After a long hiatus from physical events, BW Legal World hosted the second edition of BW Legal World 40 Under 40 Best Lawyers And Legal Influencers Awards at Imperial, Delhi on Saturday 23, 2021.
The itinerary of the day also included both in-person and virtual Panel Discussions with distinguished legal luminaries and the launch of BW Legal World's inaugural print edition.
Senior third term sitting MP; Former Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee; Former Additional Solicitor General of India; senior national spokesperson of Congress; Eminent Jurist, Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi was the special guest of honor on the occasion while Prof. Dr. S.P. Singh Baghel graced the occasion as the chief guest for the marquee event.
Out of a total of 124 nominations received, 40 legal professionals were chosen through a strict jury-led process. Out of a total of 124 nominations received, 40 legal professionals were chosen through a strict jury-led process. The list comprises of Partners, Law Firm Owners, Principal Associates, Senior Associate and General Counsel.
Special mention to the fact that the elite club has 13 power women in it. The number is only going to increase in the coming years, one would like to believe.
Without further ado, here is the list of 40 trailblazers of the legal ecosystem of India that were rewarded for their exemplary achievements on the grand day.
S. No | Winners | Designation | Firm |
1 | Aastha | Partner | Argus Partners |
2 | Abhishek Sanyal | Partner | Economic Laws Practice |
3 | Abir Lal Dey | Partner | Saraf and Partners |
4 | Adity Chaudhury | Partner | Argus Partners |
5 | Aditya Khadria | Partner | Economic Laws Practice |
6 | Ameya Gokhale | Partner | Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. |
7 | Amit Kumar Mishra | Partner | P&A Law Offices |
8 | Amrit Mehta | Partner | Majmudar & Partners |
9 | Anand Shah | Senior Partner | AZB & Partners |
10 | Anirban Bhattacharya | Partner | Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. |
11 | Anisha Patnaik | Founder | LexStart |
12 | Ankit Khushu | Partner | Kachwaha & Partners |
13 | Aparna Mehra | Partner | Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. |
14 | Chaitanyaa Bhandarkar | Partner | Numen Law Offices |
15 | Daksh Ahluwalia | Partner | JSA |
16 | Daksh Kumar | Partner | Kochhar & Co. |
17 | Dhruv Anand | Partner | Anand & Anand |
18 | Ekta Gupta | Partner | Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. |
19 | Kunal Mehra | Partner | L&L Partners Law Offices |
20 | Lakshmi Prakash | Partner | Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas |
21 | Lynn Lazaro | Partner | Kochhar & Co |
22 | Nandish Vyas | Partner | Veritas Legal |
23 | Nipun Vaid | Partner | Saraf and Partners |
24 | Nishant Nigam | Partner | Goswami & Nigam LLP |
25 | Pranav Srivastava | Partner | Phoenix Legal |
26 | Probir Roy Chowdhury | Partner | JSA |
27 | Puneet Bhasin | Partner | Cyberjure Legal Consulting |
28 | Rishabh Gupta | Partner | JSA |
29 | Roma Priya | Partner | Burgeon Law LLP |
30 | Rony Oommen John | Principal | Law Offices of Rony Oommen John |
31 | Suharsh Sinha | Partner | AZB & Partners |
32 | Sumeet Singh | General Counsel & Head- Corporate Affairs and Corporate Strategy | · Resilient Innovations Private Limited (BharatPe) |
33 | Tanu Banerjee | Partner | Khaitan & Co LLP |
34 | Tarun Jain | Partner | BMR Legal |
35 | Tusha Malhotra | Partner | Anand & Anand |
36 | Vaibhav Kakkar | Partner | Saraf and Partners |
37 | Vaibhavi Sharma | Partner | Prosoll Law Inc. |
38 | Vaneesa Agrawal | Founder | Thinking Legal |
39 | Vrinda Patodia | Principal Associate | Obhan & Associates |
40 | Yashwant Rai Grover | Senior Associate | Inttl Advocare |
(*In alphabetical order)
Along with the winners of the present edition, BW Legal World also facilitated the winners of the inaugural 2020 awards on the super Saturday evening.