MZM Legal

Managing Partner: Zulfiquar Memon
Number of partners: 8
Number of lawyers: 50
Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi

Firm Overview:
MZM Legal LLP (“MZM”) is a full-service law firm, with a highly-motivated team of fifty lawyers and eight partners, with offices in Mumbai and New Delhi. The firm was established in 2005, and is now widely regarded as a national leader in the fields of white-collar criminal & regulatory defense, criminal compliance, and dispute resolution. While MZM continues to be the preferred law firm in its primary core areas, it has been recognised for its recent accomplishments and successes in international commercial arbitrations, ad-hoc arbitrations, commercial litigations, and general corporate advisories. MZM has significant international exposure and has had the privilege of serving clients from over ten countries, spread across four continents. MZM advises and represents various clients before major international arbitral institutions which includes the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
One of the key areas in which the firm has built a remarkable reputation is in successfully conducting antibribery/ compliance investigations on behalf various Fortune 500 Corporations. MZM regularly advices clients from the U.S., the U.K., and Europe on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977, UK Bribery Act 2010, and other international corporate compliance matters.
Further, MZM is widely recognized and highly recommended for business crimes/white collar crimes defense and dispute resolution by international rankings and publications, including Chamber and Partners, Who’s Who Legal, Legal 500, Indian Lawyer 250 and Global Law Experts. MZM is also the recipient of India Business Law Journal’s 2020-Indian Law Firm Awards – Best Anti-corruption & White-Collar Crime law firm, Legal Era Indian Legal Awards 2020– White Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year, Asian Legal Business’s India Law Awards 2019– Criminal Law Firm of the Year, Legal Era’s– White Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year Award (2016-17 & 2017-18, 2019-20).

Main Areas of Practice:
Dispute Resolution – International Arbitration (Commercial Arbitrations, Investor-State Arbitrations, Ad-Hoc Arbitrations)
No. of Partners: 2, white-collar fee earners
Key Clients: Essar Group, Punj Lloyd Limited, Karamtara Engineering Private Limited, Naaptol Online Shopping Private, Shop CJ, Shrinivas Sugandhalaya LLP.
Contacts: Mr Zulfiquar Memon, Mr Waseem Pangarkar
Email: [email protected], waseemp@ mzmlegal.com

Dispute Resolution – Civil & Commercial Litigations
No. of Partners: 4, 16 fee earners
Key Clients: Essar Group, Punj Lloyd Limited, Tata Power Limited, Financial Technologies India Limited, Karamtara Engineering Private client-centric, Skardin Industrial Corporation, Naaptol Online Shopping Private Limited, Tecnimont Private Limited, lDF Holding, Shop CJ, Bennett Coleman and Company Limited, Shrinivas Sugandhalaya, Iranian National Oil Company and Gas Engineering and Development Company, Dr. B.R. Shetty (The B.R. Shetty Group), High Net Worth Individuals
Contacts: Mr Zulfiquar Memon, Mr Parvez Memon, Mr. Waseem Pangarkar
Email: [email protected], parvezm@ mzmlegal.com, [email protected]

White Collar Crime/Criminal Defence
No. of Partners: 5, 15 fee earners
Key Clients: Tata Sons Limited, Tata Technologies Limited. Tata Capital Financial Services Limited, Tecnimont Private Limited. Essar Group, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, Kotak Securities limited, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, Axis Bank Limited, Balkrishna Industries Limited, Trust Investment Advisors Private Limited, M. Pallonji & Co Pvt Ltd, Trafigura India Private Limited. 63 moons Technologies Limited, Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd, Balkrishna Industries Limited, Kararmtara Engineering Private Limited, OPITO Limited, Uniply Industries Limited, WNS Global Services Private Limited, Dr. B.R. Shetty (The B.R. Shetty Group), High Net Worth Individuals
Contacts: Mr Zulfiquar Memon, Mr Parvez Memon, Mr. Waseem Pangarkar, Mr. Dinesh Kadam, Mr. Mrinal Bharati (Delhi)
Email: [email protected], parvezm@mzmlegal. com, [email protected], dineshk@ mzmlegal.com, [email protected]

Criminal Compliance and Investigations
No. of Partners: 2, 6 fee earners
Key Clients: Fortune 100, 500 & 1000 Companies
Contacts: Mr Zulfiquar Memon, Mr. Waseem Pangarkar
Email: [email protected], waseemp@ mzmlegal.com

Extradition & Mutual Legal Assistance
No. of Partners: 2, approximately 4 fee earners
Clients: Confidential
Contacts: Mr Zulfiquar Memon, Mr Parvez Memon
Email: [email protected], parvezm@ mzmlegal.com

Family & Matrimonial Disputes
No. of Partners: 3, Approx 8 fee earners
Key Clients: High Net Worth Individuals, Celebrities, Sportspersons
Contacts: Mr Zulfiquar Memon, Mr Parvez Memon, Mr Waseem Pangarkar
Email: [email protected], parvezm@ mzmlegal.com, [email protected]

General Corporate
No. of Partners: 2, 11 fee earners
Key Clients: Tata Trusts, Punj Lloyd Limited, Essar Group, Naaptol Online Private Limited, Gruh Finance limited, Tata Power Limited, Gulf Marine Maintenance & Offshore Service Company, Kotak Securities limited, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, Axis Bank Limited, Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction and Other group Companies, Axis Bank Limited, The Liberty Group, Adani Power, Larsen & Turbo Group, Navi General Insurance Limited, Uniply Industries Limited, Hyundai Motors India Pvt. Ltd., National Stock Exchange Limited.
Contacts: Mr Munir Merchant, Mr Waseem Pangarkar
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Telecommunications, Media and IT
No. of Partners: 3, Approx 6 fee earners
Key Clients: Viacom 18 Media Pvt.Ltd, Zoom Entertainment Network Limited, Cinema 24x7 Private Limited, Bennet Coleman & Co. Ltd, Shop CJ Network Pvt. Ltd, Naaptol Online Shopping Private Limited, Shrinivas Sugandhalaya LLP.
Contact: Mr Munir Merchant, Mr Waseem Pangarkar
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Real Estate
No. of Partners: 2, Approx 6 fee earners
Key Clients: Larsen & Toubro Realty Limited, Roha Dyechem Private Limited, Ahuja group, Royal Palms India P. Ltd, High Net Worth Individuals.
Contact: Mr Javed Dhorajiwala, Mr Munir Merchant
Email: [email protected], munir.merchant@ mzmlegal.com