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
The Alternative Dispute Resolution Cell (“ADR Cell”), established in 2016, aims to promote Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) mechanisms and develop skills in Arbitration, Mediation, and Negotiation among students. Committed to strengthening ADR practices in the country, the ADR Cell serves as a platform for students to explore and advance their interests in the field.
To foster an ADR culture, the ADR Cell organizes workshops and expert-led lectures, providing students with opportunities to learn from leading professionals. Beyond academics, the ADR Cell conducts regular training sessions and practice rounds to prepare students for national and international competitions, where they have earned numerous accolades. With each passing year, the ADR Cell continues to grow, expanding its influence within the college and the broader legal fraternity.
About the Competition
The ADR Cell is hosting the 5th AZB-GLC National ADR Triathlon 2025 on the 21st and 22nd of February, 2025 in association with AZB & Partners as the Title Sponsor. The ADR Cell has also received the support of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Bombay Bar Association and Richie Sancheti Associates as the Associate Sponsors; SCC Online as the Knowledge Partner and SCC Times as the Media Partner. In addition, Stewarts has collaborated with us as a Supporter.
The GLC National ADR Triathlon is a one-of-a-kind competition organized by the ADR Cell, where each three-member team competes in all three rounds – Client Counselling, Negotiation, and Mediation, while representing the same party throughout, simulating real-world legal practice.
In the Client Counselling Round, a pair of attorneys from each team interview a client, a trained GLC student, seeking legal advice on a specific matter. The Negotiation Round follows, where teams negotiate based on provided General and Confidential Information. The final Mediation Round sees the client-attorney team working toward a settlement, facilitated by two mediators.
About our Title Sponsor:
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners is one of India’s premier law firms specializing in General Corporate, M&A, Private Equity, 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 640+ 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 and Fintech by Chambers Asia—Pacific 2025 and “Tier 1 Firm” for Aviation, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Competition/Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Private Client Practice, Private Equity & Investment Funds, Projects & Energy, Real Estate & Construction, Restructuring & Insolvency, Tax, TMT and White—Collar Crime by Legal 500 Asia—Pacific 2024.
About our Associate Sponsors:
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’s generalists, specialists and senior ex-regulators expertly guide clients across a spectrum of transactions, sectors and regulations. With over 1000 lawyers including 200 Partners, the Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in key business centres at Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai, GIFT City, Singapore and Abu Dhabi.
The Firm has been consistently named “Best Overall Law Firm” by the IBLJ Indian Law Firm Awards. It received “National Law Firm of the Year: India” at the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards for the second consecutive year in 2023 and “Innovation in Advancing Markets” award at the FT Innovative Lawyers Asia Pacific 2022 Awards. The Firm also 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 a 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.
Awards
All participants will receive 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 at AZB & Partners
One year subscription of SCC Online & EBC Learning
Runners up team
Cash Prize of Rs. 20,000/-
Internship at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Best Client Counselling Pair
Cash Prize of Rs. 10,000/-
Best Negotiating Pair
Cash Prize of Rs. 10,000/—
Best Mediating Pair
Cash Prize of Rs. 10,000/-
Best Mediator
Cash Prize of Rs. 10,000/-
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