Cyril Shroff is managing partner of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (since May 2015) and was previously managing partner of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co (since 1995).

With over 36 years of experience in a range of areas, including corporate laws, securities markets, banking, infrastructure and others, Mr Shroff is regarded and has been consistently rated as India's top corporate, banking and project finance lawyer by several international surveys, including those conducted by IFLR, Euromoney, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 – Asia Pacific, Asialaw and others.

He is consistently ranked as “star practitioner” in India by Chambers Global, often regarded as the “M&A King of India” and regularly recognised as an award-winning professional across various practices.

Mr Shroff was a member of the SEBI constituted Uday Kotak committee on corporate governance, the SEBI committee on insider trading and recently the SEBI committee for direct listing of foreign securities. He is also member of the first Apex advisory committee of the IMC International ADR Centre and an advisory member of the Financial Planning Standards Board of India and Macquarie. He is a member of the advisory board of the Mumbai Court of International Arbitration (MCIA) and was recently appointed as a task force member of Society of Insolvency Practitioners of India.

He is a member of the advisory board of the Center for Study of the Legal Profession established by the Harvard Law School, a member of the advisory board of the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) and on the board of IIM Trichy and the governing board of Krea University.

WWL says: Cyril Shroff ranks among India's top finance practitioners and enjoys a great reputation for his expertise in Indian banking law, financial regulation and M&A matters.