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AZB & Partners’ dispute resolution team is the preferred partner for civil, criminal, commercial and constitutional disputes. We represent our clients across courts and tribunals and conduct arbitrations, mediations and negotiations on their behalf, within India and internationally. Our team is sought out for joint venture litigation, competition disputes and multi–jurisdictional arbitrations before the ICC, UNCITRAL, Singapore Court of International Arbitration and London Court of International Arbitration, where our founding partner, Zia Mody, served as Vice President between 2010 and 2013. Zia is also on the governing board of the ICCA.

Our work spans every industry, including construction, real estate, IT, aviation, banking and finance and infrastructure.

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What the Team is Known For

AZB & Partners boasts a highly skilled team of dispute resolution specialists, further strengthened by the firm's expert corporate practice. The team acts for a diverse roster of multinational corporates and financial institutions in high-stakes litigation as well as domestic and international arbitration. The group continues to act in high-value insolvency cases and enforcement proceedings in distressed sectors including steel. The full-service nature of the firm ensures that the disputes resolution practice is active across many industries, from infrastructure and aviation to TMT and banking. While the practice is extremely active in litigation, especially in the higher courts, it also regularly represents clients in both domestic and international arbitration proceedings.

Work Highlights

  • AZB & Partners represented HSBC in the enforcement of a USD60 million SIAC award against Avitel before the Bombay High Court and appeal before the Supreme Court.

Strengths

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AZB is one of the most reputed firms in India and is dealing with some of our high-stakes commercial matters. It has a very qualified team and good expertise in litigation.

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The team at AZB is comprised of a large number of lawyers with diverse backgrounds that adds to the ability to tackle significant complexity in the matters they act on.

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AZB & Partners distinguishes itself through its strategic thinking, comprehensive risk assessment and sharp legal research.

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Notable Practitioners

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Rajendra Barot
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Rajendra Barot is highly regarded in India's dispute resolution market for his expertise in high-profile domestic and international arbitration and litigation. He regularly advises multinational clients on a wide range of commercial cases and enforcements, as well as insolvency disputes, before SIAC and the Supreme Court.

He is super responsive and reliable.

Rajendra Barot is very well known in the Indian market.

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Vijayendra Pratap Singh
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Vijayendra Pratap Singh
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Vijayendra Pratap Singh is head of the firm's New Delhi dispute resolution practice and offers advice on a range of domestic and international disputes and arbitrations, regularly appearing before the Supreme Court and SIAC. His wide caseload includes banking and corporate disputes as well as public interest litigation. He represents clients before any required court, ranging from the National Company Law Tribunal in Kolkata to the Supreme Court.

It is no understatement to say that Vijayendra is a natural problem-solver and excels in crisis management. He is quick to step into the matter and demonstrates a clear command of the situation.

One of the most hard-working lawyers in India, he is exceptional with his preparation for hearings.

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Aditya Jalan
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Aditya Jalan
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Aditya Jalan is based in New Delhi and often takes on litigation concerning shareholder disputes, as well as matters in the power sector. He also handles fraud cases.

Aditya is a safe pair of hands for complex matters.

He has a very good understanding of the litigation domain and is able to think ahead of the next steps of the opposite party. He ensures optimal results for his client.

Jalan is overall highly rated.

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Abhijnan Jha
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Abhijnan Jha is a rising practitioner in the market with strong experience in the litigation arena.

Abhijnan is highly skilled and commercially minded. He is able to see the big picture very clearly.

Abhijnan is a sharp lawyer. He is able to translate his understanding into well-reasoned and strategically sound arguments, with a clear sense of what will and will not resonate with the court.

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Rajendra Barot
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Aditya Jalan
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Aditya Jalan
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Abhijnan Jha
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