List of 100 Best Advocates and Lawyers India
Below is a curated list of 100 prominent advocates and lawyers in India.
Here is a comprehensive list of the 100 best advocates and lawyers in India (2025)
Best 100 Advocates and Lawyers in India (2025)
| Rank | Name | Primary Expertise | Notable Achievements/Cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fali S. Nariman (Late, Legacy) | Constitutional Law | Shaped “basic structure” doctrine in Kesavananda Bharati; Bhopal Gas settlement. Padma Vibhushan recipient. |
| 2 | Harish Salve | Constitutional & International Law | Represented India in Kulbhushan Jadhav ICJ case; Vodafone tax dispute. Former Solicitor General. |
| 3 | Abhishek Manu Singhvi | Constitutional & Corporate Law | Defended in 2G spectrum case; Aadhaar privacy hearings. Rajya Sabha MP. |
| 4 | Mukul Rohatgi | Corporate & Arbitration | Former Attorney General; IPL betting scandal defense. |
| 5 | Kapil Sibal | Constitutional & Media Law | Triple Talaq challenge; represented Sonia Gandhi. Former Union Minister. |
| 6 | Gopal Subramanium | Criminal & Constitutional Law | Former Solicitor General; Vodafone arbitration. |
| 7 | K.K. Venugopal | Constitutional Law | Former Attorney General; Ayodhya land dispute. |
| 8 | Arvind P. Datar | Taxation & Commercial Law | GST constitutional validity; authored key texts on tax law. |
| 9 | Soli Sorabjee (Late, Legacy) | Human Rights & Constitutional Law | Emergency-era advocate; Padma Vibhushan. |
| 10 | Ram Jethmalani (Late, Legacy) | Criminal Law | Defended in Indira Gandhi assassination trial; renowned for high-profile cases. |
| 11 | Salman Khurshid | Constitutional & International Law | Represented in Babri Masjid case; former External Affairs Minister. |
| 12 | Indira Jaising | Human Rights & Gender Law | First woman Additional Solicitor General; Vishaka guidelines co-advocate. |
| 13 | P. Chidambaram | Corporate & Economic Law | Former Finance Minister; 2G case defense. |
| 14 | R.F. Nariman (Retired Justice, Advocacy Legacy) | Constitutional Law | NJAC challenge; authored seminal judgments. |
| 15 | Dr. Rajeev Dhavan | Civil Liberties & Media Law | AIB Roast case; anti-defamation expert. |
| 16 | Colin Gonsalves | Public Interest Litigation | Right to food campaigns; founder of Human Rights Law Network. |
| 17 | Vrinda Grover | Human Rights & Gender Justice | Nirbhaya case; Section 377 decriminalization. |
| 18 | Karanjit Singh | Arbitration & Commercial Litigation | Singapore International Arbitration Centre cases. |
| 19 | Yusuf Hatim Muchhala | Insolvency & Bankruptcy | NCLT landmark rulings. |
| 20 | Milind Rajore | Corporate Litigation | SEBI regulatory disputes. |
| 21 | Sidharth Luthra | Criminal & White-Collar Crime | Delhi riots cases; former Additional Solicitor General. |
| 22 | Geeta Luthra | Criminal & Family Law | High-profile divorce litigations; Supreme Court senior advocate. |
| 23 | Menaka Guruswamy | Constitutional & LGBTQ+ Rights | Section 377 lead counsel; Navtej Singh Johar case. |
| 24 | Meenakshi Arora | Constitutional Law | Electoral bonds challenge. |
| 25 | Flavia Agnes | Family & Gender Law | Domestic violence reforms; founder of Majlis. |
| 26 | Zia Mody | Corporate & M&A | AZB & Partners founder; cross-border deals. |
| 27 | Cyril Shroff | Dispute Resolution | Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Enron scandal advisor. |
| 28 | Shardul Shroff | Corporate Law | Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas; banking reforms. |
| 29 | Ritika Ganju | Private Equity | Trilegal; unicorn funding rounds. |
| 30 | Biplab Lenin | M&A | AZB & Partners; Reliance-Jio mergers. |
| 31 | Sandip Bhagat | Capital Markets | S&R Associates; IPO listings. |
| 32 | Jyoti Sagar | Technology & IP | Jyoti Sagar Associates; data privacy pioneer. |
| 33 | Hiroo Advani | Dispute Resolution | Anand & Anand; patent litigations. |
| 34 | Atul J. Shroff | Arbitration | Finolex Cables disputes. |
| 35 | Shiraz Patodia | Trade & Customs | Dua Associates; WTO challenges. |
| 36 | Ganesh Chandru | Corporate/M&A | Dua Associates; FDI approvals. |
| 37 | C.R. Dua | International Trade | Dua Associates; anti-dumping cases. |
| 38 | Angad Varma | Litigation | Dua Associates; commercial suits. |
| 39 | Iqbal Tahir | Dispute Resolution | Dua Associates; arbitration awards. |
| 40 | Siddhartha Kumar | Corporate Governance | Dua Associates; compliance advisory. |
| 41 | Rebecca Thomas John | Criminal Law | ED investigations; money laundering expert. |
