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India Business Law Journal International A-List 2025

India’s International Top Lawyers 2025

India Business Law Journal International A-List 2025

India’s International Top Lawyers 2025

Based on the collective views of private practice lawyers in India and in-house counsel around the world, the following are the most-recommended India-focused lawyers at international law firms.

It is important to emphasise that the International A-List is merely indicative of the nominations and testimonials received by India Business Law Journal, and the background research of our editorial team. Many outstanding lawyers do not appear on this list, which should not be viewed as a comprehensive list of the leading international lawyers for India-related matters.

Click here to read the editorial report that accompanies the A-List.

METHODOLOGY

To determine the most-recommended international lawyers for India-related matters, we reached out to hundreds of lawyers at Indian law firms, as well as thousands of in-house counsel in India and around the world, asking them to recommend who should make the cut. A nomination form was available on our website during January and February, and invitations to submit nominations were sent via email and social media to professionals at a wide range of Indian and global companies, and law firms. Lawyers at non-Indian law firms were not permitted to make nominations.

All lawyers based outside India who advise on the international aspects of India-related matters were automatically eligible for inclusion in the nominations process and, as always, there were no fees or any other requirements for entry.

Hundreds of nominations and testimonials were received from professionals at a wide range of Indian and international companies, and Indian law firms, including: Agrim Housing Finance, ALMT Legal, Apollo Global Management, Argus Partners, Aseem Infrastructure Finance, AZB & Partners, Balaji Infra Projects, Bharucha & Partners, Bhasin and Company, BMR Legal, Canara Bank, Cleartax, Comviva Technologies, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, DSK Legal, Dua Associates, Economic laws Practice, Ernst and Young, Goldman Sachs, HCL Technologies, HSA Advocates, IndusLaw, Intellect Design Arena, JSA, Juris Corp, Khaitan & Co, Kochhar & Co, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices India, Merck & Co, Nayan Gala Ventures, Phoenix Legal, Proclaim Insurance Surveyors & Loss Assessors, Redwood Capital Management, S&R Associates, Samvad Partners, Saraf and Partners, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, Somerset Indus Capital, Tata Consumer Products, Trilegal, TruKKer Technologies, TT&A, UltraTech Cement, Verse Innovation Private, Wadia Ghandy & Co, Yes Bank, and many others.

The final list reflects the nominations received, combined with thorough background research and the IBLJ editorial team’s more than 50 years of collective experience in documenting and analysing 含羞草社区 legal market.

