Working in close collaboration with the firm’s dispute resolution offering, the white-collar crime, compliance, and investigations team at AZB & Partners excels across the full spectrum of business crime matters, including bribery, corruption, embezzlement, and antitrust investigation and litigation. Key individuals in the team include Vijayendra Pratap Singh, who expertly advises on regulatory investigation and fraud, anti-corruption, and money laundering enforcement actions; Soumit Nikhra, who also is a key figure in the firm’s forensic investigations sub-practice; and Ajay Upadhyay, a seasoned practitioner with notable expertise in both internal and regulatory investigations. Another name to note is Prerak Ved, who is also recommended for forensic investigations. Aditya Vikram Bhat departed in 2024.
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Testimonials
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‘AZB is very professional and reliable always. What gives them edge over others is their ability to understand the client business and hence the related issues. ’
‘The team is super efficient and top of its game.’
‘The practice puts its clients' interests at the heart of its delivery of professional advice while remaining objective in their assessment of the challenges but also accompanying them with potential mitigation strategies.’
‘AZB teams are very responsive and provide impartial, professional advice. Their legal advice is strict to the points and even goes further to allow us to think a few steps ahead.’
- ‘The practice is exceptionally strong- with the partner and team well versed in legal acumen and also insights on how to manage complex crimes with business interests in mind. Able to expedite solutions and well networked in the system to drive results.’
‘AZB has specialist lawyers of many disciplines which makes it convenient to get advice easily without the need to explain the same matters to different law firms. Their response time is very fast too.’
Key clients
- Vivo Mobile India Private Limited
- Amazon Seller Services Private Limited
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited
- Amway India Enterprises Private Limited
- B S R and Associates LLP
- Q Investment
Work highlights
Advising and representing Vivo Mobile India Pvt. Ltd. in the investigation and prosecution initiated by the Directorate of Enforcement for the offence of money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
Advising and representing Amway, in defending its interest on a provisional attachment order issued by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 before the Appellate Tribunal, PMLA and the prosecution complaint filed by the ED against Amway with respect to the alleged proceeds of crime.
Advised and represented Amazon Seller Services Private Limited before the Supreme Court of India in W.P. (C) 1081/2022.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Vijayendra Pratap Singh
Practice head
Vijayendra Pratap Singh; Soumit Nikhra; Ajay Upadhyay
Other key lawyers
Zia Mody; Rajendra Barot; Nohid Nooreyezdan; Vikram Shroff; Prerak Ved