Amarchand Shroff daughter weds Adani son in high-powered ceremony

Monday, 18 February 2013 By Legally India Law firms

The daughter of Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai managing partner Cyril Shroff, Paridhi Shroff, has married Karan Adani, the son of prominent Gujarat industrialist Gautam Adani, founder of the Adani Group.

The Economic Times featured a 31-photo-slideshow of the 11-13 February Goa wedding, reporting the attendance of Reliance industrialists Anil and Mukesh Ambani and their mother Kokilaben Ambani; Vedanta group’s founder and executive chairman Anil Agarwal; Kotak Mahindra Bank promoter; vice-chairman and managing director Uday Kotak, Essar Group vice-chairman Shashi Ruia; Kingfisher group founder Vijay Mallya; ICICI bank non-executive chairman KV Kamath; Enam financial chairman Vallabh Bansali; Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra.

The Telegraph India speculated that the presence of so many industrialists at the wedding was reportedly the cause for the postponement of Mamata Bannerjee’s Mumbai roadshow.

The Times of India also reported that BJP leader LK Advani, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, “senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad, Morari Bapu, Parimal Nathwani, Keshubhai Patel, Sudhir Nanavati, Girish Dani, Jaxay Shah and Kartikeya Sarabhai” were present, while Daily Bhaskar featured more than 30 wedding photos.

A large number of partners from international law firms are understood to have attended the ceremony.

The Ahmedabad-headquartered Adani conglomerate is a long-standing client of Amarchand, with the firm having advised on Adani Power’s record initial public offering (IPO) in 2009. In early 2012 Amarchand had also set up an office in Ahmedabad.

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Comments

Pacman 18 Feb 2013, 10:15
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Spongebob 18 Feb 2013, 11:39
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I have surely become your fan Pacman.....LI is tgoing down the drain day by day.
A 18 Feb 2013, 10:35
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The MD of Adani enterprises was arrested by the CBI once, but I suppose such things hardly matter in a country where the Ambanis are worshipped as gods.

http://www.livemint.com/Companies/CuqXOgViz2cvkJgxmqEFvM/Adani-Enterprises-MD-arrested-in-duty-evasion-case.html
Not just Ambanis 19 Feb 2013, 12:34
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Ambanis and Shroffs
Marry to keep clients 18 Feb 2013, 11:10
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No one gave me this career tip; wow!

To get or keep clients, marry the guy/girl.

Protik Da at Lawctopus didn't have a clue about this.
Whatay 18 Feb 2013, 12:12
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Dude- thats business 101
Associate 18 Feb 2013, 11:19
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Why is Shardul absent in all the pics/function?
kianganz 18 Feb 2013, 11:39
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I am reliably told that Shardul Shroff was very much present at the ceremony. Photos I guess focused mostly on the fathers of the bride and groom...
Associate 18 Feb 2013, 12:38
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[quote name="kianganz"]I am reliably told that Shardul Shroff was very much present at the ceremony. Photos I guess focused mostly on the fathers of the bride and groom...[/quote]
Thank you for the clarification Kian. Are you married?
kianganz 18 Feb 2013, 12:47
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Hmm, are you?
Guest 19 Feb 2013, 05:47
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[quote name="kianganz"]Hmm, are you?[/quote]

Kian is married... to Legally India. Actually, he is married to "barely legal" :)
Anon 18 Feb 2013, 11:32
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Its amazing how any news about the shroffs generates so much jealousy and negativity . Just shows the low quality of the indian bar . And lack of maturity . Kian should exercise judgement on the comments being put up.
Spongebob 18 Feb 2013, 12:11
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[quote name="Anon"]Its amazing how any news about the shroffs generates so much jealousy and negativity . Just shows the low quality of the indian bar . And lack of maturity . Kian should exercise judgement on the comments being put up.[/quote]

To answer your question, LI is a reporting forum for keeping a lawyer updated on the developments in the legal front. I am sure none of us are too bothered about what marries what....and who marries who....just saying.

