About the Author:
Asiya Rahman Puthuppurackal, is currently pursuing 2nd Semester in BA LL.B at Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram.
ABOUT THE FIRM:
“Driven by excellence, focused on strategies for the longer term”
This is the crux of AZB and Partners, which was officially founded in 2004. This firm is the ultimate result of a culmination of two previously existing law firms, firstly CZM – Chambers of Zia Mody (1995), which then converged into CZB – Chambers of Zia and Bahram (2002). Interestingly, as readers can infer, the acronym AZB stands for the names of its founding partners: Ajay Bahl, Zia J. Mody and Bahram N. Vakil.
From privately owned to publicly listed companies, including Fortune
500 entities, multinational companies, investment banks and Private Equity firms, AZB & Partners’ client list spans domestic and international geographies.
The firm won the 2023 Asia Legal Business India Law Awards 2023.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
The firm is known for maintaining a diverse, multifaceted range of key legal transactions across over 17 practice areas, and 11 sectors. Some of the sectors covered are:
Aviation:
The firm advises banks, financial institutions and airlines on regulatory issues in the aviation sector, and assists on interfacing with the RBI. AZB also conducts extensive policy advocacy with regulatory authorities and advises government authorities in drafting sectoral regulations. It offers extensive assistance from negotiations of term sheets with aircraft lessors, manufacturers and airlines on various commercial, legal and regulatory issues, to closing final documentation for various structured aircraft leasing and financing structures.
Energy:
AZB & Partners is widely regarded as a leader in the Energy sector. It regularly advises clients on power projects based on thermal, nuclear and renewable sources of energy and in emerging green technologies, including technology–hybrid and round–the–clock projects, Energy–as–a–Service (EaaS) transactions, mini and micro grid installations and e–mobility and oil and gas projects.
FinTech & Digital:
Their solutions in the Fintech space cover entry strategies, regulatory approval and compliance processes, the launch of new products, improvements to existing Fintech products and services and structuring contractual arrangements on white labelling. Their expertise has evolved to also include cross border data access, transfer or storage, emerging payment systems and the legal and regulatory aspects of emerging technologies (block chain, crypto–currencies,
Over The Top media services, technology–payments integration, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things).
Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare & Life Sciences:
AZB advises companies engaged in a range of activities in the pharmaceuticals sector, from the manufacture of products, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, injectables, infusions, etc., to wholesale distribution and navigating the online marketplace to distribute these products. The team has, over the years and through multiple deals, gained specialized sectoral knowledge of the commercial and legal aspects, such as loan licensing, marketing authorizations, good manufacturing practices, and so on, which brings true value addition to business strategies and transactions.
APPLYING FOR INTERNSHIP:
The firm has predominant offices located in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Pune. Recently, it expanded its footprint with a new office in Chennai as well.
Visit the website of the firm. (Link provided in the end). Go to the ‘Careers’ Section, scroll down and click on ‘Internships’. Interested students must fill in the form displayed on the page, containing academic details as well as attach their Resume and photo and submit their applications.
To know more, visit the website: https://www.azbpartners.com/
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