Source: Ahmedabad Mirror It was an evening to remember for the Shroffs and the Adanis as the families got together to celebrate 100 years of legacy of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co, one of the largest law firms in the country. Paridhi, daughter of Cyril Shroff and the daughter-in-law of Gautam [...]

Source: The Times of India "Name any known lawyer in Delhi and you will find him here," a guest was overheard saying at this party. The hall was packed with not just lawyers, but senior politicians and well-known names from the judiciary as well. Cyril and Vandana Shroff hosted a grand evening to celebrate '100 [...]

Source: Business Standard When IndiGo Airlines took wing in 2006, it redefined Indian aviation in many ways. In its decade of existence, the airline has proved that it is possible to make profits in the aviation business. IndiGo told Indians that there really was something called “on-time performance” and that flying can indeed be made [...]

Source: The Times of India Noted corporate lawyer Cyril Shroff, who was mandated by Infosys board to look into its corporate governance framework, is set to prescribe a new governance code for the IT behemoth aimed at addressing the concerns raised by its founders. The revamped corporate code aims to plug the gap in the [...]

Source: The Economic Times Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, the law firm hired by Infosys to review its corporate governance practices, may have a conflict of interest in this assignment. Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy, who alleged lowering of corporate governance standards at the company, is on the strategic advisory board of the law firm. Experts have [...]

Source: Business Standard The board of directors at India’s second largest software exporter, Infosys, asserted its independence and appointed law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas to engage with the company’s founders over concerns raised by the latter on disclosures and transparency. The law firm, along with corporate governance experts, is to recommend to the board the [...]

Source: Live Mint The next big challenge for Indian law firms will be how to make the best use of technology and how to motivate their human resources, Cyril Shroff, managing partner of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, said in an interview as he looks back at the history of a firm that is 100 years old. [...]

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas(CAM) topped the Venture Intelligence League Tables for Legal Advisors to M&A transactions in 2016 advising deals with a value tag of $25.8 billion (across 38 qualifying transactions). CAM was followed by J Sagar Associates(JSA) which advised deals worth $15.5 billion (across 37 deals) and AZB & Partners ($13.8 billion across 50 deals). [...]

Source: Bloombergquint It has been through “the great depression of the ‘20s, the world war, the freedom movement, independence, the formation of the Supreme Court, adoption of the constitution, split of Maharashtra into two states, the formation of so many institutions that exist today – regulators, financial institutions, the birth and death of large corporates [...]