AZB & Partners was founded in 2004 with a clear purpose to provide reliable, practical and full-service advice to clients, across all sectors. Having grown steadily since its inception, AZB & Partners now has offices across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Pune. We have an accomplished and driven team of 600+ lawyers committed to delivering best-in-class legal solutions to help clients achieve their objectives. Our greatest strength is an in-depth understanding of legal, regulatory and commercial environments, in India and elsewhere. This strength enables us to provide bespoke counsel to help our diverse clients negotiate any dynamic or volatile business environment. At AZB & Partners, collaboration is an everyday reality – we combine individual and mutual strengths to achieve collective growth. The Firm’s clients include an array of domestic and international companies. These range from privately owned to publicly listed companies, including Fortune 500 entities, multinational companies (MNCs), Investment Banks, Private Equity firms and more across the world. The Firm has also built, through its many professional engagements, strong relationships with specialists, regulatory authorities and several international law firms. Our accomplishments in the legal field have garnered widespread national and international recognition. We were ranked the top firm in the RSG 'Top 50 Indian Law Firms Ranking' in 2019 and the 'Top 40 Indian Law Firms Ranking' in 2017. Additionally, we have been acknowledged as a 'Band 1 Firm' in various practice areas such as Banking & Finance, Competition/Antitrust, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A: The Elite, Dispute Resolution, Life Sciences, Private Equity, Real Estate, Restructuring & Insolvency, Tax and White–Collar Crime & Corporate Investigations by Chambers Asia–Pacific (2024). We have also been ranke 'Band 1 Firm' Capital Markets, Competition/Antitrust, Corporate/M&A and Dispute Resolution by Chambers Global (2024).