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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Company (also known as SAM & Co) is a full-service
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With 118 partners and offices spread across seven locations in India, the firm regularly advises some of the largest MNCs, Private Equity Funds and Indian corporate house
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It has represented transnational corporates on their India entry and business strategy, with services in merger & acquisition, tax, competition law, dispute resolution & arbitration, regulatory litigation, capital markets and private equity practices, amongst other practice areas. The competition practice is SAM's major practice area. SAM has been involved in many complex transactions and dispute resolution case
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https://www.rediff.com/money/special/how-shardul-shroff-built-indias-top-law-firm/20181127.htm 8] Firm's briefs have included advising Walmart on its US$16 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in Flipkart. It also advised a committee of creditors on insolvencies in which Tata Steel acquired a 72.65% controlling stake in Bhushan Steel, and is currently representing Punjab National Bank as it tries to recover from a US$1.4 billion fraud involving jeweller Nirav Mod
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https://www.thehindu.com/topic/PNB-Nirav_Modi_case/ 10] More recently, the Firm acted as Legal Counsel in the Reliance- Future Group dea
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Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific has recognised SAM & Co as the “India National Firm of the Year” in the year 2017 and 2020 with 10 Band 1 practices, 6 Band 1 Lawyers and 32 Ranked Lawyers (highest Band 1 practices and ranked lawyers for an Indian law Firm). For the year 2021, it is ranked again with highest number of Band 1 practices and highest number of Ranked Lawyer
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The Legal 500 recognised 11 practice areas as Tier 1, Asia Law Profiles recognised 12 practice areas and sectors of SAM Co as outstanding, with International Financial Law Review (“IFLR”) recognising SAM Co as a Top Tier Firm in 2020. Further, India Business Law Journal recognised SAM Co as the “Law Firm of the Year” for two years in a row 2019 and 202
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In 2019, the Firm was recognised as the Most Innovative National Law Firm of 2019 by the IFLR, Country Law Firm of the Year India by Who's Who Legal, India Law Firm of the Year’ at the Asian Legal Business (ALB) India Law Awards 2019 and ‘Indian Law Firm of the Year’ at the Legal Era's Indian Legal Awards, 201
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The Firm was ranked #1 in deal count and deal value in Mergermarket annual India league table in 2018 and 2019, and is the only Indian law Firm to record over 100 deals for 2 years in a row until date. Shardul Shroff was recognised as Asia's best lawyer for 2020 by IFL
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Company (also known as SAM & Co) is a full-service Indian
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law firm. The Firm came into existence on May 11, 2015, from its predecessor Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff.
SAM & Co is known for its practices in mergers & acquisitions, private equity, competition law, insolvency & bankruptcy, dispute resolution, capital markets, banking & finance and projects & infrastructur1
With 118 partners and offices spread across seven locations in India, the firm regularly advises some of the largest MNCs, Private Equity Funds and Indian corporate house
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Locations
The Firm has a pan-India presence with offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Gurugram, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Kolkat3
Management
Shardul S. Shroff is the Executive Chairman, and Pallavi S Shroff and Akshay Chudasama are the main Partners of the Fir4
Practice areas
· Mergers & Acquisitions · Joint Ventures · Private Equity & Funds · Banking & Finance · Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Real Estate · Insurance · Competition Law · Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration · White Collar Crimes · Capital Markets · Compliance & Investigation · Projects and Projects Finance · Tax · Employment and Labour · Technology, Media & Telecommunication · Intellectual Property · Private Client Practic5
· Environmental Law · Venture Capital
Work
The firm is active in various segments of the industry and businesIt has represented transnational corporates on their India entry and business strategy, with services in merger & acquisition, tax, competition law, dispute resolution & arbitration, regulatory litigation, capital markets and private equity practices, amongst other practice areas. The competition practice is SAM's major practice area. SAM has been involved in many complex transactions and dispute resolution case
