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'''Cyril Suresh Shroff''' (born 1959) is an Indian [[corporate lawyer]].
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'''Cyril Suresh Shroff''' (born 1959) is an Indian [[corporate lawyer]]. He is the managing partner of [[Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas]] (CAM), India's largest full services law firm, since May 2015, and previously was the managing partner of [[Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co]], since 1995.<ref>{{cite web|title=India's Biggest In Law, Amarchand Mangaldas|url=http://forbesindia.com/article/boardroom/indias-biggest-in-law-amarchand-mangaldas/15382/2|website=Forbes India|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref> He was awarded ‘Deal Maker of the Year’ in 2020 & ‘Managing Partner of the Year’ in 2019 and 2022 by Asian Legal Business (ALB) India Law Awards.


He is notable as the managing partner of [[Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas]] (CAM), India's largest full services law firm.
==Education==
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Shroff was admitted to the Bar in 1982 after receiving his BA, LLB degree from the [[Government Law College, Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alumni {{!}} Government Law College |url=https://www.glcmumbai.com/alumni.html |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=www.glcmumbai.com}}</ref> He is a [[solicitor]], [[High Court of Bombay]], since 1983.{{citation needed|date= April 2022}}


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He was previously managing partner of [[Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co]], from 1995 until its split into CAM and [[Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=India's Biggest In Law, Amarchand Mangaldas|url=http://forbesindia.com/article/boardroom/indias-biggest-in-law-amarchand-mangaldas/15382/2|website=Forbes India|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref>
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==Legal career==
Shroff has over 40 years of experience in a range of areas, including corporate and securities law, disputes, banking, bankruptcy, infrastructure, corporate governance, private client, financial regulatory and others. He has consistently been ranked as “star practitioner” in India by Chambers Global and has been called the “M&A King of India”.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Narayan|first=Malvika Joshi,Khushboo|date=2014-07-19|title=Cyril Shroff {{!}} The M&A king of India|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/FzXP3jzgCXG5VrJArGkB5I/Cyril-Shroff--The-MA-king-of-India.html|access-date=2022-01-06|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> He was awarded Asian Law Business (ALB) India managing partner award in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Saluja|first1=Pallavi|title=Cyril Shroff wins ALB's India Managing Partner award; Luther wins India Energy Law Firm awards|website=barandbench.com|publisher=Bar and Bench|url=http://barandbench.com/cam-bags-albs-india-deal-firm-of-the-year-and-india-managing-partner-awards-luthra-wins-india-energy-law-firm-award/|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref>


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==Early life and career==
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Shroff took control of the Mumbai operations of the Amarchand Mangaldas at the age of 35 and slowly rose to being a favoured adviser to India's corporate elite.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Crabtree|first1=James|date=2014-05-16|title=The husband and wife behind India's largest law firm|publisher=Financial Times|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/3673f23c-d602-11e3-a239-00144feabdc0.html|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref>
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Cyril was born the son of Suresh Amarchand Shroff, a former managing partner of [[Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co]]. His grandfather started the firm in partnership with Mangaldas Mehta in 1917.

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Shroff was admitted to the Bar in 1982 after receiving his BA, LLB degree from the [[Government Law College, Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alumni {{!}} Government Law College |url=https://www.glcmumbai.com/alumni.html |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=www.glcmumbai.com}}</ref> He is a [[solicitor]], [[High Court of Bombay]], since 1983.{{citation needed|date= April 2022}}


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He was granted control of Amarchand Mangaldas' Mumbai operations at the age of 35, and eventually rose to the status of being a favoured adviser to India's corporate elite.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crabtree |first1=James |date=2014-05-16 |title=The husband and wife behind India's largest law firm |publisher=Financial Times |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/3673f23c-d602-11e3-a239-00144feabdc0.html |access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref>
== Awards and recognitions ==