  • Diwakar Agarwal
    Diwakar Agarwal
    Stephenson Harwood
    Dubai
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Manish Aggarwal
    Manish Aggarwal
    Three Crowns
    London
    Dispute resolution; international arbitration
  • Sajid Ahmed
    Sajid Ahmed
    King & Spalding
    London
    Dispute resolution
  • Niyati Ahuja
    Niyati Ahuja
    Reed Smith
    New York
    Dispute resolution; FDI out of India; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Sheila Ahuja
    Sheila Ahuja
    A&O Shearman
    Singapore
    Arbitration; dispute resolution
    +65 6671 6095
    sheila.Ahuja@aoshearman.com
  • Shabarika Ajitkumar
    Shabarika Ajitkumar
    Corrs Chambers Westgarth
    Sydney
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Babita Ambekar
    Babita Ambekar
    CMS
    London
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; FDI out of India
  • Philip Badge
    Philip Badge
    Linklaters
    Singapore
    Banking & finance
  • Vinita Bahri-Mehra
    Vinita Bahri-Mehra
    Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter
    Columbus
    Corporate/M&A; intellectual property
  • Arun Balasubramanian
    Arun Balasubramanian
    Freshfields
    Singapore
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; dispute resolution
  • Sonia Baldia
    Sonia Baldia
    Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
    Washington DC
    FDI out of India; intellectual property; technology transactions
  • Ranajoy Basu
    Ranajoy Basu
    McDermott Will & Emery
    London
    Banking & finance; capital markets; impact finance
  • Ulrich B?umer
    Ulrich B?umer
    Osborne Clarke
    Cologne
    Corporate/M&A; dispute resolution; technology, media & communications
  • Jamie A Benson
    Jamie A Benson
    Duane Morris & Selvam
    Singapore
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Manoj Bhargava
    Manoj Bhargava
    Sidley Austin
    Singapore
    Capital markets
  • Sidharth Bhasin
    Sidharth Bhasin
    Latham & Watkins
    Singapore
    Corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Varsha Bhattacharya
    Varsha Bhattacharya
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Tokyo
    Dispute resolution; FDI into India; international tax
  • Gautam Bhattacharyya
    Gautam Bhattacharyya
    Reed Smith
    London
    Dispute resolution; commercial litigation; investigations and regulatory
  • Andrew Bishop
    Andrew Bishop
    Latham & Watkins
    Singapore/Hong Kong
    Banking & finance; private equity & venture capital
  • Philip Boeckman
    Philip Boeckman
    Cravath Swaine & Moore
    London
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Siew Kam Boon
    Siew Kam Boon
    Hogan Lovells
    Singapore
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Piusha Bose
    Piusha Bose
    Freshfields
    London
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; FDI out of India
  • Raja Bose
    Raja Bose
    K&L Gates Straits Law
    Singapore
    Dispute resolution; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources; international arbitration and shipping
  • Neeraj Budhwani
    Neeraj Budhwani
    Milbank
    Hong Kong
    Corporate/M&A
    +852 2971 4881
    nbudhwani@milbank.com
  • Kit Burden
    Kit Burden
    DLA Piper
    London
    Intellectual property
  • Geoffrey Burgess
    Geoffrey Burgess
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    London
    Corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Robert Byk
    Robert Byk
    Slaughter and May
    London
    Corporate lending; acquisition finance; projects and asset finance
  • David Carpenter
    David Carpenter
    Mayer Brown
    New York
    Corporate/M&A
  • Bill Carr
    Bill Carr
    CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro
    London
    Corporate/M&A; FDI out of India; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Sharmistha Chakrabarti
    Sharmistha Chakrabarti
    Skadden
    New York
    Dispute resolution; regulatory proceedings
  • Manas Chandrashekar
    Manas Chandrashekar
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Hong Kong
    Banking & finance; debt finance; leveraged finance
  • Biswajit Chatterjee
    Biswajit Chatterjee
    Hogan Lovells
    Singapore
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
    +65 6302 2558
    biswajit.chatterjee@hoganlovells.com
  • Ankit Chhabra
    Ankit Chhabra
    Eversheds Sutherland
    London
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; FDI out of India
  • Dhruv Chhatralia
    Dhruv Chhatralia
    DWF
    London
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; private equity & venture capital
  • Ray Chiang
    Ray Chiang
    Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
    Singapore
    Corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Motaher Chowdhury
    Motaher Chowdhury
    Elias Neocleous
    Limassol
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; cross-border transactions
  • John Chrisman
    John Chrisman
    Dentons US
    Dallas
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; investigations
