Cyril Shroff


Cyril Suresh Shroff is an Indian corporate lawyer. He is the Managing Partner of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and used to be the Managing Partner of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co, India's largest law firm.

Education

Cyril was admitted to the Bar in 1982 after receiving his 3 year LLB degree from the Government Law College, Mumbai. He is a Solicitor, High Court of Bombay, since 1983.

Legal career

After the death of Suresh Shroff, Cyril took control of the Mumbai operations of the Amarchand Mangaldas at the age of 35. He slowly rose to being a favoured adviser to the India's corporate elite. He was awarded Asian Law Business India managing partner award in 2015.

Other activities

Cyril is a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre 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 and on Board of IIM Trichy. He is an advisory member of the Finance Planning Standard Board of India and Macquarie.
He is a member of the Media Legal Defence Initiative International Advisory Board. Cyril is also part of various committees of the Confederation of Indian Industry - the National Council on Corporate Governance, the National Committee on Capital Markets, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Commodities Markets, Financial Investors and Regulatory Affairs

Designations

Cyril has held a number of Directorships in various Indian Companies.

Past

Cyril is the son of Suresh Shroff, who was the former managing partner of Amarchand Mangaldas. Cyril's grandfather Amarchand Shroff started Amarchand Mangaldas in 1917.
Cyril is married to Vandana Shroff, who is also a partner in Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. He has two children, Rishabh and Paridhi. Rishabh is married to Saloni Shroff. Paridhi is married to Karan Adani, son of Gautam Adani, chairman and founder of the Adani Group.