Legal Era Celebrates Best Law Firms, Best Legal Teams & Best Legal Minds of India 2022

CELEBRATING INDIVIDUAL EXCELLENCE AND EXCELLENCE OF EACH OTHER LEGAL ERA PRESENTS THE GALA 11TH ANNUAL LEGAL ERA AWARDS 2021-2022 RECOGNIZING LEGAL FINESSE, INNOVATION & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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Update: 2022-05-20 07:10 GMT


CELEBRATING INDIVIDUAL EXCELLENCE AND EXCELLENCE OF EACH OTHER LEGAL ERA PRESENTS THE GALA 11TH ANNUAL LEGAL ERA AWARDS 2021-2022 RECOGNIZING LEGAL FINESSE, INNOVATION & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

In a glittering high-profile hybrid awards ceremony on 7th May in the spectacular environs of Hotel Shangri-La, New Delhi attended by an international gathering of law and industry stalwarts across time zones, Legal Era proudly hosted its flagship 11th Annual Legal Era Awards 2022. The grandeur of the show was a much-awaited occasion to celebrate Legal Finesse, Innovation, and Accomplishments in the most impactful way - a unique mix of gravitas and gala.

Legal Era - Legal Media Group has done it again - acknowledging the painstaking work undertaken by law firms, legal teams, and legal practitioners in India and abroad. The eminent Legal Era Awards Jury evaluated a staggering volume of entries from Legal Practitioners, In-House Teams, and Law Firms for thoroughness and sensitivity to 2021-22's diverse circumstances and experiences while also noting incredible work by young lawyers leading the way.

The Awards were categorized into Four Segments. The First segment showcased the Best Law Firms 2022 for their legal finesse, innovation and accomplishment, and this year also for their resilience. The Second Segment recognised Best Legal Teams 2022 (In-House). The Third Segment was the Legal Era Premier League Segment recognising Individuals for their par Excellence & Outstanding Contribution in the field of Law. And the Final Segment recognised the Best Legal Minds for their best work in 2022 from In-House & Law Firms.

The awards ceremony began with an earnest welcome address by Aakriti Raizada, Founder, Legal Era - Legal Media Group. Aakriti noted that meeting in person after two whole years was not just thrilling but also a moment of gratitude. She highlighted that today, in a post-pandemic world, Legal Era was increasingly about community building and working hand in hand - globally. Aakriti dedicated the Legal Era Awards 2022 to Celebrate the Togetherness of the Legal Fraternity. She urged the luminous gathering to firepower this single think tank of lawyers and business leaders so that we can move forward and take the legal industry and our society to a different level.

Dr. Lalit Bhasin, President, Society of Indian Law Firms, addressed the gathering and said that Indian Lawyers are second to none "The winners' list is the culmination of a meticulous research methodology of selection. The task was rendered difficult as the nominees out of whom winners were selected were of the highest calibre and repute. The applications went through layers of exhaustive research to ensure thoroughness and sensitivity to 2021's diverse circumstances, opportunities, and experiences."

Distinguished Presenters graced the gala evening with their addresses and a healthy exchange of views: Justice Vikram Nath, Judge Supreme Court, Justice Deepak Verma (retired Judge), Supreme Court, G.R Raghvendra, Joint Secretary, Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India, Amarjit Singh Chandhiok, Senior Advocate among others.

Here is the list of all the winners in the "Individual – In House" segment of awards.


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WINNER NAME

Global General Counsel of the Year 

Vineet Vij, Group General Counsel, Tech Mahindra Ltd.

Young Achiever of the Year (In-House 42 Yrs & Below).

Sahil Vohra, General Counsel & VP Legal, Times Internet

Ridima Bhargava, General Counsel & Strategy Team, FamPay

Lawyer of the Year - Media & Entertainment

Priyanka Chaudhari, Director - Intellectual Property, Litigation & Content Grievances, Netflix

Sachin Kalra, Vice President Legal, HT Media Ltd

Lawyer of the Year - Telcom

Thomas Joseph, Vice President Legal, Vodafone Idea Ltd

Lawyer of the Year - Policy & Regulatory

Abhishek Kanoi, General Counsel & Company Secretary, PDS Limited

General Counsel of the Year - India

Bhaskar Chandran, Group General Counsel, GMR Group

 Sormistha Ghosh, Group General Counsel & CRO (Senior VP -Legal & Secretarial), Strides Pharma Science Limited

General Counsel of the Year South - East Asia

Rajeev Chopra, Managing Director – Legal, Accenture


Here is the list of all the winners in the "Individual - Law Firms" segment of awards.

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WINNER NAME

Managing Partner of the Year

Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.


Akshay Chudasama, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Trademark Lawyer of the Year

Safir Anand, Senior Partner, Head of Trademarks, Contractual and Commercial IP, Anand and Anand

Patent Lawyer of The Year

Manisha Singh, Founder Partner, Lexorbis

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year

Pravin Anand, Managing Partner, Anand and Anand

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

Anand Desai, Managing Partner, DSK Legal

Private Client Lawyer of the Year

Rajesh Narain Gupta, Managing Partner, SNG & Partners

Litigation Lawyer of the Year

Ameet Naik, Founding & Managing Partner, Naik Naik & Company

Insolvency & Restructuring Laws Lawyer of the Year

Shardul Shroff, Executive Chairman, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Corporate & M&A Lawyer of the Year

Haigreve Khaitan, Sr. Partner, Khaitan & Co.

