Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas fields a market-leading private client practice with strengths across the full spectrum of issues, advising leading Indian family businesses on disputes, succession planning, family settlements, and restructurings. Managing partner Cyril Shroff advises family businesses on corporate and securities matters; Rishabh Shroff  specialises in family constitutions and settlements as well as wills, trusts, and succession planning; while Radhika Gaggar focuses her practice on estate and succession planning, particularly matters with cross-border aspects. The trio jointly heads the practice, which also includes tax specialist Kunal Savani, and Shaishavi Kadakia, who has extensive experience advising on large-scale family settlements and family governance exercises.

Khaitan & Co LLP‘s private client practice attracts clients praise for its ‘extensive knowledge and experience,’ and is regularly instructed by large family businesses, individuals, and wealth managers to act on the full range of issues, both contentious and non-contentious. Direct tax specialist Bijal Ajinkya heads up the practice, which also includes senior partner Haigreve Khaitan, trusts, wills, and private wealth management expert Divi Dutta, and Anuj Shah, who focuses his practice on M&A and private equity. For succession planning and estate management, Aditi Sharma is a key port of call; Ipshita Bhuwania and Varsha Reddy are other key individuals here.

Rajesh Narain Gupta and Anju Gandhi jointly oversee the private client practice at SNG & PARTNERS, which counts trusts, family businesses, and high-net-worth individuals among its diverse client roster. Gupta has a broad practice that spans both transactional and contentious matters, with a notable emphasis on succession and estate planning, while Gandhi acts for wealth management companies and family offices, handling financing, loan restructuring, and product documentation. For family settlements, governance, and family agreements matters, Jahnavi Dwarkadas is a key contact, while Avni Gupta assists on succession planning and the drafting of family settlement agreements.

Veritas Legal advises philanthropic organisations, high-net-worth individuals, and large family businesses on asset protection, inheritance tax planning, and succession planning. Abhijit Joshi and Kunal Doshi co-head the team; founder and managing partner Joshi acts for business houses and promoter families, handling wealth and estate planning, while Doshi takes point on M&A, private equity, and general transactional issues for private clients, particularly those with a cross-border element.

ALMT Legal’s private client team advises on will drafting, probate, and trusts, in addition to handling family law and matrimonial matters. Contentious mandates also feature prominently in the firm’s workload. Practice co-head Aliff Fazelbhoy has extensive expertise advising on tax issues and commercial matters, handling trust partnership issues, family arrangements, and estate planning. Fazelbhoy works alongside co-head and founder Sameer Tapia, a key contact for family disputes and matrimonial matters.

Clients praise the private client practice at Mansukhlal Hiralal & Company for its ‘deep expertise, personalized approach, and innovative solutions.’ Handling a diverse array of contentious and non-contentious matters, the group is jointly overseen by Rajendra Shah and Purvi Shah Asher; Shah has a broad practice with an emphasis on real estate matters, while Asher is the name to note for tax instructions, estate and succession planning.