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Zia J. Mody, Co–Founder and Managing Partner, is one of India’s foremost corporate attorneys. She began her career as a corporate associate in the New York office of Baker & McKenzie, where she worked for 5 years before moving to India to establish the Chambers of Zia Mody, which became AZB & Partners in 2004. Her key practice areas include M&A, Private Equity, Restructuring, General Corporate, Compliance & Investigation, Dispute Resolution and Regulatory & Securities Law. 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. 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 in the top 10 since 2011. She has been ranked an (i) “Eminent Practitioner” (2023) and “Star Individual” (2012 – 2022) for Corporate / M&A by Chambers Global; (ii) “Eminent Practitioner” (2023 – 2024), “Star Individual” (2018 – 2022) for Corporate / M&A by Chambers Asia–Pacific; and (iii) “Eminent Practitioner” for Private Equity by Chambers Asia–Pacific (2018 – 2024). 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 in the top 10 since 2011. She has been ranked an – • “Eminent Practitioner” (2023 – 2024) for Corporate / M&A by Chambers Global • “Eminent Practitioner” (2023 – 2024), for Corporate / M&A by Chambers Asia–Pacific • “Eminent Practitioner” for Private Equity by Chambers Asia–Pacific (2018 – 2024).