    +1 214 259 0952
    john.chrisman@dentons.com
  • Andrew Dale
    Andrew Dale
    Ropes & Gray
    Hong Kong
    Compliance; dispute resolution; investigations
  • Phillip D'Costa
    Phillip D'Costa
    Penningtons Manches Cooper
    London
    Dispute resolution; FDI into India; FDI out of India
  • John Dewar
    John Dewar
    Milbank
    London
    Banking & finance; oil and gas; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Rajeev Duggal
    Rajeev Duggal
    Skadden
    Singapore
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Debopam Dutta
    Debopam Dutta
    Trowers & Hamlins
    Muscat
    Banking & finance; capital markets; FDI out of India
  • Thomas England
    Thomas England
    Clifford Chance
    Singapore
    Global financial markets; restructuring & insolvency
  • Simon Fielder
    Simon Fielder
    Bird & Bird
    London
    Corporate; M&A; Venture Capital
    +44 (0) 20 7415 6000
    simon.fielder@twobirds.com
  • Robert S Friedman
    Robert S Friedman
    Sheppard Mullin
    New York
    Litigation; white-collar and securities enforcement
  • Samir Gandhi
    Samir Gandhi
    Sidley Austin
    New York
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Parveet Singh Gandoak
    Parveet Singh Gandoak
    Jones Day
    Singapore
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; private equity & venture capital
  • Kaustubh George
    Kaustubh George
    Hogan Lovells
    Singapore
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; FDI into India
    +65 9663 8526
    kaustubh.george@hoganlovells.com
  • Frédéric Gillion
    Frédéric Gillion
    Pinsent Masons
    Singapore
    Projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Pallavi Gopinath Aney
    Pallavi Gopinath Aney
    A&O Shearman
    Singapore
    Capital markets
    +65 6671 6235
    pallavi.gopinath-aney@aoshearman.com
  • Ankit Goyal
    Ankit Goyal
    Allen & Gledhill
    Singapore
    Dispute resolution; international arbitration
  • James Grandolfo
    James Grandolfo
    Milbank
    Hong Kong
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A
    +852 2971 4848
    jgrandolfo@milbank.com
  • Rashmi Grover
    Rashmi Grover
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Singapore
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; private equity & venture capital
  • Jaya Gupta
    Jaya Gupta
    Addleshaw Goddard
    London
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Nipun Gupta
    Nipun Gupta
    Bird & Bird
    London
    Corporate/M&A; FDI out of India
    +44 (0) 20 7415 6000
    nipun.gupta@twobirds.com
  • Rajiv Gupta
    Rajiv Gupta
    Latham & Watkins
    Singapore
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A
  • Rahul Guptan
    Rahul Guptan
    White & Case
    Singapore/London
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • David He
    David He
    Gunderson Dettmer
    Singapore
    Corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Savi Hebbur
    Savi Hebbur
    White & Case
    London
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; FDI out of India
  • Masaya Hirano
    Masaya Hirano
    TMI Associates
    Tokyo
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; private equity & venture capital
  • Ian Ho
    Ian Ho
    Simpson Thacher
    Hong Kong
    Corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Martin Imhof
    Martin Imhof
    Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek
    顿ü蝉蝉别濒诲辞谤蹿
    Corporate/M&A; international supply; joint ventures
  • Sushil Jacob
    Sushil Jacob
    Linklaters
    London
    Corporate/M&A
  • Rafiq Jaffer
    Rafiq Jaffer
    Al Tamimi & Co
    Dubai and Riyadh
    Banking & finance; capital markets; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Ashish Jejurkar
    Ashish Jejurkar
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Tokyo
    Corporate/M&A; FDI out of India; private equity & venture capital
  • Sushma Jobanputra
    Sushma Jobanputra
    Jones Day
    Singapore
    Banking & finance; corporate/M&A; FDI into India
  • Sunil Kakkad
    Sunil Kakkad
    Gowling WLG
    London
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; FDI out of India
  • Rahul Kapoor
    Rahul Kapoor
    Morgan Lewis
    Silicon Valley, San Francisco
    Corporate/M&A; intellectual property
    +1 650 843 7580
    rahul.kapoor@morganlewis.com
  • Raj Karia
    Raj Karia
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    London
    Capital markets; corporate/ M&A
  • Amit Kataria
    Amit Kataria
    King & Spalding
    London/New York
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; private equity & venture capital
  • Srinivas Kaushik
    Srinivas Kaushik
    Kirkland & Ellis
    New York
    Corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Stephanie Keen
    Stephanie Keen
    O'Melveny
    Singapore
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; private equity & venture capital
  • Matt Takeshi Komatsu
    Matt Takeshi Komatsu
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Singapore