His career as a lawyer spanned 40 years in a range of commercial areas. He was branded by a reporter at one point in his career as the 'M&A King of India'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narayan |first=Malvika Joshi, Khushboo |date=2014-07-19 |title=Cyril Shroff {{!}} The M&A king of India |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/FzXP3jzgCXG5VrJArGkB5I/Cyril-Shroff--The-MA-king-of-India.html |access-date=2022-01-06 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>
* Consistently recognised as ‘Eminent Practitioners’<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eminent Practitioners - Private Equity |url=https://chambers.com/lawyer/cyril-shroff-asia-pacific-8:31617 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106135659/https://chambers.com/lawyer/cyril-shroff-asia-pacific-8:31617 |archive-date=6 January 2022}}</ref> for Private Equity; Banking & Finance and Restructuring /Insolvency in India and ‘Star Individuals’ for Corporate M&A in India
* Ranked as ‘Market Leader’<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cyril Shroff - India - Lawyer Profile {{!}} IFLR1000 |url=https://www.iflr1000.com/Lawyer/Cyril-Shroff/Profile/4149 |access-date=2022-01-06 |website=www.iflr1000.com}}</ref> for Energy and Infrastructure, Project Development, Banking, Project Finance, Capital Markets: Debt, M&A by IFLR1000 for several years.
* ‘Thought Leaders Global Elite’ for M&A & Governance and M&A & Project Finance, Who’s Who Legal 2022 & 2021 respectively <ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyril Shroff|url=https://whoswholegal.com/cyril-shroff|access-date=2022-01-06|website=whoswholegal|language=En}}</ref>
* Consistently named as 'Leading Lawyer' for Corporate M&A by Legal 500<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corporate and M&A in India {{!}} Law firm and lawyer rankings from The Legal 500 Asia Pacific guide |url=https://www.legal500.com/c/india/corporate-and-ma/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.legal500.com}}</ref>
* ‘Deal Maker of the Year’, ALB India Law Awards 2022<ref>{{Cite web|title=ALB India Law Awards 2020 {{!}} Asian Legal Business|url=http://www.legalbusinessonline.com/awards/india-law-awards-2020|access-date=2022-01-06|website=www.legalbusinessonline.com|language=en}}</ref>
* Included in ‘A-List Icon’ in IBLJ A-list Lawyers 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=The A-List: India's Top 100 Lawyers 2020|url=https://law.asia/india/india-top-lawyers-2020/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=Law.asia|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Included in Legal500's ‘Hall of Fame’ 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyril Shroff > Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas > Mumbai > India {{!}} Lawyer Profile|url=https://www.legal500.com/firms/30275-cyril-amarchand-mangaldas/30178-mumbai-india/lawyers/234837-cyril-shroff/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=www.legal500.com}}</ref>
* Recognised as IFLR Asia Best Lawyers 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=IFLR Asia Best Lawyers 2020|url=https://www.iflr.com/article/b1nkxhyzydgwbx/iflr-asia-best-lawyers-2020|access-date=2022-01-06|website=International Financial Law Review|date=27 September 2020 |language=en-gb}}</ref>
* ‘Band 1’ Private Wealth Law,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Individual profile for High Net Worth 2021 - Cyril Shroff|url=https://chambers.com/lawyer/cyril-shroff-high-net-worth-21:31617|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106135659/https://chambers.com/lawyer/cyril-shroff-high-net-worth-21:31617 |archive-date=6 January 2022 }}</ref> Chambers & Partners HNW Guide since published
* ‘Commended External Counsel of the Year’,<ref>{{Cite web|title=In-House Community Counsels of the Year Awards 2019: Winners|url=https://www.inhousecommunity.com/article/house-community-counsels-year-awards-2019-winners/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=In-House Community|language=en-US}}</ref> The Asian-Mena Counsel – In-House Community, 2019
* ‘Managing Partner of the Year’, ALB India Law Awards 2019 & 2022<ref>{{Cite web|title=ALB India Law Awards 2019 {{!}} Asian Legal Business|url=http://www.legalbusinessonline.com/awards/india-law-awards-2019|access-date=2022-01-06|website=www.legalbusinessonline.com|language=en}}</ref>
* Recognised as ‘Elite practitioner’<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyril Shroff {{!}} asialaw|url=https://www.asialaw.com/Lawyer/cyril-shroff/Profile/375|access-date=2022-01-06|website=www.asialaw.com}}</ref> for Banking and finance, Capital markets, Corporate and M&A by AsiaLaw for several years
* ‘Best Managing Partner, India’,<ref>{{Cite web|title=ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2015 {{!}} Asian Legal Business|url=http://www.legalbusinessonline.com/awards/se-asia-law-awards-2015|access-date=2022-01-06|website=www.legalbusinessonline.com|language=en}}</ref> Asian Legal Business (ALB) SE Asia Law Awards 2015


