International private client work is a core area of expertise for AZB & Partners. The team has a particular focus handling matters involving Indian-origin individuals living in the UK, USA and Singapore; Bangalore-based practitioner Shreya Rao has a particular specialism in such work. In Mumbai, Anand Shah is a regular advisor to high-net-worth individuals on matters of intergenerational wealth transfer, family governance, and estate and succession planning. Mumbai-based co-founder of the firm and managing partner Zia Mody also specialises in estate and succession planning matters, as well as family disputes work. In New Delhi, fellow co-founders and managing partners Ajay Bahl  and Hardeep Sachdeva come highly recommended.

The renowned team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas undertakes a range of high-value private client matters across India. Managing partner Cyril Shroff has significant corporate experience which he brings to bear in cross-border family succession, governance and other private wealth matters. Rishabh Shroff is a regular advisor to high-net-worth individuals on matters involving family constitutions and settlements, trusts, wills and succession planning, as well as charitable and philanthropic endeavours. Shroff and Shroff head up the practice with estate and succession planning expert Radhika Gaggar. The three are Mumbai-based. Another name to note is Shaishavi Kadakia for her emerging focus on the southern region of India; she splits her time between Bengaluru and Mumbai.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co‘s New Delhi-based practice is the first port of call for notable family businesses, promoters of large corporate houses, high net-worth individuals and non-Indian residents on various assignments, including estate and succession planning, family settlements and the creation of wills and private trusts. The team combines its experience to work across the manufacturing, automobile, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, IT and financial services sectors. Key names to note include senior associate Mohona Thakur and associate Navya Mehrotra. Former practice head Divi Dutta departed in April 2024.

SNG & PARTNERS‘ experienced private client practice works across New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Managing partner Rajesh Narain Gupta is a pioneer in the area of succession and estate planning, with a particular focus on business succession and private wealth planning for high-net-worth individuals. He leads the team with Anju Gandhi, who is an advisor to Indian and overseas clients on business and personal estate planning, in addition to the wealth management teams of large banks and family offices. Another name to note is associate partner Jahnavi Dwarkadas, whose expertise further spans family settlements and governance, charitable and philanthropic endeavours, and disputes; she is further noted for her crucial role as a member of the firm’s ESG group.

Under the leadership of the Mumbai-based duo Aliff Fazelbhoy and Sameer Tapia, ALMT Legal is a regular port of call for contentious matters in the private client arena. The team represents clients in various disputes, including divorce proceedings, the dissolution of the public trusts and power of attorney matters concerning estate succession, in addition to the drafting of wills and estate planning.

Headquartered in New Delhi, the private client team at Maheshwari & Co. Advocates & Legal Consultants has extensive experience in sectors including automotive, healthcare, e-commerce, financial services, infrastructure, IT and telecommunications. Areas of recent focus include succession matters and property disputes before the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). Dharmender Verma, an expert in white collar crimes, heads up the practice with managing partner and litigator Vipul Maheshwari.

With the Mumbai-based duo Rajendra Shah and Purvi Shah Asher at its helm, Mansukhlal Hiralal & Company is a regular advisor to domestic, foreign and Indian-origin clients living overseas on family constitutions. It handles wealth management, estate succession, planning and protection matters. The team also acts for the Indian Securities Market Regulator in regulatory matters, often before the Securities Appellate Tribunal and Bombay High Court. Bhushan Shah comes recommended for his 15 years’ worth of experience in the field.