About the College
Government Law College, Mumbai (“GLC”), established in 1855, is the oldest Law College in Asia, dating even prior to the University of Mumbai. It enjoys a pre-eminent reputation for excellence in the field of legal education. GLC has had the privilege of guidance and tutelage under eminent legal luminaries such as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Lokmanya Tilak, Justice M. C. Chagla, Justice Y. V. Chandrachud, Mr. Nani Palkhivala and several others who have adorned benches of the Supreme Court of India and the Bombay High Court.
About the Committee
Since its inception in 2016, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Cell (“ADR Cell”) has grown to be a functional, action-driven academic committee. It has always worked steadfastly towards its multifaceted goal of fostering an ADR Culture among law students. The Cell offers students numerous opportunities to learn about ADR and the various legal career paths in the field. The Cell organizes intra-college competitions; conducts various workshops and lectures; holds webinars for students wishing to pursue their career in the field; and hosts its flagship event: the ADR Weekend. The Cell aims to instil a perspective, attitude and aptitude for resolving disputes among the students.
About the Competition
The ADR Cell is hosting the 4th AZB-GLC National ADR Triathlon 2024 on the 23rd and 24th of February, 2024 in association with AZB & Partners as the Title Sponsor. The ADR Cell has also received the support of Crawford Bayley & Co., Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Bombay Bar Association, Richie Sancheti Associates and Ganesh and Co. as the Associate Sponsors; SCC Online as our Knowledge Partner and EBC Learning as our Skills Partner. In addition, Young MCIA along with Stewarts have joined us as Supporters.
The Competition envisages the progression of a dispute in a real-life scenario. Each team shall have three members, and each member shall be compulsorily participating in at least one of the rounds.
The first round shall be a Client Counseling Round, where a pair of Counsels from each team will attempt to advise an in-house client; the second round will consist of a Negotiation Segment; the third and last round will consist of Mediation.
About our Title Sponsor: AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners is one of India’s premier law firms specializing in General Corporate, M&A, Private Equity and Banking & Finance, and other specialized verticals such as Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Competition Law, Intellectual Property, Capital Markets, White—Collar Crime & Corporate Investigations, Funds, Aviation, Employment Law, among others. The Firm’s clients include an array of domestic and international companies ranging from privately owned to publicly listed companies, including Fortune 500 Entities, Multinational Companies (MNCs), Investment Banks and Private Equity Firms.
The Firm has an accomplished and driven team of 500+ lawyers committed to delivering best—in—class legal solutions to help clients achieve their objectives.
The Firm has received wide national and international acclaim within the legal sphere, some of which include “Rank No.1” in RSG’s Top 40 India law firm ranking 2019, “Band 1 Firm” for Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Competition/Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Life Sciences, Private Equity, Real Estate, Restructuring & Insolvency, Tax and White—Collar Crime & Corporate Investigations by Chambers Asia—Pacific 2023 and “Tier 1 Firm” for Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Competition/Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Private Client, Private Equity & Investment Funds, Projects & Energy, Real Estate, Restructuring & Insolvency, Tax, TMT and White—Collar Crime by Legal 500 Asia—Pacific 2023 and Ranked ‘Band 1 firm’ for Fintech, Chambers Fintech Legal Guide 2024.
About our Associate Sponsors:
Crawford Bayley & Co.
Crawford Bayley and Co, established in 1830, is one of India’s oldest law firms and is headquartered in Mumbai.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (cam) is India’s leading law firm with a global reputation of being trusted advisers to its clients. The Firm advises a large and diverse set of clients, including domestic and foreign commercial enterprises, financial institutions, private equity and venture capital funds, start-ups, government and regulatory bodies. The Firm generalists, specialists and senior ex-regulators expertly guide clients across a spectrum of transactions, sectors and regulations. The Firm is one of the largest full-service law firm in India with over 1000 lawyers including 170 Partners and has offices in key business centres at Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai, GIFT City and Singapore.
The Firm received “National Law Firm of the Year: India” at the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards for the second consecutive years in 2023 and 2022 and “Innovation in Advancing Markets” award at the FT Innovative Lawyers Asia Pacific 2022 Awards. The Firm had won “India Deal Firm of the Year” at the ALB India Awards and “Firm of the Year” at the IFLR1000 India Awards in 2022.
The Bombay Bar Association
The Bombay Bar Association, one of the oldest in the country, is an association of lawyers practicing in the Bombay High Court. The Bombay Bar Association, popularly referred to as the BBA has produced some of India’s greatest judges, lawyers and jurists. Indeed, a list of its past and present members would read like a Who’s Who of the law in India. The Bar Association has given the country several Chief Justices of India, Attorney-Generals, Solicitor-Generals and Advocate-Generals of the State. It is not coincidence, too, that its members, along with other lawyers of the Bombay High Court, played a pivotal role in shaping the destiny of the sub-continent.
Richie Sancheti Associates
Richie Sancheti Associates specializes in advising clients on a wide range of verticals within the financial services industry.
Ganesh and Co.
Ganesh & Co. is one of the leading full-service law firms in Mumbai, India that has been providing legal services since 1982. With over thirty years of experience, the firm has established itself as a reliable legal partner for individuals, businesses, and organizations of all sizes. The firm specializes in civil litigation, criminal litigation, arbitration, infrastructure projects, corporate and commercial laws, real estate laws, estate planning and intellectual property laws. The firm is committed to delivering practical, efficient, and cost-effective legal solutions while fostering long-term client relationships based on trust and integrity.
Awards
All participants are eligible for access to the SCC Online Web Edition for one month. The ADR Cell is delighted to offer our winners cash prizes and extremely coveted internship opportunities!…
Best team
Cash Prize of Rs. 30,000/-
Internship Opportunity at AZB & Partners
One-Year subscription of EBC Learning
Runners up team
Cash Prize of Rs. 20,000/-
Internship Opportunity at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM)
Best Client Counselling Pair
Cash Prize of Rs. 10,000/-
Best Negotiating Pair
Cash Prize of Rs. 10,000/–
Internship Opportunity at Ganesh & Co.
Best Mediating Pair
Cash Prize of Rs. 10,000/-
Internship Opportunity at Ganesh & Co.
Best Mediator
Cash Prize of Rs. 10,000/-
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