Maybe a movement of a partner or a latest legal update would have interested an individual but to give an update on somebody's personal life....gimme a break. If this is the level of reporting that one expects out of LI, they might as well name the site Legally Shroffs or Legally Khaitan for that matter.........LI as i perceived it to be was a front to keep us aware of the legal pulse but unfortunately LI has reduced itself to nothing more than a mere page 3 website.....may i dare say......unfortunately the Anon failed to understand the real message that was being sent
Square pants 18 Feb 2013, 12:41
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I disagree... if it were to be only about Paridhi Shroff's social life and marriage, it would not be news... but it certainly is not... this is a marriage that gives us an insight into the workings of India's law firm... and therefore, to my mind is legal news... after all LI does not just report judgements, it reports legal news... and how the Shroffs use their societal position (and family ties) to keep where Amarchand is today ... is of real interest to an observer of Indian law firms...
Spongebob 18 Feb 2013, 13:59
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[quote name="Square pants"]I disagree... if it were to be only about Paridhi Shroff's social life and marriage, it would not be news... but it certainly is not... this is a marriage that gives us an insight into the workings of India's law firm... and therefore, to my mind is legal news... after all LI does not just report judgements, it reports legal news... and how the Shroffs use their societal position (and family ties) to keep where Amarchand is today ... is of real interest to an observer of Indian law firms...[/quote]

Is that the key to success of....... and AMSS......So basically the working of a law firm such as Amss is all about the business tie ups.....starting from Shardul/Pallavi tie up etc etc etc... and therefore the key to achieving societal position such as the Shroffs is only through and all about family ties between business groups?


More importantly what i fail to understand how does a marriage give an observer of an indian law firm the so called insight into the working of a law firm? Please do pardon my ignorance but i think these are to trivial a matter to be reported...... unless LI is a forum for the Shroffs to propagate and advertise themselves.
aaa 18 Feb 2013, 14:35
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To #5: The negative comments are wholly justified. This is a firm that does zero pro bono work while splurging money on a wedding , keeps foreign competition out while encouraging nepotism. It is a sad comment on our country that this firm is the most well-known law firm and the likes of Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy are not allowed to operate.
Guest 19 Feb 2013, 05:45
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[quote name="aaa"]To #5: The negative comments are wholly justified. This is a firm that does zero pro bono work while splurging money on a wedding , keeps foreign competition out while encouraging nepotism. It is a sad comment on our country that this firm is the most well-known law firm and the likes of Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy are not allowed to operate.[/quote]

Why is it a sad comment on our country? What great shakes will you achieve if CC and A&O operates in India?
whatay 19 Feb 2013, 01:29
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It would be simplistic to state that it is the only reason for AMSS' success... but if you deny that it is not one of the contributing factors in their continued dominance, then you are living in a fool's paradise.. . it shows how market dominance is created and maintained (think the Shroffs, Zia, the Khaitans, the Desais,)... and why it is so difficult for first generation lawyers to set up successful commercial practices ... It would be stupid to say that there should be no debate on these issues or that someone should not report this...In fact as an insight into the way Indian corporate firms works this is much more important than X partner moving to Y firm (its one of the reasons why X partner's departure has a limited effect on AMSS). If you remember the Forbes article a few years back it went into some depth into the culture of the Firm, and this is another reflection of that.
Whatay 18 Feb 2013, 12:13
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The more interesting part will be the reception ... where AMSS partners/ senior associates have specific roles...
Associate 18 Feb 2013, 12:43
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[quote name="Whatay"]The more interesting part will be the reception ... where AMSS partners/ senior associates have specific roles...[/quote]
Please clarify? What are their roles? And where is reception happening?
Kian, It would be interesting if you can cover all weddings of/between partners in law firms (and policies, if any, in connection with the same). Thank you.
AB 18 Feb 2013, 13:52
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It's at Turf Club tonight. In case anyone wants to crash.
EMC 18 Feb 2013, 15:05
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[quote name="Associate"][quote name="Whatay"]The more interesting part will be the reception ... where AMSS partners/ senior associates have specific roles...[/quote]
Please clarify? What are their roles? And where is reception happening?
Kian, It would be interesting if you can cover all weddings of/between partners in law firms (and policies, if any, in connection with the same). Thank you.[/quote]