== Memberships and affiliations ==
== Memberships and affiliations ==


* Chairman of [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry|FICCI]]’s Corporate Laws Committee<ref>{{Cite web|title=FICCI|url=https://ficci.in/sector-chair-co-chair.asp?sectorid=8#SectorChair|access-date=2022-01-06|website=ficci.in}}</ref>
* Chairman of [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry|FICCI]]’s Corporate Laws Committee<ref>{{Cite web|title=FICCI|url=https://ficci.in/sector-chair-co-chair.asp?sectorid=8#SectorChair|access-date=2022-01-06|website=ficci.in}}</ref>
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* Member of the [[Reserve Bank of India]] (RBI) working committee on regulatory issues relating to Fintech{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
* Chair of the CII Financial Regulatory Committee
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* Member of the [[Reserve Bank of India]] (RBI) working committee on regulatory issues relating to Fintech
* He was a member of [[Securities and Exchange Board of India|SEBI]] constituted Uday Kotak Committee on Corporate Governance<ref>{{Cite web|title=Committee on Corporate Governance|url=https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/about/AboutAction.do?doMember=yes&committeesId=43|url-status=live|website=SEBI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106135702/https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/about/AboutAction.do?doMember=yes&committeesId=43 |archive-date=6 January 2022 }}</ref> and SEBI Committee on Municipal Bonds Development<ref>{{Cite web|title=Municipal Bonds Development Committee|url=https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/about/AboutAction.do?doMember=yes&committeesId=60|url-status=live|website=SEBI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106135700/https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/about/AboutAction.do?doMember=yes&committeesId=60 |archive-date=6 January 2022 }}</ref>
* He was a member of [[Securities and Exchange Board of India|SEBI]] constituted Uday Kotak Committee on Corporate Governance<ref>{{Cite web|title=Committee on Corporate Governance|url=https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/about/AboutAction.do?doMember=yes&committeesId=43|url-status=live|website=SEBI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106135702/https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/about/AboutAction.do?doMember=yes&committeesId=43 |archive-date=6 January 2022 }}</ref> and SEBI Committee on Municipal Bonds Development<ref>{{Cite web|title=Municipal Bonds Development Committee|url=https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/about/AboutAction.do?doMember=yes&committeesId=60|url-status=live|website=SEBI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106135700/https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/about/AboutAction.do?doMember=yes&committeesId=60 |archive-date=6 January 2022 }}</ref>
* Task force member<ref>{{Cite web|title=SIPI-INDIA – A Think Tank For Insolvency Industry|url=https://sipi-india.com/|access-date=2022-01-06|language=en-US}}</ref> of Society of Insolvency Practitioners of India
* Governing Council Member<ref>{{Cite web|title=Governing Council|url=https://krea.edu.in/governing-council/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=Krea University - Top university for liberal education|language=en-US}}</ref> of [[Krea University]]
* Governing Council Member<ref>{{Cite web|title=Governing Council|url=https://krea.edu.in/governing-council/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=Krea University - Top university for liberal education|language=en-US}}</ref> of [[Krea University]]


==Background and family==
==Background and family==
Cyril is married to Vandana, who is also a partner at his firm.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sabharwal |first=Punita |title=This Couple-preneur Together Manages India's Biggest Law Firm |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/311108 |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=Entrepreneur |date=27 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref> He has two children, Rishabh Shroff, and Paridhi Adani (née Schoff), both of whom have roles as partners at the firm.{{citation needed|date= April 2022}}
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Cyril Shroff is son of Suresh Amarchand Shroff, a former managing partner of [[Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co]]. Cyril's grandfather, Amarchand Shroff, started the law firm of "Amarchand Mangaldas" in partnership with Mangaldas Mehta in 1917.


