Winners Of The Fifth Edition Of BW Legal World 40 Under 40 Awards Announced

BW Legal World hosted the fifth edition of BW Legal World 40 Under 40 Best Lawyers And Legal Influencers Awards and Annual Legal Leaders Conclave at the Eros Hotel, Delhi on December 15, 2024.

The event saw a diverse mix of keynotes and in depth panel discussions on some of the most burgeoning business and legal themes in the industry. was marked by in-depth discussions by India's best legal professionals on some of the burning legal issues faced by the legal industry.

Coming to the awards, out of a total of 125+ nominations received, 43 winners were selected through a strict jury-led process. This year, the jury panel saw diverse participation with compelling career trajectries and tangible impact in their promising legal careers. 

The winner list that comprises of Litigators, Partners, Law Firm Managing Partners and Legal Influencers was chosen by legal luminaries with unparalled contribution and a commitment to uphoding the levers of exceleence in the profession.  The jury comprised the following:

Dr. Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor in Chief - BW Businessworld
Arvind Nayar, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Gopika Pant, Senior Partner, Indian Law Partners
Mohit Saraf, Founder and Managing Partner, Saraf & Partners
Pratibha Jain, Group General Counsel & Head of Strategy, Everstone Group
Dr. Akhil Prasad, Board Member, Group General Counsel & Company Secratory, Boeing India
Mukesh Butani, Founder and Managing Partner, BMR Legal Advocates
Shweta Bharti, Managing Partner, Hammurabi & Solomon Partners
Srinivas Kotni, Founder and Managing Partner, Lexport | Advocates and Legal Consultants
Vaibhav Gaggar, Senior Advocate, Chambers of Vaibhav Gaggar
Pramod Dubey, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Rajiv Jain, Former Director, Intelligence Bureau     
Manjaree Chowdhary, Senior Executive Director & General Counsel, Maruti Suzuki India
Manish Lamba, General Counsel, DLF Cyber City Developers
Rakhi Biswas, Co-Managing Partner, Spaviatech Law
Sumes Dewan, Managing Partner, Lex Favios
Rajendra Misra, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, The Indian Hotels Company

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.