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https://www.rediff.com/money/special/how-shardul-shroff-built-indias-top-law-firm/20181127.htm 8] Firm's briefs have included advising Walmart on its US$16 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in Flipkart. It also advised a committee of creditors on insolvencies in which Tata Steel acquired a 72.65% controlling stake in Bhushan Steel, and is currently representing Punjab National Bank as it tries to recover from a US$1.4 billion fraud involving jeweller Nirav Mod
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https://www.thehindu.com/topic/PNB-Nirav_Modi_case/ 10] More recently, the Firm acted as Legal Counsel in the Reliance- Future Group dea
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Awards and recognition
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Company is an exclusive member firm of Lex Mundi in India, which helps its client's access services through the largest law firm network across more than 125 countrie13
Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific has recognised SAM & Co as the “India National Firm of the Year” in the year 2017 and 2020 with 10 Band 1 practices, 6 Band 1 Lawyers and 32 Ranked Lawyers (highest Band 1 practices and ranked lawyers for an Indian law Firm). For the year 2021, it is ranked again with highest number of Band 1 practices and highest number of Ranked Lawyer
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The Legal 500 recognised 11 practice areas as Tier 1, Asia Law Profiles recognised 12 practice areas and sectors of SAM Co as outstanding, with International Financial Law Review (“IFLR”) recognising SAM Co as a Top Tier Firm in 2020. Further, India Business Law Journal recognised SAM Co as the “Law Firm of the Year” for two years in a row 2019 and 202
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In 2019, the Firm was recognised as the Most Innovative National Law Firm of 2019 by the IFLR, Country Law Firm of the Year India by Who's Who Legal, India Law Firm of the Year’ at the Asian Legal Business (ALB) India Law Awards 2019 and ‘Indian Law Firm of the Year’ at the Legal Era's Indian Legal Awards, 201
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The Firm was ranked #1 in deal count and deal value in Mergermarket annual India league table in 2018 and 2019, and is the only Indian law Firm to record over 100 deals for 2 years in a row until date. Shardul Shroff was recognised as Asia's best lawyer for 2020 by IFL
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References
1.https://www.mondaq.com/company/26280/Shardul-Amarchand-Mangaldas-Co 2.https://chambers.com/law-firm/shardul-amarchand-mangaldas-co-asia-pacific-8:22854445 3.https://www.iflr1000.com/Firm/Shardul-Amarchand-Mangaldas-Co-India/Profile/11725#undefined 4.https://www.legal500.com/firms/34518-shardul-amarchand-mangaldas-co/35126-mumbai-india/ 5.https://www.amsshardul.com/all-services/ 6. https://www.livemint.com/Companies/DMjEYc7DQsSKqkR2lMzARK/How-Shardul-Amarchand-revamped-its-structure.html 7.https://law.asia/india-top-law-firms-2019/ 8. https://www.rediff.com/money/special/how-shardul-shroff-built-indias-top-law-firm/20181127.htm 9.https://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/banks/nirav-modi-case-pnb-fraud-11400-crore-scam-ed-cbi-raid/story/270708.html 10.https://www.thehindu.com/topic/PNB-Nirav_Modi_case/ 11.https://www.cnbctv18.com/finance/future-group-deal-ril-says-shardul-amarchand-mangaldas-ey-deloitte-among-advisors-6788221.htm 12.https://www.iflr1000.com/Firm/Shardul-Amarchand-Mangaldas-Co-India/Profile/11725#undefined 13.https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/consultancy-/-audit/lex-mundi-announces-shardul-amarchand-as-their-india-member/articleshow/48176537.cms?from=mdr 14.https://chambers.com/law-firm/shardul-amarchand-mangaldas-co-asia-pacific-8:22854445 15.https://www.amsshardul.com/awards-recognitions/ 16.https://www.iflr1000.com/Firm/Shardul-Amarchand-Mangaldas-Co/Profile/11725#profile 17.https://www.iflr.com/article/b1nltyrxc3prqn/to-succeed-in-india-one-has-to-be-very-patient-and-vigilant 18. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co#cite ref-1, ^ ''"Breaking: AZB partner Shuva Mandal defects to Shardul Amarchand". Legally India. Retrieved 9 September 2015.'' 19. ^ ''Ganz, Kian. "Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas started today with new logo & cupcakes, as brothers migrate Amarchand.com PDATE-1: BRAND EXPLAINED. LegallyIndia. Retrieved 11 May 2015.'' 20. ^ Jump up to:''a'' ''b'' ''"Law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas starts operations". Business Standard.Press Trust of India
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^ ''Vyas, Maulik (12 May 2015). "We'll have over 450 partners by end of 2015: Shardul Shroff, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co". Economic Times. Retrieved 12 May 2015''
External links
Official website https://www.amsshardul.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co Law firms of India Law firms established in 2015 2015 establishments in India