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, 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 G.E., Tata Group, Reliance Industries, Aditya Birla Group and the Vedanta Group. She also advises large private equity houses including KKR, Bain Capital and Warburg Pincus. She is ranked #1 in the most powerful women entrepreneurs by Fortune India in 2018 and 2019. Biography Mody's initial education was at Elphinstone College, Mumbai. She studied law at Selwyn College, Cambridge, followed by a master's degree from Harvard Law School in 1979. 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. Her husband, a business tycoon Jaydev Mody, is the chairman of Delta Corp. They live in Mumbai, Maharashtra and have three daughters, Anjali, Aarti and Aditi. She started her own practice in Mumbai in 1984, which she merged twice with other firms to form AZB & Partners, one of India's largest law firms, where she is the managing partner. She has featured in the Forbes list of "Power Women in Business" and in the Top 50 Most Powerful Women list published by Fortune India. She is a Baháʼí by religion. Achievements Zia is recommended for M&A, Securities Law, Private Equity and Project Finance in the RSG India Report, 2017. Clients commended Zia as "one of India's foremost corporate attorneys", "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 and recognised as a "Leading Lawyer", one of the 300 leading female transactional experts by IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2018. Zia Mody is classified as a 'Leading Individual' for Banking & Finance, Corporate and M&A and Investment Funds in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2018. She won "Professional of the Year - 2017" at the inaugural UK India Awards. Also, termed "Market Leader" for Mergers & Acquisitions by IFLR1000 Financial & Corporate Guide 2018 and "Market