Jones Day Recognized by IBLJ as Among Top Foreign Law Firms for India for 18th Consecutive Year
The India Business Law Journal (IBLJ) has recognized Jones Day as one of the world's top foreign law firms for India-related matters in 2026. This marks the 18th consecutive year that the Firm has been included on the list. The findings are based on extensive consultations with India-focused corporate counsel worldwide and partners at Indian law firms.
Three of the Firm's lawyers also received individual recognition, with Sushma Jobanputra, Vinay Kurien, and Parveet Singh Gandoak named to IBLJ's 2026 "International A-List," an annual ranking of 100 leading lawyers based outside of India who are highly recommended for their exceptional experience in India-related legal work.
Reflecting Jones Day's deep commitment to clients navigating the complexities of doing business in India – one of the world's most dynamic and fast-growing markets – the Firm's India practice combines decades of cross-border experience, cultural insight, and legal knowledge to assist clients across a wide-range of sectors. Coordinated from Singapore, the practice includes more than 60 lawyers located in various offices across the world, including New York, Washington, London, Dubai, and multiple offices in California. The Firm has served the Indian market for more than four decades, representing international clients on significant investments in India and Indian clients on landmark outbound transactions, and complex cross-border disputes. Jones Day lawyers also have extensive experience advising on banking, finance, restructuring, investigations, and disputes involving an Indian component.
Ms. Jobanputra is Partner-in-Charge of the Singapore Office and a senior member of the Firm's Financial Markets Practice. With more than 30 years of experience across London, Paris, Toronto, and Singapore, she advises clients on the full spectrum of banking, finance, and restructuring matters, including acquisition and leveraged finance, structured and syndicated lending, special situations, and complex cross-border restructurings, as well as regulatory compliance. Her clients include leading international banks, financial sponsors, and global corporates operating throughout Asia.
Based in Singapore and a partner in the Financial Markets Practice, Mr. Kurien has worked on a variety of cross-border debt transactions as well as a range of business and corporate restructuring matters. He regularly advises clients on complex financing transactions across Asia and has extensive experience acting on matters involving leveraged acquisitions, equipment and receivable financings, private credit, and debt capital markets transactions, as well as liability management and formal insolvency procedures. Prior to relocating to Singapore in 2011, he worked in the Mumbai office of a major Indian law firm.
Also based in Singapore and a partner in the Corporate Practice, Mr. Gandoak advises clients on a range of corporate transactions, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, minority and control investments, secondary transactions, and exits across Asia Pacific, the United States, and Europe. He has worked in New York, Hong Kong, London, and Singapore, and has experience across industries including telecom, technology, renewable energy, infrastructure, and private equity. Most recently, he led the Firm’s representation of Hyderabad-headquartered Cyient Limited in its first-ever U.S. acquisition in the semiconductor sector, which closed in April 2026 and involved coordination across six jurisdictions through Jones Day’s integrated global platform.
