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{{Infobox person
| name = Zia Mody
| image = Zia Mody at WEF.png
| caption = Mody at the [[World Economic Forum]]
| image_size =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|07|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai, India]]
| occupation = Managing Partner of [[AZB & Partners]]
| organization = [[AZB & Partners]] (Founder & Managing Partner)
| spouse = Jaydev Mody (Chairman of [[Delta Corp Limited]])
| father = [[Soli Sorabjee]]
| alma_mater = [[Cambridge University]]<br />[[Harvard Law School]]
}}

'''Zia Mody''' (born 19 July 1956) is an Indian [[corporate lawyer]] and businesswoman. Zia is the daughter of [[Soli Sorabjee]], a former [[Attorney General of India]].

A founding partner of [[AZB & Partners]], one of India's leading law firms,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rsg-india.com/rankings|title=RSG India - Law Firm Rankings}}</ref> Zia is one of India's foremost corporate attorneys. She has been recognised for her contribution to the legal world, both in India and internationally. She has worked with [[General Electric|G.E]]., [[Tata Group]], [[Reliance Industries]], [[Aditya Birla Group]] and the [[Vedanta Resources|Vedanta Group]]. She also advises large private equity houses including [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts|KKR]], [[Bain Capital]] and [[Warburg Pincus]]. She is ranked #1 in the most powerful women entrepreneurs by Fortune India in 2018 and 2019.<ref>https://www.fortuneindia.com/mpw?year=2019</ref>

==Biography==
Mody's initial education was at [[Elphinstone College]], [[Mumbai]].<ref name="Leaders">{{Citation|title=The Voyage To Excellence: The Ascent of 21 Women Leaders of India Inc|first1=Nichinta|last1=Amarnath|first2=Debashish|last2=Ghosh|location=Delhi|publisher=Pustak Mahal|year=2005 | isbn=81-223-0904-6|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=WjFR5qWYhMwC | chapter=A Mind of Intellect | chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WjFR5qWYhMwC&q=Zia&pg=PT400}}</ref> She studied law at [[Selwyn College, Cambridge]], followed by a [[Master of Laws|master's]] degree from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1979.<ref name="harvard">{{cite journal |last=Perkins|first=Christine|title=Profile: A Passage in India |journal=Harvard Law Bulletin| date=Spring 2006|url=http://www.law.harvard.edu/alumni/bulletin/2006/spring/cn_02.php | access-date=26 May 2012}}</ref> She passed the [[New York State Bar Association|New York State Bar]] examination, and qualified as an attorney in the [[New York (state)|State of New York]]. She worked for five years with [[Baker & McKenzie]] in [[New York City]], before returning to India.<ref name="Leaders"/> Her husband, a business tycoon [https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/delta-corp-a-pocket-full-of-aces/104587 Jaydev Mody], is the chairman of [[Delta Corp Limited|Delta Corp]]. They live in [[Mumbai]], Maharashtra and have three daughters, Anjali, Aarti and Aditi.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Saxena|first=Aditi|title=Law bores me, says Zia Mody's daughter Anjali|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/law-bores-me-says-zia-modys-daughter-anjali/articleshow/45054265.cms|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref>

She started her own practice in Mumbai in 1984, which she merged twice with other firms to form [[AZB & Partners]],<ref name="Leaders"/> one of India's largest law firms, where she is the managing partner.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Chambers & Partners - Zia Profile|url=https://www.chambersandpartners.com/Asia/person/31640/zia-mody|access-date=2018-06-13|website=Chambers & Partners}}</ref> She has featured in the [[Forbes]] list of "Power Women in Business"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/fdgk45gm/zia-mody-55/#7968fa247119|title=Forbes - Power Women}}</ref> and in the Top 50 Most Powerful Women list published by [[Fortune India 500|Fortune India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/mpw/zia-mody?year=2017|title=Fortune India - Most Powerful Women (2017)}}</ref> She is a [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]] by religion.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|author=Zia Mody|title=Zia Mody-My giving is determined by my religion|url=https://www.livemint.com/Specials/ncVyyo9guGGrQX5qy2YLoO/My-giving-is-determined-by-my-religion--Zia-Mody.html|access-date=8 August 2020|publisher=livemint}}</ref>