All the NLU types from Event Management Committees, Reception & Registration etc etc etc must have been in charge of related matters at the wedding!

Legally India (Kian): Why did you think this was newsworthy? Were you just running out of content?
Foxy Observer 18 Feb 2013, 13:25
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Kian please cover the affairs as well. That should amount to some juicy reading.
idiotic news 18 Feb 2013, 15:55
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ohhh now i m really interested in knowing when is baby shower....
Coffee drinker 18 Feb 2013, 16:16
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Someone please explain to me how this is NOT legitimate news for a legal business site? Because, this, although it is not very new, is hugely important for Amarchand, it's future, as well as rest of legal industry.

You think Zia being married to Jaydev Modi is not important, by that count?

Wake up and smell the chai: this is how highly successful business works.
guess.back 18 Feb 2013, 17:09
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[quote name="Coffee drinker"]Someone please explain to me how this is NOT legitimate news for a legal business site? Because, this, although it is not very new, is hugely important for Amarchand, it's future, as well as rest of legal industry.

You think Zia being married to Jaydev Modi is not important, by that count?

Wake up and smell the chai: this is how highly successful business works.[/quote]

any idea what you talking about? LI is not a site that if they planning for business development, it shall be reported herein.

then also give some more news on affairs as well as well as other law firm marriages as well..then talk on it..
guess.back 18 Feb 2013, 16:27
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what a shame..waste of time too..
long standing client? 18 Feb 2013, 18:25
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Really? Since when did Adani become a long standing client of AMSS?
Best Wishes 19 Feb 2013, 04:52
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Guys leave the Shroffs alone for day- it's a happy day for the newly weds. Best wishes to Parihdi and Karan!
Seriously?? 19 Feb 2013, 06:02
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....and this is legal news HOW?

Kian..... please don't go down the route of turning a perfectly legit blog into a gossip column!
rase 19 Feb 2013, 06:14
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what's prob with the news?
On a different tangent 19 Feb 2013, 07:36
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[quote name="rase"]what's prob with the news?[/quote]
its shroff centric....
Nutri Nugget 19 Feb 2013, 07:13
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If you don't like the news, don't read it.

It is true that this country works on connections but it would be in bad toste to presume that this union is a purely commercial one.

To Whatay - there are actually firms that have created first generation commercial practices that are successful and competitive - some examples are S&R and Trilegal. It is hard though given the enormous clout of the entrenched powers that be!
whatay 19 Feb 2013, 07:48
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@ Nutri Nugget- of course, the union is not a commercial one (...) but it is legal news simply because a collateral fall-out in the strengthening of a firm's market position.
And of course Trilegal and S&R has succeeded (but they are the exception rather than the rule). My comment is equally applicable to first generation lawyers within Biglaw- they simply do not have the social connections
On a different tangent 19 Feb 2013, 07:34
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How come the ELP cup was not covered this year where DSK won the tournament Kian? Is this because the they are the lesser mortals or the subalterns?
kianganz 19 Feb 2013, 07:38
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We're waiting for the full results and stats actually from ELP - will be covered shortly...
Insightful man 19 Feb 2013, 09:20
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One read of these comments makes it clear that the indian bar is obsessed with the shroffs who are like the ambanis of the legal world . They criticise them but cannot think beyond them and never will. . In its own ironic way the shroffs have nothing to worry. They will always be the closest thing to legal royalty in India s legal market . Ignore them if you don't like them. There is nothing like bad publicity. They must be chuckling with all the attention even if it has a mean shallow streak to it. Hail royalty . It reminds me of England's obsession with royal family . Love them. Hate them but cannot live without them. Nor find something better. . Nothing comes even close to their influence . Think about it friends.
Delhi Dastak 19 Feb 2013, 11:23
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[quote name="Insightful man"]One read of these comments makes it clear that the indian bar is obsessed with the shroffs who are like the ambanis of the legal world . They criticise them but cannot think beyond them and never will. . In its own ironic way the shroffs have nothing to worry. They will always be the closest thing to legal royalty in India s legal market . Ignore them if you don't like them. There is nothing like bad publicity. They must be chuckling with all the attention even if it has a mean shallow streak to it. Hail royalty . It reminds me of England's obsession with royal family . Love them. Hate them but cannot live without them. Nor find something better. . Nothing comes even close to their influence . Think about it friends.[/quote]

