Cyril Shroff
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Cyril Shroff | |
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| Born | 7 November 1959 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics Government Law College, Mumbai |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Organization | Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas |
| Spouse | Vandana Shroff |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Shardul S. Shroff (brother) Karan Adani (son-in-law) |
| Website | cyrilshroff |
Cyril Suresh Shroff (born 1959) is an Indian corporate lawyer.
He is notable as the managing partner of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), India's largest full services law firm.
He was previously managing partner of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co, from 1995 until its split into CAM and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co in 2015.[1]
Cyril was born the son of Suresh Amarchand Shroff, a former managing partner of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. His grandfather started the firm in partnership with Mangaldas Mehta in 1917.
Shroff was admitted to the Bar in 1982 after receiving his BA, LLB degree from the Government Law College, Mumbai.[2] He is a solicitor, High Court of Bombay, since 1983.[citation needed]
He was granted control of Amarchand Mangaldas' Mumbai operations at the age of 35, and eventually rose to the status of being a favoured adviser to India's corporate elite.[3]
His career as a lawyer spanned 40 years in a range of commercial areas. He was branded by a reporter at one point in his career as the 'M&A King of India'.[4]