    Corporate/M&A
  • Ryo Kotoura
    Ryo Kotoura
    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
    Singapore
    Corporate/M&A; dispute resolution
  • Karthik Kumar
    Karthik Kumar
    Orrick
    Singapore
    Banking & finance; corporate/M&A; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Rishab Kumar
    Rishab Kumar
    Cooley
    Palo Alto
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; private equity & venture capital
  • Vinay Kurien
    Vinay Kurien
    Jones Day
    Singapore
    Banking & finance; corporate/M&A; FDI into India
  • Ananth Lakshman
    Ananth Lakshman
    Goodwin
    Singapore
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; private equity & venture capital
  • Harjeet Lall
    Harjeet Lall
    Pinsent Masons
    London
    Banking & finance; capital markets
  • Ashok Lalwani
    Ashok Lalwani
    Greenberg Traurig
    Singapore
    Corporate
  • Dongho Lee
    Dongho Lee
    White & Case
    Seoul
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Sun Yul Lee
    Sun Yul Lee
    Kim & Chang
    Seoul
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; private equity & venture capital
  • Daniel Levison
    Daniel Levison
    Morrison Foerster
    Singapore
    Dispute resolution; private equity & venture capital; corporate investigations & anti-corruption
  • Laurence Lieberman
    Laurence Lieberman
    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
    London
    Dispute resolution; FDI into India; FDI out of India
    +44 20 7847 9668
    laurence.lieberman@pillsburylaw.com
  • Wei-Yang Lim
    Wei-Yang Lim
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Hong Kong
    Banking & finance; restructuring & special situations
  • Sayak Maity
    Sayak Maity
    Linklaters
    Singapore
    Corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • I Bobby Majumder
    I Bobby Majumder
    FBT Gibbons
    Dallas
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Roddy Martin
    Roddy Martin
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    London
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; FDI out of India
  • Aditi Mathur
    Aditi Mathur
    Shook Lin & Bok
    Singapore
    Banking & finance; environmental, social & governance
  • Alexander McMyn
    Alexander McMyn
    White & Case
    Singapore
    Banking & finance; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Smitha Menon
    Smitha Menon
    WongPartnership
    Singapore
    Dispute resolution; restructuring and insolvency
  • Mini Menon vandePol
    Mini Menon vandePol
    Baker McKenzie
    Hong Kong
    Dispute resolution; FDI into India; investigations, compliance & ethics
  • Nick Merritt
    Nick Merritt
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Singapore
    Project finance; sustainability & sustainable finance
  • Samantha J Mobley
    Samantha J Mobley
    Baker McKenzie
    London
    Competition
  • Alan Montgomery
    Alan Montgomery
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    London
    Corporate/M&A; joint ventures and investments; pharmaceuticals and healthcare
  • Soumitro Mukerji
    Soumitro Mukerji
    DLA Piper
    Singapore
    Banking & finance
  • Deepak Nambiar
    Deepak Nambiar
    Kelley Drye & Warren
    New York
    Corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
    +1 212 808 7982
    dnambiar@kellydrye.com
  • Gautam Narasimhan
    Gautam Narasimhan
    A&O Shearman
    Singapore
    Finance; private equity
    +65 6671 6048
    gautam.narasimhan@aoshearman.com
  • Sam Newhouse
    Sam Newhouse
    Latham & Watkins
    London
    Corporate/M&A; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Meraj Noor
    Meraj Noor
    K&L Gates Straits Law
    Singapore
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; FDI into India
  • Robin Ogle
    Robin Ogle
    Slaughter and May
    London
    Asset management; capital markets; corporate/M&A
  • Ryo Okochi
    Ryo Okochi
    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
    Tokyo
    Mergers and acquisitions; joint ventures; corporate restructuring
  • Sin Wei Ong
    Sin Wei Ong
    WongPartnership
    Singapore
    Fintech/startups; mergers & acquisitions; private capital
  • Harsh Pais
    Harsh Pais
    A&O Shearman
    London
    Corporate; M&A
    +44 20 3088 7147
    harsh.pais@aoshearman.com
  • Chris Parsons
    Chris Parsons
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    London
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; FDI out of India
  • Ferish Patel
    Ferish Patel
    Cooley
    Singapore
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Jai Pathak
    Jai Pathak
    Gibson Dunn
    Singapore
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Nicholas Peacock
    Nicholas Peacock
    Peacock Arbitration
    London
    Dispute resolution
  • Jonathan Pentzien
    Jonathan Pentzien
    Gunderson Dettmer
    Singapore
    Corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Sherina Petit
    Sherina Petit
    Stewarts
    London
    Dispute resolution
  • Prakash Pillai
    Prakash Pillai