Raghubir Menon, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Young Achiever Of The Year (Law Firm 42 Yrs & Below)

Paridhi Adani, Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Deep Roy, Managing Partner, Equilex


Leadership Excellence Award for Outstanding Excellence & Contribution in the field of Law, was received by Manish Sansi, Chief Legal Officer, Vodafone Idea Limited. Legal Excellence Award for Professional Social Responsibility (PSR) as a Senior Counsel, was awarded to Rajiv Dutta, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India. Manan Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Bar Council of India was felicitated with the Leadership Excellence Award as Official Leader of the Indian Bar.


Here is the list of these winners in the "Premier League" segment of awards.

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WINNER NAME

Lifetime Achievement Award (Law Firm)

Jyoti Sagar, Chairman & Founder, JSA

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dushyant Dave, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court Of India

Star Senior Counsel of the Decade

Mukul Rohatgi, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court Of India

Senior Counsel Of The Year

Gourab Banerji, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court Of India

Leadership Excellence Award As A Official Leader Of The Indian Bar

Manan Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate Chairman, Bar Council Of India

Legal Excellence Award For Professional Social Responsibility (PSR) As A Senior Counsel

Rajiv Dutta, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court Of India

Leadership Excellence Award For Outstanding Excellence & Contribution In The Field Of Law As A In-House Counsel

Manish Sansi, Chief Legal Officer, Vodafone Idea Ltd


Here is the list of all the winners in the "In-House" segment of awards.

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WINNER NAME

Legal Team of the Year Banking & Finance

ICICI Bank

The South Indian Bank Ltd Runners Up

Legal Team of the Year IT

Infosys Ltd & Cognizant

Legal Team of the Year FMCG

Marico Ltd.

Legal Team of the Year Pharmaceutical

Biocon Biologics Limited.

Legal Team of the Year E-Commerce

Tata 1 Mg

Legal & Regulatory Team of the Year Media & Entertainment

The Walt Disney Company

Legal Team of the Year ALCO Beverages

Pernod Ricard India Private Limited.

Legal Team of the Year - PSU

Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Legal Team of the Year Real Estate & Construction

L&T Realty Ltd.

Compliance Team of the Year

Wockhardt Limited

Legal Team of the Year (Small Size)

Unacademy Group

Legal Team of the Year (Start Up & Innovative Businesses)

OYO Rooms

Legal Team of the Year (Overall)

ITC Ltd


Here is the list of all the winners in the "Law Firms" segment.

CATEGORY

WINNER NAME

Best Law Firm of the Year (Overall)

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Emerging Law Firm of the Year (0 to 3years)

AJA Legal and Associates

Young & Promising Law Firm of the Year (5+Years)

FALCON Legal

Boutique Law Firm of the Year

Lex Favios

Private Equity Law Firm of the Year

AZB & Partners

Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year

SNG & Partners

Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year

Khaitan & Co

Tax Law Firm of the Year

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Competition & Anti-Trust Law Firm of the Year

P&A Law Offices

Corporate Law Firm of the Year

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

White Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year

AZB & Partners

M&A Law Firm of the Year

Khaitan & Co.

Capital Market Law Firm of the Year

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Capital Market Law Firm of the Year

S&R Associates

Litigation Law Firm of the Year

Naik Naik & Company

Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year

P&A Law Offices

Infrastructure, Energy & Projects Law Firm of the Year

JSA

Real Estate & Construction Law Firm of the Year

DSK Legal

Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

Anand and Anand

Media & Entertainment Law Firm of the Year

Naik Naik & Company

TMT Law Firm of the Year

Saikrishna and Associates

Patent Law Firm of the Year

LexOrbis

Trademark Law Firm of the Year

Anand and Anand

Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year

DSK Legal

Labour & Employment Law Firm of the Year

Khaitan & Co

WTO/International Trade Law Firm of the Year

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Cyber Crime Law Firm of the Year

DSK Legal

MID Size Law Firm of the Year

Chandhiok & Mahajan

Law Firm of the Year Innovation, Strategies & Continuous Growth

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Law Firm of the Year - Ahmedabad

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Law Firm of The Year - Hyderabad

Tatva Legal

Law Firm of The Year - Chennai

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

Law Firm of The Year - Bengaluru

LexOrbis

Law Firm of The Year - Mumbai

Naik Naik & Company

Law Firm of The Year - New Delhi

JSA


The Award of the Evening was the Lifetime Achievement Award Honored to Dushyant Dave, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India & Lifetime Achievement Award (From Law Firm) was Honoured to Jyoti Sagar, Chairman & Founder, JSA.


Senior Counsel of the Year was Gourab Banerji, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India & the Star Senior Counsel of the Decade was Honoured To Mukul Rohatgi, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court Of India.


When the Legal Era Awards 2021-2022 awardees received their coveted recognition, they expressed their thrill and applauded Legal Era for organizing such a meaningful event. Many also shared the prime challenges they faced during the pandemic and recognised the intense team effort behind their winning on-stage moment. The very successful awards evening closed with group photographs of the winners and a great camaraderie over cocktails and dinner.


Legal Era has set yet another benchmark for rewarding the top talent of the legal industry with global visibility and relationship-building opportunities like no other. In a borderless digital-first world and fast-growing economy, Legal Era has always taken a collaborative approach to take the legal industry along, whether it be to contribute to the country or the legal industry. We can only imagine Legal Era Awards 2021-2022 Awardees to wearing this formidable badge of pride and honour as the awards have acquired a distinctly international flavour. The next edition and the potential for opportunities are set to expand and flourish.

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