Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Lawyers

Bharat Vasani

Work Department

General Corporate; Media & Entertainment Practice

Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Bharat Vasani is a Corporate Partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas’ Mumbai Office. He leads media & entertainment practice of the firm. Prior to joining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Mr. Vasani was Legal Advisor to Tata Group Chairman, having also in his earlier role been Chief Legal & Group General Counsel of Tata Sons Ltd, the holding company of Tata Group.

Mr. Vasani has over 30 years of experience at senior management level, and has successfully built and managed the in-house legal departments of large multinationals. He has been at the helm of and steered several large key M&A transactions pursued by the Tata Group in the last 17 years. Mr. Vasani is highly regarded in Government circles and in various industry organizations for his proactive approach on public policy issues.

His areas of specialization includes company law, corporate and commercial laws, securities law, capital market, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, competition law, employment law and property matters.

Mr. Vasani is a keen public speaker and is a regular in television debates on corporate law issues. He has addressed several national and international seminars on various subjects, including corporate governance, insider trading, takeover code, constitutional law issues, etc. He was selected to speak on India’s Competition Act at the reputed Chatham House, London. He is also a prolific writer and has written several articles on corporate law and governance.

Languages

English; Hindi

Memberships

Education

Mr. Vasani had successfully completed his ‘Leadership in Corporate Counsel Course’ from the Harvard Law School in 2010 and the M&A Training Course in 2017 from the Harvard Business School. He also holds a First Class Bachelor's degree in Commerce and First Class First Bachelor's degree in Law from the Mumbai University. He is member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and was awarded the President’s Medal for securing the First Rank in the Company Secretaries examination.