Zia Mody

Zia Mody is a prominent Indian legal consultant and an active member of the Bahá'í faith. She is considered an authority on corporate merger and acquisition law, securities law, private equity and project finance.

Biography

Mody's initial education was at Elphinstone College, Mumbai. She went on to study law at Selwyn College, Cambridge University, followed by a masters degree from Harvard Law School. She passed the New York State Bar examination, and qualified as an attorney in the State of New York. She worked for five years with Baker & McKenzie in New York City, before returning to India. She started her own practice in Mumbai in 1984, which she merged twice with other firms to form AZB & Partners, now India's second-largest law firm, where she is a senior partner. She is also a member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India's Standing Committee on Mutual Funds, and of the Capital Market Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Mody is the daughter of well known Indian jurist Soli Sorabjee and is an active member of the Bahá'í faith and a Board Member of the New Era High School. Mody is a mother of three teenage daughters and is married to business tycoon Jaydev Mody. They live in Mumbai, India.

Achievements

Business Today listed Mody as one of the 25 most powerful business women in India in September 2004 and again in February 2006. She is a recipient of the Financial Express Knowledge Professional of the Year Award. She was also named one of India's 100 Most Powerful CEOs by The Economic Times in 2004 and 2006.^{[citation needed]}

She is also the recipient of the Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence as the Businesswoman of the Year, 2010. The awards are given out every year and are seen as the foremost authority in recognizing excellence in the Indian corporate market.^{[citation needed]}

References

• Amarnath, Nichinta; Ghosh, Debashish (2005), The Voyage To Excellence: The Ascent of 21 Women Leaders of India Inc, Delhi: Pustak Mahal, ISBN 81-223-0904-6 
• Perkins, Christine (Spring 2006), "Profile: A Passage in India", Harvard Law Bulletin, http://www.law.harvard.edu/alumni/bulletin/2006/spring/cn_02.php