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E

Eminent Practitioners

  1. Akshay Chudasama
    E
    Akshay Chudasama
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Eminent Practitioners | 17 Years Ranked
    Akshay Chudasama has a reputation as one of the top corporate lawyers in India. Based in Mumbai, he is the managing partner of SAM and has a history of representing domestic and international clients in high-end M&A deals. He is especially noted for his focus on the real estate sector.
  2. Cyril Shroff
    E
    Cyril Shroff
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Eminent Practitioners | 17 Years Ranked
    Cyril Shroff is the managing partner of CAM and is based in Mumbai. He has been at the forefront of the Indian legal market for many years and is instructed on acquisitions, joint ventures and divestments by both domestic and international clients.
  3. E
    Haigreve Khaitan
    Khaitan & Co
    Khaitan & Co | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Eminent Practitioners | 17 Years Ranked
    Haigreve Khaitan is a well-recognised lawyer in the market, based in Khaitan & Co's Mumbai office. He has extensive and varied corporate and private equity expertise, representing both buyers and sellers in high-value M&A transactions.
  4. Zia Mody
    E
    Zia Mody
    AZB & Partners
    AZB & Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Eminent Practitioners | 17 Years Ranked
    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.
1

Band 1

  1. Ashwath Rau
    1
    Ashwath Rau
    AZB & Partners
    AZB & Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked
    Ashwath Rau oversees a large body of work that covers M&A and investments from his Mumbai base. He is a well-known figure in the market, regularly acting on high-profile transactions in the technology, banking and cement sectors.
  2. Raghubir Menon
    1
    Raghubir Menon
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Raghubir Menon is a highly popular and well-respected M&A lawyer in Mumbai. He is consistently involved in acquisitions and investments of considerable size and significance.
  3. Rajat Sethi
    1
    Rajat Sethi
    S&R Associates
    S&R Associates | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Rajat Sethi handles inbound investments and cross-border acquisitions on behalf of both buyers and sellers from S&R Associates' Mumbai office.
  4. Abhijit Joshi
    Veritas Legal | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 1
2

Band 2

  1. 2
    Apurva Diwanji
    Desai & Diwanji
    Desai & Diwanji | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
    Apurva Diwanji has assisted many international companies with establishing themselves in India. He is a well-known name in the Mumbai legal market.
  2. Ashish Ahuja
    2
    Ashish Ahuja
    Wadia Ghandy & Co
    Wadia Ghandy & Co | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
    Ashish Ahuja has an established reputation in Mumbai's legal market. He is familiar with other areas of financial and transactional law and oversees much of the practice's workload.
  3. Darshika Kothari
    2
    Darshika Kothari
    AZB & Partners
    AZB & Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
    Darshika Kothari has a robust reputation in the Mumbai corporate legal market. She routinely handles large-scale joint ventures, acquisitions and demergers involving listed companies.
  4. Karam Daulet-Singh
    2
    Karam Daulet-Singh
    Touchstone Partners
    Touchstone Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
    Karam Daulet-Singh in Mumbai is qualified to practise in both India and the UK. He is heavily focussed on advising international companies on their India-based operations and highly valued for his broad experience, which includes cross-border acquisitions and joint ventures.
  5. Kunal Thakore
    2
    Kunal Thakore
    TT&A
    TT&A | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked
    Kunal Thakore is a highly active lawyer in this area, overseeing sales, acquisitions, share reductions, joint ventures and other relevant matters. Based in Mumbai, he maintains a solid profile within the market for cross-border and domestic work.
  6. Nishant Parikh
    2
    Nishant Parikh
    Trilegal
    Trilegal | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
    Nishant Parikh continues to be a highly regarded lawyer. His activity incorporates restructuring and joint venture work alongside big-ticket M&A deals. He is a partner in Trilegal's Mumbai office.
  7. Rabindra Jhunjhunwala
    2
    Rabindra Jhunjhunwala
    Khaitan & Co
    Khaitan & Co | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked
    Rabindra Jhunjhunwala in Mumbai advises on significant cross-border agreements and is well regarded by sources. He often advises on the India component of global M&A transactions.
    Key sectors
    Financial Services|Industrials, Engineering and Manufacturing|Leisure and Hospitality|Retail and Consumer|Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)
  8. Sridhar Gorthi
    2
    Sridhar Gorthi
    Trilegal
    Trilegal | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
    Sridhar Gorthi is a regular fixture on cross-border investments and acquisitions, and he counts prominent domestic and international names among his clients. He is well established in the Mumbai legal market.
3

