Shardul S Shroff is a highly regarded Indian corporate lawyer and the Executive Chairman of the renowned law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.; find out more about him and his net worth
Aside from serving as the executive chairman, Shroff also heads the firm’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy practice.
Who is Shardul S Shroff, biography, age, family, wife, daughter, net worth
People Involved against Adani Empire :
Shardul Shroff
Pallavi Shroff
Sucheta Dalal pic.twitter.com/Xh8S7zY8PZ— Rohit_Live (@Rohit_Live007) October 19, 2023
Darshan Hiranandani says that @MahuaMoitra was blackmailing him on #Adani issue.
This was with help of Financial Journalist @suchetadalal & lawyers Shardul Shroff & Pallavi Shroff of @AMS_Shardul.
PS: Sucheta Dalal is also responsible for the death of Harshad Mehta. pic.twitter.com/ogqZbbo4Jd
— Shashank Shekhar Jha (@shashank_ssj) October 19, 2023
Throughout his career, Shardul has consistently been rated as a leading corporate lawyer by several international publications, including Asialaw, Chambers and Partners, International Financial Law Review (IFLR), Who’s Who Legal, and more.
Shardul S Shroff bio and family
Shardul S Shroff is an Indian corporate lawyer who was born to parents Suresh Shroff and Bharti Shroff. He has a brother named Cyril Shroff, who is also a fellow corporate lawyer and manages his own firm. Shardul is a key figure in developing and driving the firm’s vision and often spends his time guiding the firm’s strategy and partners towards building strong relationships with clients and members within the firm.
Shardul S Shroff career
Shroff started his practice in Mumbai after enrolling himself in the bar on July 1, 1980. By September 1980, he started to head the Delhi office of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. Across his four decades of experience, he has worked across a wide spectrum, including insolvency and bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions, securities law, government regulations, disinvestment and capital markets, debt recovery, and more.
Aside from enjoying a successful career with his firm, Shardul is also a much sought-after legal expert by both the government and private corporations. Both of these sectors refer to Shroff for advice and representation on high-stakes matters related to various financial aspects.
He was born on October 01, 1955 and is aged 68 today. While his net worth isn’t known, Shroff’s law firm has advised on deals worth $40 billion, across sectors, last year. Under his leadership, his firm advised Reliance Retail in its acquisition of some businesses of the Future Group for $3.3 billion and her firm also advised multiple investors, from Facebook to Intel Capital, for their investment of over $20 billion into Jio Platforms.
Professional memberships
Shardul S Shroff is a member of the following professional memberships:
- Supreme Court Bar Association
- Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India
- Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
- Delhi Bar Association
Education
Shardul obtained a B.Com. (Hons.) degree from the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai. He then obtained an LL.B., from the Government Law College, University of Mumbai.
Wife and children
Shardul S Shroff is currently married to Pallavi Shroff, who is also an advocate and daughter of former Chief Justice of India, PN Bhagwati. The couple has two daughters together, named Shweta Shroff and Natashaa Shroff.
Awards and achievements
Throughout his career, Shardul S Shroff has won a number of awards and achievements. Given below is a list of some of those awards and achievements:
- Eminent Practitioner for Banking & Finance and Restructuring/Insolvency by Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific, 2020–23
- Eminent Practitioner for Banking & Finance and Corporate/M&A by Chambers & Partners Global, 2023
- Eminent Practitioners for Corporate/M&A by Chambers & Partners, 2023
- Elite Practitioner for Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A by Asialaw Profiles, 2020–24
- Leading Lawyer Legends for Banking & Finance, Corporate & M&A, Private Equity and Restructuring and Insolvency at the Legal Era Awards, 2023
- Leading Lawyer Legends for Banking & Finance, Corporate & M&A and Restructuring and Insolvency at the Legal Era Awards, 2022
- Leading Individual for Restructuring and Insolvency by The Legal 500, 2021–23
- Market Leader for Restructuring and Insolvency, Project Development, Banking, Project Finance, and Capital Markets: Debt, M&A by IFLR1000, 2023
- National Law Day Award
- Recognized in the Hall of Fame for Banking and Finance by The Legal 500, 2020–23
- Recommended for Corporate Governance by Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance 2023 Report
- Star Individual for Corporate/M&A by Chambers & Partners, 2017-22
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