With offices spread across the country, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has a sizeable team of experienced litigators that acts for governmental entities, heavy industry companies, and financial institutions on the full spectrum of litigation matters. Indranil Deshmukh heads the dispute team, working alongside arbitration head Shaneen Parikh and managing partner Cyril Shroff; all three are based in Mumbai. Also in Mumbai is ‘top-notch litigator’ Aditya Mehta, recommended for general commercial disputes. Bankruptcy and insolvency disputes are an area of recent growth for the team. The firm strengthened its South India disputes offering with the 2022 arrival of Bengaluru’s Lomesh Kiran Nidumuri, formerly at IndusLaw. Gauri Rasgotra left to start her own practice in December 2022.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Aditya Mehta is a top-notch litigator with an outstanding track record. The level and quality of his legal services are unmatched and he is a pleasure to work with.’
  • 'The team is very enthusiastic, and pro active in their approach. They are good at grasping the subject and developing a strategy.'

Key clients

  • Committee of Creditors of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (“DHFL”)
  • Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS)
  • IDBI Bank Limited
  • Jindal Stainless Limited (Resolution Applicant of Mittal Corp Limited)
  • The Committee of Creditors of Meenakshi Energy Limited.
  • Banks and Financial Institutions led by IDBI Bank Limited, comprising the Committee of Creditors
  • CoStar Group Inc. and CoStar Realty Information Inc.
  • Committee of Creditors of the consolidated Videocon group companies
  • Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited
  • YES Bank Limited and JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction Private Limited
  • Board of Control for Cricket in India
  • The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (“NSEIL”)
  • Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd.
  • The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
  • National Stock Exchange of India Limited (“NSEIL”)
  • Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd. (“ARCIL”)
  • Axis Bank
  • The CEO of Navi Technologies Private Limited
  • Zomato Limited
  • Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, Union of India and Ministry of Law and Justice, Union of India

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Cyril Shroff, Indranil Deshmukh, Shaneen Parikh

Other key lawyers

Aditya Mehta, Lomesh Kiran Nimuduri, Amita Katragadda