Cyril Shroff

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Cyril Shroff
Born (1959-11-07) 7 November 1959 (age 62)
Mumbai, Maharashtra
NationalityIndia Indian
Alma materBombay Scottish School,
Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics,
Government Law College, Mumbai
OccupationLawyer
OrganizationCyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Spouse(s)Vandana Shroff
Children
Parent(s)
  • (father)
Websitewww.cyrilshroff.com

Cyril Suresh Shroff 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.[1] He was awarded ‘Deal Maker of the Year’ in 2020 & ‘Managing Partner of the Year’ in 2019 by Asian Legal Business (ALB) India Law Awards.

Education[]

Cyril was admitted to the Bar in 1982 after receiving his B.A., LLB degree from the Government Law College, Mumbai. He is a solicitor, High Court of Bombay, since 1983.

Legal career[]

Cyril Shroff has experience in a range of areas, including corporate and securities law, disputes, banking, bankruptcy, infrastructure, corporate governance, private client, financial regulatory and others. Over the years, his passion for a just world, blended with a keen sense of fairness and empathy has helped Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas firmly establish itself as a trusted advisor to its clients. He has consistently been ranked as “star practitioner” in India by Chambers Global and is often regarded as the “M&A King of India”.[2] He was also awarded Asian Law Business (ALB) India managing partner award in 2015.[3] A thought leader and a visionary, Mr. Shroff is known for advising on many first of its kind transactions in India. He regularly gets recognised as an award-winning professional across practices.

Cyril 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 the India's corporate elite.[4]

Awards and recognitions[]

  • Who's Who Legal recognised him as ‘Thought Leaders Global Elite’[5] for M&A & Project Finance and says “Cyril Shroff is a “very sound lawyer” who is a “big market name” in Indian M&A and corporate law.”
  • ‘Deal Maker of the Year’, ALB India Law Awards 2020[6]
  • Named as ‘A-List Icon’ in IBLJ A-list Lawyers 2020[7]
  • Included in Legal500's ‘Hall of Fame’ 2020[8]
  • Recognised as IFLR Asia Best Lawyers 2020[9]
  • ‘Band 1’ Private Wealth Law,[10] Chambers & Partners HNW Guide since published
  • Consistently recognised as ‘Eminent Practitioners’[11] for Private Equity; Banking & Finance and Restructuring /Insolvency in India and ‘Star Individuals’ for Corporate M&A in India
  • ‘Commended External Counsel of the Year’,[12] The Asian-Mena Counsel – In-House Community, 2019
  • ‘Managing Partner of the Year’, ALB India Law Awards 2019[13]
  • Ranked as ‘Market Leader’[14] for Energy and Infrastructure, Project Development, Banking, Project Finance, Capital Markets: Debt, M&A by IFLR1000 for several years.
  • Recognised as ‘Elite practitioner’[15] for Banking and finance, Capital markets, Corporate and M&A by AsiaLaw for several years
  • Consistently named as ‘Leading Lawyer’ for Corporate M&A, Legal 500
  • ‘Star Corporate Lawyer of the Year’, Legal Era Awards (Indian Legal Awards) 2016-2017
  • ‘Best Managing Partner, India’,[16] Asian Legal Business (ALB) SE Asia Law Awards 2015

Memberships and affiliations[]

  • Chairman of FICCI’s Corporate Laws Committee[17]
  • Member of CII National Council and Financial Markets Committee
  • He was a member of SEBI constituted Uday Kotak Committee on Corporate Governance[18] and SEBI Committee on Municipal Bonds Development[19]
  • Member of first apex advisory committee of the IMC International ADR Centre
  • Task force member[20] of Society of Insolvency Practitioners of India
  • Member of the Media Legal Defence Initiative International Advisory Board
  • Part of various committees of the CII's the National Council on Corporate Governance and the National Committee on Capital Markets, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Commodities Markets, Financial Investors and Regulatory Affairs
  • Governing Council Member[21] of Krea University
  • Member of the Apex Advisory Board of Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management
  • Member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Study of the Legal Profession established by the Harvard Law School
  • Member of the Advisory Board of National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM)
  • Board of Director of Grasim Industries Ltd
  • Member of ESOS Compensation Committee and Member of Nomination & Remuneration Committee, Grasim Industries Limited

Designations[]

Cyril has held a number of Directorships in various Indian Companies.

Past[]

  • Former Director, Marico Limited
  • Former Independent Non-executive Director, ACC Limited
  • Former Independent Non-Executive Director and Member of ESOP/Compensation Committee, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (formerly, Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd.)
  • Former Independent Director, Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd.
  • Former Independent Non Executive Director and Member of Audit Committee, HCL Technologies Ltd.
  • Former Director and Member of Nomination/Remuneration Committee, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (alternate name Reliance Energy Ltd. and formerly BSES Ltd.)
  • Former Director, Connoisseurs of Art Pvt. Ltd.
  • Former Member of the Dahanukar Committee for reform on capital markets constituted by SEBI
  • Former Member of the Legal Sub-Committee of the Expert Group on Commercialisation of Infrastructure (Rakesh Mohan Committee)
  • Former Member of a committee established by the Ministry of Finance, Central Board for Corporate Restructuring,
  • Former Member of a committee appointed by UTI in relation to their strategy for corporate positioning of UTI in the new millennium.[22]

Background and family[]

Cyril Shroff is son of Suresh Amarchand Shroff, who was the former managing partner of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co. Cyril's grandfather Amarchand Shroff started Amarchand Mangaldas in 1917.

Cyril Shroff is married to Vandana Shroff, who is also a partner in Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. He has two children, Rishabh Shroff, Partner & Co- Private Client and Paridhi Adani, Partner and Head - Ahmedabad at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Rishabh is married to Saloni Shroff. Paridhi is married to Karan Adani, son of Gautam Adani, chairman and founder of the Adani Group.

References[]

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  2. ^ Narayan, Malvika Joshi,Khushboo (19 July 2014). "Cyril Shroff | The M&A king of India". mint. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ Saluja, Pallavi. "Cyril Shroff wins ALB's India Managing Partner award; Luther wins India Energy Law Firm awards". barandbench.com. Bar and Bench. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ Crabtree, James (16 May 2014). "The husband and wife behind India's largest law firm". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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  6. ^ "ALB India Law Awards 2020 | Asian Legal Business". www.legalbusinessonline.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. ^ "The A-List: India's Top 100 Lawyers 2020". Law.asia. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Cyril Shroff > Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas > Mumbai > India | Lawyer Profile". www.legal500.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  9. ^ "IFLR Asia Best Lawyers 2020". International Financial Law Review. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Individual profile for High Net Worth 2021 - Cyril Shroff".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Eminent Practitioners - Private Equity".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "In-House Community Counsels of the Year Awards 2019: Winners". In-House Community. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  13. ^ "ALB India Law Awards 2019 | Asian Legal Business". www.legalbusinessonline.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Cyril Shroff - India - Lawyer Profile | IFLR1000". www.iflr1000.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Cyril Shroff | asialaw". www.asialaw.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  16. ^ "ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2015 | Asian Legal Business". www.legalbusinessonline.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  17. ^ "FICCI". ficci.in. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Committee on Corporate Governance". SEBI.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "Municipal Bonds Development Committee". SEBI.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "SIPI-INDIA – A Think Tank For Insolvency Industry". Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Governing Council". Krea University - Top university for liberal education. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Stocks - Bloomberg". Bloomberg. India: Forbesindia.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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