SO true. If some lawyers are worshiped by thousands of lawyers and considered King (God forbid) in the Kingdom of Indian Law and if some lawyer kids would like to be as BIG as THE SHROFFS or maybe Bigger than them, then, I can surely see the future of Indian Lawyers as a bunch of CLEVER BUSINESSMEN hidden under the UNIFORM OF LAWYERS. Additionally, I am sorry to say, this news is not an intelligent piece worth of being published from the Editorial team of Legally India. But, if you were paid to publish it, then, I waive my right to criticize it.
kianganz 19 Feb 2013, 11:44
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Unless it says sponsored post above an article, then, to the best of our ability, we published an article because we exercised our independent editorial judgment to do so, and nothing else.

If nothing else, the debate this story has generated should be vindication of our judgment in this case, even without the fact that the Economic Times and other mainstream non-law publications deemed it interesting enough for publication...?
Icatty 19 Feb 2013, 09:31
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Sounds like grapes are sour for most of the cynical readers . Seem to be mostly frustrated souls both in their personal and professional lives. They neither have the industry standing of the shroff firm nor their social standing. It's called indian crab mentality . The shroffs obviously give a damn about barking dogs and are just getting on with their lives. Meanwhile the commen makers continue their frustrated existence . And legally india laughs its way to more readership . Hmmm it's obvious what's going on no ! Yellow journalism . Shallow journalism. And gutter level comments from frustrated readers. Meaooow!
Troll 20 Feb 2013, 08:09
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[quote name="Icatty"]Sounds like grapes are sour for most of the cynical readers . Seem to be mostly frustrated souls both in their personal and professional lives. They neither have the industry standing of the shroff firm nor their social standing. It's called indian crab mentality . The shroffs obviously give a damn about barking dogs and are just getting on with their lives. Meanwhile the commen makers continue their frustrated existence . And legally india laughs its way to more readership . Hmmm it's obvious what's going on no ! Yellow journalism . Shallow journalism. And gutter level comments from frustrated readers. Meaooow![/quote]

But then again opinion are like Assh.... Everybody has one..... :-p
Jhansi rani 19 Feb 2013, 12:10
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Businessmen or lawyers or both, at least they have sustained their law firm for a really long time at the top. Better than the tiny firms who sell out at they first opportunity to break up in no time. I would rather entrust the future of indian corporate law to the shroffs than some foreigner or. Some non descript indian nobody who has no past track record nor credibility for the future, . The shroffs are exactly like the Gandhi family to the congress. Take them out of the equation and nothing will remain. They alone can keep it all together. Who will trust the likes. Of the next batch of partners like [...] or [...] or [...] etc with the future of the firm ? They are good lawyers but no credentials to lead . Any story however trivial of the shroff family will always generate interest . Why else would this blog carry it. Kian is no fool . Personal stories should however be tempered with the family's right to privacy . Does anyone give a damn if the managing partner of a smaller firm had a marriage in the family. It's obvious no who creates the most interest. Even Zia who has three girls to marry will not .
whatay 19 Feb 2013, 13:28
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Dear Jhansi Rani,

Will you entrust the future of Indian law to the next generation of Mumbai Shroffs?
kianganz 19 Feb 2013, 12:26
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Some more food for thought, for those who are still hungry. The Shroffs have publicly and internally often talked of the 'bicycle model' of managing a firm: family as one proverbial wheel, and non-family partners as the other wheel.

