Biography
Mody's initial education was at Elphinstone College, Mumbai. She went on to study law at Selwyn College, Cambridge University, followed by a masters 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 in harmony with the request of her husband.
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. The firm maintains a make up nearly 40 percent of her legal staff. She is also a member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India's Standing Committee on Mutual Funds, and of the Capital Market Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
Mody is the daughter of well known Indian jurist Soli Sorabjee and is an active member of the Bahá'í Faith and a Board Member of the New Era High School. Mody is a mother of three teenage daughters and is married to business tycoon Jaydev Mody. They live in Mumbai, India.
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