK Legal; Saraf & Partners

    ReNew Project Green
    Law Firms: DSK Legal; Link Legal

    Sale of IGT Solutions
    Law Firms: JSA; King & Spalding; Ropes and Gray; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

    TPG Asia's invesment in Fractal Analytics
    Law Firms: Ashurst; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kelly Hart; Kirkland & Ellis; Khaitan & Co; Latham & Watkins; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Wockhardtz-Serum Life Science Collaboration
    Law Firms: Bird & Bird; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

    M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)

    Adani's Acquisition of Holcim’s India Business
    Law Firm: Latham & Watkins

    ArcelorNippon Acquisition of Essar's Port and Infra Assets
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas; Trilegal

    Biocon Biologics Acquisition of Viatris’ Global Biosimilars
    Law Firms: Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Goodwin Procter; Saraf and Partners; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Blackstone’s Acquisition of a Controlling Stake in ASK Investment Managers 
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; JSA; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Trilegal

    Flipkart completes full separation of PhonePe
    Law Firms: Cooley; Hogan Lovells; IndusLaw

    HDFC Limited and HDFC Bank Merger 
    Law Firm: Argus Partners; AZB & Partners; Singhi & Co.; Swaine & Moore; Wadia Ghandy & Co.
    Banks: BoFA, Credit Suisse; J.P.Morgan; Morgan Stanley India

    Holcim Group, Ambuja Cements Limited and ACC Limited Sale of stake to Adani Group
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Latham & Watkins

    Serum Institute and Biocon Biologics Strategic Alliance
    Law Firms: K Law; JSA; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas; Veritas Legal

    TPG and Tata Motor's JV
    Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Khaitan & Co; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Vedanta-Foxconn JV to manufacture semiconductors in India.
    Law Firm: Saraf and Partners

    **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

    Congratulations to all the winners for the ALB India Law Awards 2023.

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Data Privacy and Protection Lawyer of the Year 
    Nikhil Narendran – Trilegal

    Dealmaker of the Year
    Ashwath Rau - AZB & Partners

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
    Anirudh Krishnan - AK Law Chambers

    Fintech Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Ramanuj Gopalan - Elevation Capital

    Fintech Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Anu Tiwari - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

    In-House Lawyer of the Year (India)
    Damini Bhalla – Zomato

    In-House Lawyer of the Year (International)
    Dr. Sagar Suresh Dhole – Mastercard

    Managing Partner of the Year
    Akshay Chudasama - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Managing Partner of the Year (Boutique Firms)
    Prateek Bagaria – Singularity Legal

    Managing Partner of the Year (Rising Firms)
    Gaurav Nair – Saga Legal

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Damini Bhalla - Zomato

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Gunjan Shah - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Kiran Sharma - Hindustan Construction Company

    Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Dhruv Anand - Anand and Anand

    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
    Bluedart

    Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year
    Hindustan Petroleum Corporation

    Fintech In-House Team of the Year 
    PhonePe

    Innovative In-House Team of the Year
    Innotera Group

    Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
    Delhivery

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

    Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
    PepsiCo

    Healthcare and Pharmaceutical In-house team of the Year
    Haleon India

    Unicorn In-House Team of the Year
    Delhivery

    India In-House Team of the Year (9 members or less) 
    Rario

    India In-House Team of the Year (10-20 members)
    PepsiCo

    India In-House Team of the Year (20 members or more)
    Yes Bank

    LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

    Antitrust and Competition Law Firm of The Year 
    AZB & Partners

    Arbitration Law Firm of the Year 
    AZB & Partners

    Aviation Law Firm of the Year 
    Link Legal

    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

    Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    Bombay Law Chambers

    Data Protection Law Firm of the Year 
    Khaitan & Co

    Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
    Saraf and Partners

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
    Trilegal

    Fintech Law Firm of the Year 
    IndusLaw

    India Deal Firm of the Year
    Trilegal

    India Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year
    Drew & Napier

    Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year 
    JSA

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    Anand and Anand

    International Law Firm of the Year
    Latham & Watkins

    International Trade Law Firm of the Year 
    Economic Law Practice

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 
    IndusLaw

    Litigation Law Firm of the Year 
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year 
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

    Real Estate and Construction Law Firm of the Year
    Khaitan & Co

    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    Rising Law Firm of the Year
    AP and Partners

    North India Law Firm of the Year 
    Saraf and Partners

    Sports and Gaming Law Firm of the Year 
    Argus Partners

    Tax Law Firm of the Year
    Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
    Trilegal

    White Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year
    MZM Legal

    India Law Firm of the Year
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    DEAL CATEGORIES

    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    Mumbai International Airport's Bond Offering 
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; LinkLaters; TT&A

    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium) 

    Reliance Industries' Bonds Issuance 
    Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Davis Polk & Wardwell; JSA; Shearman & Sterling

    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    Adani Wilmar’s IPO
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co; IndusLaw; Latham & Watkins

    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Premium) 

    Delhivery's IPO
    Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co; Latham & Watkins; Samvad Partners; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    TPG Asia's Investment in Fractal Analytics
    Law Firms: Ashurst; AZB & Partners; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kelly Hart; Kirkland & Ellis; Khaitan & Co; Latham & Watkins; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

    M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)

    Biocon Biologics Acquisition of Viatris’ Global Biosimilars
    Law Firms: Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Goodwin Procter; Saraf and Partners; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

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    ELIGIBILITY 

    How do I know if I am eligible to make a submission? 

    We highly encourage all firms, individuals and in-house teams to submit, as we have numerous award categories to choose from. We welcome both past participants and newcomers to join the submission for the awards. 

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    Yes, we accept self-nominated submissions. We also accept third-party submissions, should you wish to nominate an external party or vice versa.

    Is there a fee required to make a submission in the law awards?

    No, there is no fee payment required for you or your firm/team to make a submission. 

    TIMELINE OF EVENTS

    When will the finalists and winners be announced?

    The shortlist of finalists will be released around 4-8 weeks prior to the awards ceremony. The winners will be exclusively announced at the awards ceremony on 24 February 2023.

    NOMINATION PROCESS AND ASSESSMENT 

    How are the finalists chosen?

    Asian Legal Business will compile all of the submission entries, and the ALB editorial and research teams will extensively review each submission to ensure the criteria are met in order to advance to the shortlist of finalists. We stress that this process is fair, impartial and not subject to external influences. 

    How are the winners chosen? 

    Once the shortlist of finalists have been announced, an independent judging panel will review and select their top three choices for the award categories they are assigned to. The scores for each award category will be tabulated, and the individual/firm/team with the highest score will be announced as the winner. 

    What are the award categories that I can take part in?

    Any law firms, in-house teams or individuals may take part in multiple award categories if appropriate. The researchers reserve the right to move entries from one category to another if they feel it appropriate. The researchers’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into. 

    Who will be on the judging panel for ALB India Law Awards? 

    There will be an independent judging panel of at least 30 senior and expert legal industry leaders to review the submission materials. The judging panel will be selected on the basis of their expertise and knowledge and will be comprised from various sectors to correspond to the diverse list of award categories. A partial list of judges’ names will be released prior to the awarding ceremony, and the remaining judges will be revealed on the evening of the awards. 

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