Zia Mody On Law, Legacy and Leadership

Zia Mody On Law, Legacy and Leadership

From The Morning Brief by The Economic Times

June 8, 2026 · 25 min · Episode 971

About this episode

Zia Mody discusses her journey in corporate law and the challenges faced by women in the field.

She walked into the courtroom with no playbook and built an empire anyway. Host Maulik Vyas talks to one of India's most formidable legal minds Co-Founder & Managing Partner of AZB & Partners, Zia Mody, who reflects on four decades at the forefront of corporate law, from the chaos of early liberalization to billion-dollar cross-border deals. She opens up about the cautious mood on deal street amid global uncertainty, why women in law still have ground to cover, the very real pressures of succession at a firm she helped build from 12 lawyers to over 700, and the one thing she believes separates good lawyers from great ones. You can follow Maulik Vyas  on his social media: X or Linkedin   Check out other interesting episodes like: ET Deep Dive: Swipe Left on Reality , India wants manufacturing at 25% of GDP — will AI in factories help? , Tanay Kothari Wants To Kill The Keyboard , From Doer to Director: The LinkedIn Playbook for the AI Agea , Semaglutide Goes Generic: Big Pharma’s Moat Breaks   and much more . Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on The Economic Times Online , Spotify , Apple Podcasts , JioSaavn , Amazon…

People in this episode

Host: Maulik Vyas

Guest: Zia Mody

Topics covered

  • corporate law
  • women in law
  • deal street
  • legal legacy
  • leadership

Keywords

  • Zia Mody
  • corporate law
  • women in law
  • leadership
  • legal career

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AZB & Partners, The Economic Times

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