    Clyde & Co
    Singapore
    Dispute resolution
  • Leena Pinsler
    Leena Pinsler
    Drew & Napier
    Singapore
    Banking & finance; corporate/M&A; private equity
  • Kelvin Poon
    Kelvin Poon
    Rajah & Tann
    Singapore
    Dispute resolution; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Avinash Pradhan
    Avinash Pradhan
    Rajah & Tann
    Singapore
    Dispute resolution; FDI out of India; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Nallini Puri
    Nallini Puri
    Cleary Gottlieb
    London
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; private equity & venture capital
  • Mahesh Rai
    Mahesh Rai
    Drew & Napier
    Singapore
    Dispute resolution
  • Deepak Raju
    Deepak Raju
    Sidley Austin
    Geneva
    Dispute resolution
  • Yash Rana
    Yash Rana
    Goodwin
    Hong Kong
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; private equity & venture capital
  • Philippe Reich
    Philippe Reich
    Baker McKenzie
    Zurich
    FDI into India; FDI out of India; international trade
  • Niket J Rele
    Niket J Rele
    Arnold & Porter
    New York
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; private equity & venture capital
  • Martin Rogers
    Martin Rogers
    Davis Polk
    Hong Kong
    Dispute resolution; fintech/regtech; litigation; regulatory; white collar crime
  • James Rosener
    James Rosener
    Troutman Pepper Locke
    New York
    Corporate/M&A; corporate governance; private equity
  • Stuart Rubin
    Stuart Rubin
    Ashurst
    London
    Capital markets
  • Dipen Sabharwal
    Dipen Sabharwal
    White & Case
    London
    Dispute resolution
  • Shivani Sanghi
    Shivani Sanghi
    BCLP
    London
    Commercial litigation in the UK courts, international arbitration, investment treaty arbitration
  • Tihir Sarkar
    Tihir Sarkar
    Cleary Gottlieb
    London
    Corporate/M&A
  • Kamal Shah
    Kamal Shah
    Stephenson Harwood
    London
    Dispute resolution; international arbitration; investment treaty/ investor state arbitration
  • Akhil Sharma
    Akhil Sharma
    Irwin Mitchell
    London
    Banking & finance; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Daniel Sharma
    Daniel Sharma
    ALM Partners
    Frankfurt Am Main
    Dispute resolution
  • Nish Shetty
    Nish Shetty
    Clifford Chance
    Singapore
    Dispute resolution
  • Siddhartha Shukla
    Siddhartha Shukla
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    London
    Corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Amit Singh
    Amit Singh
    Linklaters
    Singapore
    Capital markets
  • Kabir Singh
    Kabir Singh
    Clifford Chance
    Singapore
    Dispute resolution
  • Parm Singh
    Parm Singh
    Eversheds Sutherland
    London
    Corporate/M&A; financial institutions
  • Ragi Singh
    Ragi Singh
    Gowling WLG
    Birmingham
    Corporate/M&A; FDI out of India; private equity & venture capital
  • Priyank Srivastava
    Priyank Srivastava
    Duane Morris & Selvam
    Singapore
    Corporate/M&A; dispute resolution; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Jonathan Stone
    Jonathan Stone
    Skadden
    Hong Kong
    Capital markets; corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital
  • Michael Strain
    Michael Strain
    Bowmans
    Dar es Salaam
    Corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Taeko Suzuki
    Taeko Suzuki
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Tokyo
    Business strategy; corporate/M&A; dispute resolution
  • Divya Thakur
    Divya Thakur
    Morgan Lewis
    Singapore
    FDI into India; private equity & venture capital; private investment funds
    +65 6389 3011
    divya.thakur@morganlewis.com
  • Ash Tiwari
    Ash Tiwari
    Baker McKenzie
    London
    Corporate/M&A
  • Veerasureshkumar Veerappan
    Veerasureshkumar Veerappan
    TMI Associates
    Tokyo
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; FDI out of India
  • Ralph Voltmer
    Ralph Voltmer
    Covington
    Washington DC
    Corporate/M&A; FDI out of India; private equity & venture capital
    +1 202 662 5479
    rvoltmer@cov.com
  • Pallavi Wahi
    Pallavi Wahi
    Arnold & Porter
    Seattle
    Commercial litigation; dispute resolution; technology
  • Tarun Warriar
    Tarun Warriar
    Akin Gump
    Hong Kong
    Banking & finance, special situations; financial restructuring
  • Gregory Xu
    Gregory Xu
    Stephenson Harwood
    Singapore
    Banking & finance; FDI out of India; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Tadashi Yamamoto
    Tadashi Yamamoto
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Tokyo
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; FDI out of India
  • Tehyok Daniel Yi
    Tehyok Daniel Yi
    Yulchon
    Seoul
    Corporate/M&A; private equity & venture capital; projects, energy, infrastructure & resources
  • Rosario Zacca
    Rosario Zacca
    Gianni & Origoni
    Milan
    Corporate/M&A; FDI into India; FDI out of India
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