Band 3

  1. 3
    Alka Bharucha
    Bharucha & Partners
    Bharucha & Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
    Alka Bharucha is a senior partner in Mumbai. Her engagements span domestic and cross-border deals, including in the TMT space.
    Key sectors
    Financial Services|Government and Public Sector|Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)
  2. Anand Desai
    3
    Anand Desai
    DSK Legal
    DSK Legal | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
    Anand Desai is the managing partner at DSK Legal's Mumbai office and a veteran of many domestic and international deals and disputes. He has a history of representing both companies and individuals and assists with acquisitions and share transactions, including cross-border deals.
  3. 3
    Ankit Majmudar
    Quillon Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 3 | 15 Years Ranked
    Ankit Majmudar generates solid recognition for his M&A and private equity work. He is based in Mumbai and regularly advises on cross-border investments, acquisitions and mergers.
  4. Feroz Dubash
    3
    Feroz Dubash
    TT&A
    TT&A | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 3 | 14 Years Ranked
    Feroz Dubash is a partner in the Mumbai office of TT&A. His advice spans transactional and regulatory issues, acquisitions and corporate restructurings.
  5. Krishnava Dutt
    3
    Krishnava Dutt
    Argus Partners
    Argus Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years Ranked
    Krishnava Dutt heads the department at Argus Partners from Mumbai and leads its most significant activity. His experience includes M&A with a restructuring and insolvency element.
  6. Shishir Jose Vayttaden
    3
    Shishir Jose Vayttaden
    Khaitan & Co
    Khaitan & Co | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 3 | 7 Years Ranked
    Shishir Jose Vayttaden possesses an accomplished workload that spans sizeable acquisitions and amalgamations. Based in Mumbai, he is especially well-suited to public M&A work. His work includes deals in the finance and pharmaceutical spaces.
  7. Vikram Raghani
    3
    Vikram Raghani
    JSA
    JSA | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years Ranked
    Vikram is a real pleasure to work with. His domain knowledge, understanding of issues, prioritisation of important issues and ability to find solutions to the issue at hand is excellent.
  8. Akil Hirani
    Majmudar & Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 3
  9. Bomi Daruwala
    Vaish Associates | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 3
  10. Nishchal Joshipura
    Nishith Desai Associates | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 3
  11. Praveen Raju
    Spice Route Legal | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 3
4

Band 4

  1. Aakash Choubey
    4
    Aakash Choubey
    Khaitan & Co
    Khaitan & Co | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4 | 9 Years Ranked
    Aakash Choubey in Mumbai is capable of handling a range of work covering investments and acquisitions. He is a well-regarded lawyer with expertise in handling M&A and private equity deals.
  2. Delano Furtado
    4
    Delano Furtado
    Trilegal
    Trilegal | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked
    Delano Furtado in Mumbai holds a creditable profile in the M&A and private equity spaces. He has experience advising many international clients and had a leading role on some of Trilegal's most high-value deals.
  3. Harsh Maggon
    4
    Harsh Maggon
    Trilegal
    Trilegal | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Harsh Maggon is well regarded by market sources.He represents Indian companies in a range of sectors, including entertainment, in acquisitions and share transactions. He is based in Mumbai.
  4. Hemang Parekh
    4
    Hemang Parekh
    DSK Legal
    DSK Legal | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years Ranked
    Hemang Parekh in Mumbai is experienced in M&A and venture capital transactions. He represents domestic and foreign companies as well as funds in investments and acquisitions involving public and unlisted companies.
  5. Iqbal Khan
    4
    Iqbal Khan
    JSA
    JSA | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years Ranked
    Iqbal Khan enters the rankings due to his market reputation for handling high-value mergers, stake sales and acquisitions. He is based in Mumbai and boasts distinct expertise in private equity transactions.
  6. 4
    Justin M. Bharucha
    Bharucha & Partners
    Bharucha & Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years Ranked
    Justin Bharucha is based in Mumbai and is the managing partner of Bharucha & Partners. He comes recommended by clients and is instructed on a range of international acquisitions, asset purchases and transfers.
    Key sectors
    Financial Services|Industrials, Engineering and Manufacturing|Property, Construction and Infrastructure|Retail and Consumer
  7. Nandish Vyas
    4
    Nandish Vyas
    AZB & Partners
    AZB & Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked
    Nandish Vyas is an experienced corporate lawyer in Mumbai with considerable experience in corporate acquisitions and private equity investments.
  8. Nilanjana Singh
    4
    Nilanjana Singh
    AZB & Partners
    AZB & Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked
    Nilanjana Singh has experience in both the corporate and private equity sectors and is well-versed in handling big-ticket M&A involving multinational companies. She is based in AZB's Mumbai office and is well-regarded in the market.
  9. Ravi Kumar
    4
    Ravi Kumar
    IndusLaw
    IndusLaw | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years Ranked
    Ravi Kumar is based in IndusLaw's Mumbai office and has expertise on deals across different sectors, including transportation.
  10. Roxanne Anderson
    4
    Roxanne Anderson
    AZB & Partners
    AZB & Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    Roxanne Anderson in Mumbai is recognised for her work in the M&A field, including large-scale mergers in the banking sector.
  11. 4
    Satish Kishanchandani
    Pioneer Legal
    Pioneer Legal | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4 | 15 Years Ranked
    Satish Kishanchandani assists corporates and private equity firms with M&A involving listed and unlisted companies.He is the founder of Pioneer Legal and is based in Mumbai.
  12. Aliff Fazelbhoy
    ALMT Legal (Indian Advocates) | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4
  13. Darshan Upadhyay
    Stratage Law Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4
  14. Rukshad Davar
    Majmudar & Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4
  15. Simone Reis
    Anagram Partners | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Band 4
U

Up and Coming

  1. U
    Pritha Jha
    Pioneer Legal
    Pioneer Legal | Corporate/M&A: Mumbai-based
    2025 | Up and Coming | 1 Years Ranked
    Pritha Jha in Mumbai is recognised for her work in M&A, including within the healthcare, technology and engineering sectors.