LAWYER PROFILE

Zia Mody

Asia-Pacific 2026

AZB & Partners

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based

India

16 years ranked

Private Equity

India

17 years ranked

About

Provided by AZB & Partners

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Compliance & Investigation / White–Collar Crime, Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions, Dispute Resolution, Private Client Practice, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Regulatory & Securities

Career

Zia J. Mody, Co–Founder and Managing Partner of AZB & Partners, is one of India’s foremost corporate attorneys. Zia is widely acknowledged for her expertise, ranking No. 1 in Fortune India’s ‘India’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business’ list in 2018 & 2019, on which she has consistently ranked since 2011. It has been said that few of Zia’s peers can match her skills when it comes to acquisitions, joint ventures, company restructuring, foreign inward investment related practice and corporate law. According to the RSG India Report, clients praise Zia as a “problem solver,” who is “meticulous,” “thorough” and “accessible,” and comes highly recommended for “any complex legal matter.” Zia is dually licensed to practice law in India and the United States, holding an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and having passed the New York State Bar.

Professional Memberships

• Member, Maharashtra’s Economic Advisory Council (2023)

• Independent Director (2018 – Present), Member of Audit & Risk Committee (2018 – Present) and Member of Investment Committee (2019 – Present)– Ascendas Property Fund Trustee Pte. Ltd., Singapore

• Non–Executive Member of the Governing Board – International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) (2017 – Present)

• Member – CII National Council (2015 – Present)

• Independent Non–Executive Director and Member of Human Resources & Remuneration Committee of the Board – China Light and Power Holdings Limited , Hong Kong (2015 – 2024)

• Special Invitee – Competition Law Review Committee set up by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (2018)

• Member – Committee on Corporate Governance formed by SEBI, under the chairmanship of Uday Kotak (2017)

• Expert Committee Panel – Law Commission of India on ‘Amendment to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996’ (2014)

• Vice President & Member – London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) (2010 – 2013)

• Member – World Bank Administrative Tribunal, Washington D.C. (2007 – 2012)

• Member – Reserve Bank of India Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low–Income Households, chaired by Dr. Nachiket Mor (2013)

• Member – Godrej Committee on Corporate Governance, set up by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (2012)

• Member – Raghuram Rajan Committee on Financial Sector Reforms, constituted by the Government of India (2007)

• Honorary Fellow, Selwyn College, University of Cambridge (2019 – Present)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Private Equity - India

Eminent Practitioners

Individual Editorial

Zia Mody is a managing partner at AZB & Partners and is based in its Mumbai office. She is highly adept at handling big-ticket private equity and corporate transactions.

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Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based - India

Eminent Practitioners

Individual Editorial

Zia Mody continues to stand out as one of India's pre-eminent lawyers. Based in Mumbai, she leads her team on high-end acquisitions, joint ventures, investments and delistings for multinational corporations and major Indian corporates.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Zia Mody is very well reputed as an astute lawyer.
Private EquityChambers Asia & Pacific
Zia is accessible to discuss complex matters.
Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-basedChambers Asia & Pacific
Zia's commercial awareness and vision are impeccable.
Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-basedChambers Asia & Pacific