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Provided by Alina Arora
Alina Arora, a Partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co, has over two decades of experience specialising in the areas of Anti-Corruption & Compliance, White Collar Crimes & Internal Investigations, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Joint Ventures, Corporate advisory, Defence Procurement and Insurance & Reinsurance.
Alina is at the forefront of the corporate investigations field, acting as a trusted advisor to companies involved in the largest and most complex cases. She advises companies, boards and audit committees on conducting investigations and interacting with relevant investigative and enforcement agencies in India, as well as on matters of corporate governance and compliance. Alina focuses her practice on the investigation of business crimes, particularly matters involving corruption, money laundering and fraud.
She has led complex multi-jurisdictional internal investigations involving bribery, fraud, money laundering, books and records irregularities, pharmaceutical marketing violations, among other areas. In this regard, she has been actively engaged in providing advice relating to Indian anti-corruption laws such as the Prevention of Corruption Act, Companies Act, the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act, the Indian Penal Code as well as the corresponding provisions under the Indian law of foreign enactments such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act, as well as post-acquisition compliance integration and compliance-driven restructuring of business.
For the White-Collar Crime Practice, Alina has been recognised as a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2023, and as a “Leading Individual” in the Legal 500 – Asia Pacific 2023 rankings. Global Investigations Review, 2021 recognised Alina among the Top 100 women practitioners for Investigations practice across the globe. Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific 2023 ranks Alina as a “Top Lawyer” in the White-Collar Crime Practice. Ms. Arora is also acknowledged by Euromoney’s Expert Guides 2018 as an “Expert for White Collar Crime” in India and by Euromoney’s Expert Guides 2019 in “Women in Business Law”. Alina was the lead counsel for an internal investigation that was awarded the “IBLJ Star Deal of the Year Award 2020” by India Business Law Journal.
Provided by Chambers
Alina Arora is based in New Delhi and is a strong choice of counsel for her skills in relation to internal investigations and compliance. She offers additional expertise in matters relating to anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and fraud, including employee-related matters.
Provided by Chambers
She has excellent legal knowledge and experience, a thorough understanding of the case and an absolutely client service-focussed orientation.
Alina is an incredibly experienced advisor who helps her clients navigate complex Indian regulations while having a strong awareness of regulatory regimes outside of India that may impact the advice.
She has excellent legal knowledge and experience, a thorough understanding of the case and an absolutely client service-focussed orientation.
Alina is an incredibly experienced advisor who helps her clients navigate complex Indian regulations while having a strong awareness of regulatory regimes outside of India that may impact the advice.