( http://www.legallyindia.com/201202172583/Law-firms/li-mint-exclusive-rs-1000cr-amarchand-bcg-plan-revealed-analysed )

It is an interesting model for an interesting time in the Indian legal market; how well this model works will determine at least a few things about the future of the firm, and also possibly a few things about the future of the Indian legal market.

As such, tactful reporting on some family matters, bearing in mind a right to privacy, makes this a legitimate and relevant story, I believe.

Best wishes,
Kian
Scooter 21 Feb 2013, 08:36
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How amusing to see how the readers have taken proprietorship of the website and telling the owner of what the site is supposed to be and expected to report. Absolutely ridiculous one hand and on the other it must be a proud moment for Kian that the readers relate to the website and have set expectations on standard and content.

Just a thought.
Hypocrite much?? 19 Feb 2013, 13:21
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No. I am not going too make any signs/marks but just say outright - what the fuck is wrong with people here? what is so wrong about publishing an article about who got married to who in the legal square? Gosh, it appalling to learn that people holding law degrees and apparently broad outlook to the world have such shallow opinions...!! I am look at your hypocrisy guys...MAXIMUM comments today on this post..and definetly ALL of u scrolled through the pics...so y giving gyan? If u want to read "serious" legal stuff n blah blah blah go make ur own website no? What gives you people the right to tell others how to run their sites. such hypocrites....
Troll 20 Feb 2013, 08:06
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[quote name="Hypocrite much??"]No. I am not going too make any signs/marks but just say outright - what the fuck is wrong with people here? what is so wrong about publishing an article about who got married to who in the legal square? Gosh, it appalling to learn that people holding law degrees and apparently broad outlook to the world have such shallow opinions...!! I am look at your hypocrisy guys...MAXIMUM comments today on this post..and definetly ALL of u scrolled through the pics...so y giving gyan? If u want to read "serious" legal stuff n blah blah blah go make ur own website no? What gives you people the right to tell others how to run their sites. such hypocrites....[/quote]


So much for censoring LI...
Jhansi rani 19 Feb 2013, 17:40
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Dear whatay
The next generation of shroffs operating on their two wheel model seems like a better choice than someone with no track record or credentials. Going by the example of corporate india the family is a much better bet. The so called non founder professionals do not have the required attachment to a legacy to perpetuate it . No matter how smart they are as lawyers .there is something to be said about the two wheel model . Time will tell. Anyway what the fuck does all this have to do with Paridhi marriage to Karan. Really ! People have no work or what ? Kian this story has resulted in comments that are irrelevant . Crap.
Troll 20 Feb 2013, 08:03
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[quote name="Jhansi rani"]Dear whatay
The next generation of shroffs operating on their two wheel model seems like a better choice than someone with no track record or credentials. Going by the example of corporate india the family is a much better bet. The so called non founder professionals do not have the required attachment to a legacy to perpetuate it . No matter how smart they are as lawyers .there is something to be said about the two wheel model . Time will tell. Anyway what the fuck does all this have to do with Paridhi marriage to Karan. Really ! People have no work or what ? Kian this story has resulted in comments that are irrelevant . Crap.[/quote


Whatay the family is following this post....refrain else your legal career will be in jeopardy :-p
Concerned 23 Feb 2013, 07:52
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Kian,
Since you did put this up, why didn't you just go whole hog and put up pics? Atleast we could've ogled at the clothes and jewelry!!!
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