| 42 | Amit Desai | Commercial Litigation | Bombay High Court; contract breaches. |
| 43 | Diya Chacko | Arbitration | JSA Advocates; ICC proceedings. |
| 44 | Aditya Bhargava | Banking & Finance | Khaitan & Co.; NPA resolutions. |
| 45 | Poornima Advani | IP & Media | Lall & Sethi; copyright suits. |
| 46 | Navroz Seervai | Constitutional Law | Bombay HC; PILs on environment. |
| 47 | Ameet Naik | Dispute Resolution | Nishith Desai; tax arbitrations. |
| 48 | Berjis Desai | Corporate Advisory | Veritas Legal; startup funding. |
| 49 | Percy Pardiwala | Taxation | BMR Legal; GST appeals. |
| 50 | Trusha Bhansali | Private Client | ALMT Legal; estate planning. |
| 51 | Pallavi S. Shroff | Constitutional Litigation | Nishith Desai; policy challenges. |
| 52 | Haaris Pasha | Human Rights | Asok Kumar Tewari; refugee law. |
| 53 | Jaideep Gupta | Arbitration | Singhania & Co.; construction disputes. |
| 54 | Sanjoy Ghose | Corporate Crime | Luthra & Luthra; fraud probes. |
| 55 | Mala Ramanujam | Labour & Employment | TKA Associates; gig economy cases. |
| 56 | Krishnendu Ray | Energy Law | HSA Advocates; renewable disputes. |
| 57 | Vineet Bhanot | Insolvency | Karanjawala & Co.; IBC implementations. |
| 58 | Rukshad Davar | Real Estate | Wadia Ghandy; land acquisition. |
| 59 | Shalini Sinha | Family Law | Delhi HC; surrogacy reforms. |
| 60 | Amitabha Sen | Environmental Law | CSE-backed PILs; pollution control. |
| 61 | Anoopam Nayar | Media & Entertainment | Anand & Anand; defamation suits. |
| 62 | Kavita Rao | Taxation | Rao & Associates; transfer pricing. |
| 63 | Prashant Bhushan | Public Interest | AAP leader; electoral reforms. |
| 64 | Sanjay Parikh | Constitutional PILs | Supreme Court; forest rights. |
| 65 | Anjali Bhardwaj | RTI & Transparency | Information Commission cases. |
| 66 | Aparna Bhat | Gender Justice | Pink Chaddi Campaign; acid attack laws. |
| 67 | Mohammad Ajmal Ahsan | Muslim Personal Law | Triple Talaq defenses. |
| 68 | Neha Singhal | Cyber Law | Data protection; IT Act challenges. |
| 69 | Rohinton Nariman (Retired Justice, Advocacy) | Commercial Law | Sahara-SEBI case. |
| 70 | U.U. Lalit (Retired CJI, Legacy) | Criminal Appeals | Nirbhaya convicts. |
| 71 | D.Y. Chandrachud (CJI, Legacy) | Constitutional Interpretation | Privacy as fundamental right. |
| 72 | Sanjay Kishan Kaul (Retired Justice) | IP & Commercial | Novartis patent. |
| 73 | K.V. Viswanathan | Arbitration | BCCI-IPL disputes. |
| 74 | Tushar Mehta | Government Litigation | Solicitor General; CAA defenses. |
| 75 | R. Venkataramani | Constitutional Advisory | Attorney General; farm laws. |
| 76 | Pinky Anand | Human Rights | Additional Solicitor General; women’s rights. |
| 77 | Vikas Singh | Criminal Law | Aarushi Talwar case. |
| 78 | Dayan Krishnan | Narcotics & Corruption | Delhi liquor scam. |
| 79 | Amit Anand Tiwari | Commercial Disputes | NCLAT; corporate insolvencies. |
| 80 | S. Prabhakar | Aviation Law | IndiGo-Air India mergers. |
| 81 | Alok Sharma | Mining & Environment | Coal block allocations. |
| 82 | Niloy Ghosh | Pharma & Healthcare | COVID vaccine IP. |
| 83 | Richa Mohanty | Maritime Law | Shipping arbitrations. |
| 84 | Saurabh Kirpal | LGBTQ+ & Privacy | Transgender rights. |
| 85 | Gaurav Bhatia | Electoral Law | EVM challenges. |
| 86 | Madhavi Divan | Constitutional Law | Sabarimala entry. |
| 87 | Nidhi Mehra | Family & Succession | HUF partition suits. |
| 88 | Subhash Chandran KR | Banking Litigation | RBI vs. cooperatives. |
| 89 | Jaishree Mehta | Insolvency Professional | ARC acquisitions. |
| 90 | Anand Grover | AIDS & Health Rights | NACO policies. |
| 91 | Manoj Jhalani | Telecom Law | TRAI regulations. |
| 92 | Deepak Prakash | Infrastructure PPP | Highway arbitrations. |
| 93 | Suman Sai | Tribal Rights | Forest Rights Act. |
| 94 | Ritwick Dutta | Wildlife Protection | Elephant corridors. |
| 95 | Gopala Krishnan | Patent Law | Monsanto GM crops. |
| 96 | L. Nageswara Rao (Retired Justice) | Criminal Appeals | Aarushi retrial. |
| 97 | Ashok Bhushan (Retired Justice) | Insolvency | Essar Steel resolution. |
| 98 | Indu Malhotra (Retired Justice) | Gender Justice | Sabarimala dissent. |
| 99 | A.K. Sikri (Retired Justice) | International Arbitration | Vodafone award. |
| 100 | Navtej Singh Johar | LGBTQ+ Advocacy | Decriminalization petitioner. |
Legacy figures (e.g., deceased or retired) are included for their enduring influence.
