Faraz Alam Sagar

Faraz Alam Sagar is a Partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution and White-Collar Crime practice, operating from the Mumbai office of CMS INDUSLAW. His primary practice area is White Collar Crime.

He leads the firm's practice in cross-border litigation, regulatory investigations, white-collar crime, corporate and forensic investigations, and international sanctions and sanctions advisory.

He has spent over two decades navigating complex, multi-jurisdictional matters, advising and representing clients across jurisdictions. He has advised governments, multinational corporations and high-net-worth individuals across a range of contentious and non-contentious mandates, with particular focus on cross-border disputes, trade remedies, sanctions and regulatory enforcement. His practice is recognised for its sustained record of handling matters that engage both Indian law and international legal frameworks, often simultaneously and at significant scale.

Prior to joining CMS INDUSLAW, he was Co-head of the White Collar & Investigations Practice and Partner in the Disputes Practice at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. He has also worked with leading international firms including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and PricewaterhouseCoopers (Frankfurt). He is a Permanent Member of the Bombay Bar Association.

He holds a Master of Laws in Finance from the Institute of Law and Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt (2007), and speaks English.