Cyril Shroff is married to Vandana Shroff, who is also a partner in [[Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sabharwal |first=Punita |title=This Couple-preneur Together Manages India's Biggest Law Firm |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/311108 |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=Entrepreneur |date=27 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref> He has two children, Rishabh Shroff, Partner & Co- Private Client and Paridhi Adani, Partner and Head - Ahmedabad at [[Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas]].{{citation needed|date= April 2022}} Rishabh is married to Saloni Shroff.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saxena |first=Aditi |title=Cyril and Vandana Shroff celebrate 30 years of togetherness |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/cyril-and-vandana-shroff-celebrate-30-years-of-togetherness/articleshow/47354629.cms |access-date=2022-08-12}}</ref> Paridhi is married to [[Karan Adani]], son of [[Gautam Adani]], chairman and founder of the [[Adani Group]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-18 |title=Who is Paridhi Shroff, daughter-in-law to Asia's richest man, Gautam Adani? |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3185434/meet-paridhi-shroff-gautam-adanis-daughter-law-shes |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>
Rishabh is married to Saloni Shroff.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saxena |first=Aditi |title=Cyril and Vandana Shroff celebrate 30 years of togetherness |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/cyril-and-vandana-shroff-celebrate-30-years-of-togetherness/articleshow/47354629.cms |access-date=2022-08-12}}</ref> Paridhi is married to Karan Adani, son of [[Gautam Adani]], chairman and founder of the [[Adani Group]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-18 |title=Who is Paridhi Shroff, daughter-in-law to Asia's richest man, Gautam Adani? |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3185434/meet-paridhi-shroff-gautam-adanis-daughter-law-shes |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>


Shroff is an avid charcoal sketcher and [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] buff.
Shroff is an avid charcoal sketcher and [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] buff.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-19 |title='We have been a bit like a fast tortoise' |url=https://chambers.com/lawyer/cyril-shroff-asia-pacific-8:31617 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Rediff.com |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 10:46, 22 August 2024

Cyril Shroff
Born (1959-11-07) 7 November 1959 (age 65)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma materSydenham College of Commerce and Economics
Government Law College, Mumbai
OccupationLawyer
OrganizationCyril Amarchand Mangaldas
SpouseVandana Shroff
Children2
RelativesShardul S. Shroff (brother)
Karan Adani (son-in-law)
Websitecyrilshroff.com

Cyril Suresh Shroff (born 1959) is an Indian corporate lawyer.

He is notable as the managing partner of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), India's largest full services law firm.

He was previously managing partner of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co, from 1995 until its split into CAM and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co in 2015.[1]

Early life and career

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Cyril was born the son of Suresh Amarchand Shroff, a former managing partner of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. His grandfather started the firm in partnership with Mangaldas Mehta in 1917.

Shroff was admitted to the Bar in 1982 after receiving his BA, LLB degree from the Government Law College, Mumbai.[2] He is a solicitor, High Court of Bombay, since 1983.[citation needed]

He was granted control of Amarchand Mangaldas' Mumbai operations at the age of 35, and eventually rose to the status of being a favoured adviser to India's corporate elite.[3]

His career as a lawyer spanned 40 years in a range of commercial areas. He was branded by a reporter at one point in his career as the 'M&A King of India'.[4]

Memberships and affiliations

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Background and family

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Cyril is married to Vandana, who is also a partner at his firm.[9] He has two children, Rishabh Shroff, and Paridhi Adani (née Schoff), both of whom have roles as partners at the firm.[citation needed]

Rishabh is married to Saloni Shroff.[10] Paridhi is married to Karan Adani, son of Gautam Adani, chairman and founder of the Adani Group.[11]

Shroff is an avid charcoal sketcher and Hindi film buff.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "India's Biggest In Law, Amarchand Mangaldas". Forbes India. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Alumni | Government Law College". www.glcmumbai.com. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ Crabtree, James (16 May 2014). "The husband and wife behind India's largest law firm". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ Narayan, Malvika Joshi, Khushboo (19 July 2014). "Cyril Shroff | The M&A king of India". mint. Retrieved 6 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "FICCI". ficci.in. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Committee on Corporate Governance". SEBI. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Municipal Bonds Development Committee". SEBI. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Governing Council". Krea University - Top university for liberal education. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  9. ^ Sabharwal, Punita (27 March 2018). "This Couple-preneur Together Manages India's Biggest Law Firm". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  10. ^ Saxena, Aditi. "Cyril and Vandana Shroff celebrate 30 years of togetherness". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Who is Paridhi Shroff, daughter-in-law to Asia's richest man, Gautam Adani?". South China Morning Post. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  12. ^ "'We have been a bit like a fast tortoise'". Rediff.com. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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