Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co advises clients on internal investigations and compliance matters, as well as representing them throughout regulatory and criminal proceedings brought by law enforcement and government agencies. The team offers strong expertise across a wide range of anti-corruption and financial crime legislation, including the US FCPA, and is noted for its work in full trials as well as its dawn raid response capabilities. The team is led by managing partner Pallavi Shroff, a vastly experienced figure in the space with a successful record at trial, who advises a number of company boards on strategic compliance issues, alongside Nishant Joshi, also an accomplished white-collar litigator, and Alina Arora, a key name for corporate investigations, including multi-jurisdictional internal proceedings. Samarth Gupta has a notable specialism in handling internal investigations relating to private equity investors and industrial relations. All lawyers are based in New Delhi.

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Key clients

  • Citibank (Citi)
  • Punjab National Bank
  • J.P. Morgan India Private Limited
  • HCL Technologies Limited and HCL Infosystems Limited
  • Twitter Communications India Private Limited
  • Honeywell Automation India Limited
  • Reebok India Company Ltd.
  • India Steel Summit Private Limited
  • U.S. Department of Justice – Office of Foreign Litigation
  • Tata Motors Limited
  • Samsung Display Noida Pvt. Ltd.
  • Shalimar Corp Limited
  • Pernod Ricard India Private Limited
  • JK Tyres and Industries Limited
  • United Breweries Limited
  • Biocon Biologics Limited
  • Citi Bank
  • Mantri developers Private Limited
  • Resilient Innovations Private Limited

Work highlights

  • Advising Pernod Ricard India Private Limited on a defense strategy in anticipation of litigation.
  • Representing United Breweries Limited oin an investigation by the CBI and ED into the affairs of a major distributor in the alco-beverage industry of Maharashtra.
  • Representing Biocon Biologics Limited in relation to certain arrests (including an employee of the client) made by the CBI.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Pallavi Shroff, Alina Arora, Nishant Joshi

Other key lawyers

Samarth Gupta, Aditya Mukherjee, Apurva Zutshi, Parth Singh