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Vaijayanti is a Senior Associate at MZM Legal LLP’s white collar crime defence, internal corporate investigations, and compliance Practice. Having worked with India's leading white collar criminal defence outfit since the inception of her legal career, Vaijayanti has had unparalleled experience in defending multinational corporations, promoters and HNIs in criminal and regulatory proceedings globally. Her practice area covers, white-collar criminal defence, criminal compliance, government investigations, internal investigations & regulatory compliance, IT law and regulatory enforcement matters. She regularly acts and asists on high profile criminal investigations initiated by India’s premier investigating agencies viz. the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Directorate of Enforcement, Serious Fraud Investigation Office, and respective state agencies – the Economic Offences Wings and the Anti-Corruption Bureaus. She has assisted in representation of clients before the Supreme Court, High Courts and various trial (Magistrate and Sessions / Special) courts. Vaijayanti’s core practice focuses on Anti-corruption, Anti- bribery and Anti Money Laundering Law both at the domestic and international front including matters pertaining to mutual legal assistance and extradition across both treaty and non treaty jurisdictions. Having acted on various cross-border disputes, Vaijayanti is skilled at crisis management and navigating complex litigations across a range of key industries. Vaijayanti has recently been appointed by the International Bar Association as the Young Lawyers' Committee Liaison Officer for its Criminal Law Committee (2025-2026).