==Achievements==
[[File:Zia Mody at IHIJ.jpg|thumb|Zia Mody in Japan]]
Zia is recommended for [[Mergers and acquisitions|M&A]], [[Securities Law]], [[Private equity|Private Equity]] and [[Project finance|Project Finance]] in the RSG India Report, 2017. Clients commended Zia as "one of India's foremost corporate attorneys",<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://whoswholegal.com/profiles/23752/0/mody/zia-mody/|title=Who's Who Legal - Zia Mody Profile}}</ref> "problem solver", "meticulous", "thorough", "result oriented", and having a "quick grasp". Clients also commented that she is easily 'accessible'. She was recognised as a Top 13 female Acritas Star globally by Acritas Star 2018<ref name=":1" /> and recognised as "Leading Lawyer", one of the 300 leading female transactional experts by IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iflr1000.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Welcome-to-IFLR1000-Women-Leaders/Index/8381|title=IFLR1000 -Women Leaders}}</ref> Zia Mody is classified as a 'Leading Individual' for Banking & Finance, Corporate and M&A and [[Investment fund|Investment Funds]] in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legal500.com/firms/32059-azb-partners/32309-mumbai-india|title=Legal 500 - AZB Firm Profile}}</ref> She won "Professional of the Year - 2017" at the inaugural UK India Awards.<ref name=":1" /> Also, termed "Market Leader" for Mergers & Acquisitions by IFLR1000 Financial & Corporate Guide 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iflr1000.com/Lawyer/Zia-Mody/Profile/4129#profile|title=Zia Mody Profile - IFLR1000}}</ref> and "Market Leading Lawyer" for Corporate/M&A by AsiaLaw Profiles 2016 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asialaw.com/firms/azb-and-partners/f1920#/lawyers|title=Asialaw - Leading Lawyers - AZB}}</ref>

Her other awards include: "India Managing Partner of the Year – 2016" by Asian Legal Business (Thomson Reuters);<ref name=":1" /> Leading Individual for Banking, Finance, Corporate and M&A and Investment Funds in the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2016; Star Individual for Corporate / M&A; Band 1 lawyer for Banking & Finance 2012 to 2016; Band 1 lawyer for Private Equity 2012 to 2015 by [[Chambers and Partners]] Global. She won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Euromoney Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2015.

''[[Business Today (business magazine)|Business Today]]'' listed Mody as one of the 25 most powerful business women in India several times from September 2004<ref name="Suman">{{cite web|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/street-legal-zia-mody/1/10256.html|title=Street legal: Zia Mody|last=Layak|first=Suman|date=28 November 2010|publisher=Living Media India Limited|access-date=26 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.itechlaw-india.com/2008/Zia_Mody.htm|title=Zia Mody Profile|work=Profiles|publisher=AZB & Partners - Mumbai|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130103095654/http://www.itechlaw-india.com/2008/Zia_Mody.htm|archive-date=3 January 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=27 September 2010}}</ref> through 2011.<ref>{{cite web | last =Layak | first = Suman | title =Legal titan - Zia Mody | publisher = Living Media India Limited | date=18 September 2011 | url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/most-powerful-in-business-2011-zia-mody%0C/1/18299.html }}</ref> She is a recipient of the ''[[The Financial Express (India)|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. 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.<ref>{{cite journal | title =ET Awards 2010: Zia Mody, AZB & Partners - Business Woman of the Year | journal =The Economic Times | publisher =Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. | date =21 January 2011 | url =http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-21/news/28424394_1_azb-partners-law-firms-zia-mody | access-date = 26 May 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.legaleraawards.com/Winners-2014/legalera-awards-winners-2014.html LegalEra Awards 2014 : Corporate Lawyer of the Year - Zia Mody] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408222226/http://www.legaleraawards.com/Winners-2014/legalera-awards-winners-2014.html |date=8 April 2014 }}</ref>
[[File:Zia Mody.png|thumb]]

== Memberships and Affiliations ==
Zia Mody serves as the Deputy Chairman and as Director of the [[The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation|Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation]], Hong Kong. She is also a Member of the Governing Board of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA).<ref name=":1" /> She is a designated Foreign Arbitrator in the Panel of Arbitrators of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)<ref name=":1" /> and also a member of the CII National Council. Zia was also on the panel of the expert committee set up by the [[Law Commission of India]] on 'Amendment to the [[Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996|Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996']] to review the provisions of the Act in view of the several inadequacies observed in the functioning of the Act (2014) and a member of the [[Reserve Bank of India]] Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low-Income Households (chaired by Dr. [[Nachiket Mor]] – 2013). Her other memberships include the Godrej Committee on [[Corporate governance|Corporate Governance]] set up by the [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs]] (2012) and the [[World Bank]] Administrative Tribunal, Washington D.C. (2008-2013).<ref name=":1" /> She also served as the Vice President and Member of the [[London Court of International Arbitration]] (LCIA) (2010 -2013) and as the Deputy Chairman and Non-executive Director of [[HSBC]] Asia-Pacific Board.<ref name=":1" />

== Charitable Work ==
Zia Mody's charity almost entirely goes to the Baha’i fund.<ref name=":3" /> However, she has also contributed to Jai Vakeel Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jaivakeel.org/supporters|title=Supporters - Jai Vakeel Foundation}}</ref>

== Quotes on Zia ==
[[Mukesh Ambani]]: “''She's much more than just a lawyer'',” Ambani told Fortune India, adding that he has dealt with Mody for at least 20 years now. She has, he adds, “''the ability to distil a business issue and offer an integrated global, social, and sustainable view. And she's blunt about it''.”<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/people/zia-mody-the-law-is-a-lady/100360|title=Fortune India - The Law is a Lady.|website=Fortune India}}</ref>

[[Cyrus Mistry]]: Mody's accessibility round the clock is “''a huge value-add—and something that no one should ever take for granted from their lawyers''."<ref name=":2" />

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