Ranking tables
Capital Markets: Equity | Asia-Pacific
India
Rankings overview for Lawyers
Abhinav Kumar TT&A8 Years Ranked
Aditya Cheriyan Khaitan & Co7 Years Ranked- Arka Mookerjee JSA8 Years Ranked
Gokul Rajan Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas6 Years Ranked
Jabarati Chandra S&R Associates8 Years Ranked
Kranti Mohan Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas7 Years Ranked
Lionel D'Almeida AZB & Partners7 Years Ranked
Richa Choudhary Trilegal4 Years Ranked
Sayantan Dutta Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co9 Years Ranked
Vijay Parthasarathi Trilegal3 Years Ranked
Abhiroop Lahiri Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas4 Years Ranked
Agnik Bhattacharyya AZB & Partners5 Years Ranked
Gautham Srinivas Khaitan & Co3 Years Ranked
Jitesh Shahani S&R Associates5 Years Ranked
Manshoor Nazki Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas6 Years Ranked
Vishal Yaduvanshi Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas9 Years Ranked
All Lawyers profiles
Band 1
1 Manan Lahoty
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedManan Lahoty is a partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and has an excellent reputation in the market. He has been active undertaking a collection of large IPOs and QIPs.
1 Prashant Gupta
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedPrashant Gupta is a partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co in Delhi, and heads the capital markets practice of the firm. He acts for both issuers and underwriters on high-value IPO and QIP work, as well as bonds.
1 Sandip Bhagat
S&R Associates | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedSandip Bhagat is a partner based in the Mumbai office of S&R Associates. He is considered a leading ECM lawyer.
1 Yash AsharCyril Amarchand Mangaldas | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedYash Ashar is a partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and is based in its Mumbai office. He has long been considered a market leader in this space. He leads major rights issues and QIPs, as well as bonds.
Band 2
2 Abhimanyu Bhattacharya
Khaitan & Co | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedAbhimanyu Bhattacharya is a partner at Khaitan & Co's Mumbai office. He handles a range of IPOs and rights issues.
2 Bhakta Patnaik
Trilegal | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 2 | 13 Years RankedBhakta Patnaik is a capital markets partner based in Trilegal's Mumbai office. He specialises in both equity and debt markets. He undertakes a body of work that encompasses QIPs, IPOs, rights issues and note offerings.2 Madhurima Mukherjee
JSA | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedMadhurima Mukherjee is a partner in JSA's Gurugram office. She is one of the leading names in this market and can draw upon an extensive portfolio of high-end IPOs and rights issues.
2 Nikhil NarediShardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedNikhil Naredi is a partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co and is based in Mumbai. He counts major banks and investors among his clients and oversees a varied range of complex, high-value deals, including REITs and IPOs.
2 Varoon Chandra
AZB & Partners | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedVaroon Chandra is a senior partner at AZB & Partners and is based in Mumbai. He is instructed by major financial institutions and handles large-scale IPOs, QIPs and MTNs.
Band 3
3 Abhinav Kumar
TT&A | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedAbhinav Kumar advises clients on equity transactions, with his client base including leading financial institutions.
3 Aditya CheriyanKhaitan & Co | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedAditya Cheriyan is a partner at Khaitan & Co's Mumbai office. He is a regular fixture on IPOs and rights issues, across a wide range of sectors.3 Arka MookerjeeJSA | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedArka Mookerjee is a partner based in the Mumbai office of JSA. He takes on a considerable amount of IPO work and is experienced in private placements. He is particularly knowledgeable on InvIT regulations.3 Gokul RajanCyril Amarchand Mangaldas | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedGokul Rajan is a partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and is based in New Delhi. He is capable of undertaking both debt and equity-centred activity.
3 Jabarati ChandraS&R Associates | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedJabarati Chandra is a partner at S&R Associates' Mumbai office. She assumes a lead role on high-value IPOs and equity share deals.3 Kranti MohanCyril Amarchand Mangaldas | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedKranti Mohan is a partner based in the Mumbai office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. He is well accustomed to handling IPOs, InvITs and other types of transaction.3 Lionel D'AlmeidaAZB & Partners | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedLionel D'Almeida is a partner at AZB & Partners and is based in its Mumbai office. He is involved on equity share buy-back deals and IPOs.3 Richa ChoudharyTrilegal | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedRicha Choudhary in Mumbai is recognised in the market due to her equity capital markets experience. She often acts for selling shareholders and issuers on IPOs.
3 Sayantan DuttaShardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedSayantan Dutta is a partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co and is based in its Delhi office. He continues to oversee a wide range of IPOs, QIPs and rights issues.
3 Vijay ParthasarathiTrilegal | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedVijay Parthasarathi is well reputed for various types of capital raisings, including IPOs and QIPs.
Band 4
4 Abhiroop LahiriCyril Amarchand Mangaldas | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedAbhiroop Lahiri in Delhi is a well-regarded capital markets lawyer. He is experienced in a variety of ECM matters such as IPOs and QIPs.4 Agnik BhattacharyyaAZB & Partners | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedAgnik Bhattacharyya is a partner at AZB & Partners and is based in its Delhi office. He is active on a range of high-value QIPs and IPOs in India.4 Gautham SrinivasKhaitan & Co | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedGautham Srinivas is based in New Delhi, where he advises on a number of key IPO and QIP transactions. He has notable expertise in overseas listings.4 Jitesh ShahaniS&R Associates | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedJitesh Shahani is a partner at S&R Associates' office in Mumbai. He is well placed to advise clients on high-value IPO and QIP work.
4 Manshoor NazkiCyril Amarchand Mangaldas | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedManshoor Nazki is a partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas in Mumbai with experience working for India's securities regulator SEBI. He is involved in notable IPOs and QIPs.
4 Vishal YaduvanshiCyril Amarchand Mangaldas | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedVishal Yaduvanshi is a partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and is based in Delhi. He acts for both issuers and underwriters and specialises in overseas listings by Indian issuers.
Up and Coming
U Murtaza ZoomkawalaTrilegal | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Up and Coming | 3 Years RankedMurtaza Zoomkawala is noted for advising issuers and underwriters on a broad range of capital markets instruments, including sustainability-linked notes, NCDs and MTN programmes.U Pracheta BhattacharyaJSA | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Up and Coming | 1 Years RankedPracheta Bhattacharya is experienced in advising domestic and international clients on a variety of capital markets matters, including IPOs and QIPs as well as rights issues and offers for sale.
U Thomas GeorgeKhaitan & Co | Capital Markets: Equity2026 | Up and Coming | 2 Years RankedThomas George's practice encompasses all aspects of ECM work, including initial public offerings and rights issues.