Amarchand maintained its standing as India’s clear M&A leader topping the annual chart for the third year in a row.

With Amarchand Mangaldas having agreed to break up into two firms by 1 April after a public Bombay high court battle over a family inheritance and control of the firm, we took a closer look at the few Indian lawyers who’ve sued other lawyers.

Trilegal and Simpson Thacher Bartlett advised Chinese online financial services company Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, on its acquisition of a 25 per cent stake in One97 Communications, which runs Indian payment gateway Paytm. One97 was advised by Ama...

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Amarchand Mangaldas, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Osborne Clark and Anand Gujadhur advised Silicon Valley Bank on its Rs 280 crore acquisition by Temasek Holdings, which was advised by AZB & Partners and Linklaters. Amarchand Mumbai corporate partners Ashwath Rau and Shishir Vayttaden...

Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi and Mumbai regions, managed by brothers Shardul and Cyril Shroff respectively, have agreed to split into two firms by 1 April 2015, confirmed three independent sources.

Amarchand Mangaldas and K&L Gates advised US-based Par Pharmaceuticals and its wholly-owned Indian subsidiary Par Formulations on its acquisition of Chennai-based Ethics Biolabs, which was advised by HSB Partners. Amarchand Delhi partners Amit Kumar and Arvind Sharma, principal associate design...

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J Sagar Associates advised Geraldton Finance, Real India Invest Aktiengesellschaft and the promoters of IT park owner Nirlon on selling 39.2 per cent equity in Nirlon to Singapore’s sovereign fund GIC. Amarchand Mangaldas and Wadia Ghandy advised GIC. JSA Mumbai partners Somasekhar Sundaresan, Vikra...

Amarchand Mangaldas advised UltraTech cement on its Rs 5400 crore acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates’ cement plants. JP was advised by Vaish Associates. Amarchand Mumbai managing partner Cyril Shroff, corporate partner Tushar Mavani and competition partner Nisha Kaur Uberoi acted for UltraTech. Va...

The deadline for filing the Bombay high court counter affidavit by Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai managing partner Cyril Shroff to rebut his brother Shardul’s case has been extended for the second time to 20 February 2015. The court-sanctioned mediation between the brothers has been extended too from it...

Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi, led by the region’s managing partner Shardul Shroff, has been in acquisition talks with lawyers and at least one law firm in cities falling under the management of Mumbai-based managing partner Cyril, as the two brothers have been embroiled in a protracted mediation that i...

Amarchand Mangaldas advised the HCC group on its Rs 64 crore sale of a highway project to IDFC-backed Highway Concession One. IDFC was advised by Udwadia Udeshi & Argus. Amarchand Mumbai partner Santosh Jankiram acted for HCON, which is part of the HCC group. UUA managing associate Shubha Karra...

The deadline for the affidavit that was due to be filed by Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai managing partner Cyril Shroff in the Bombay high court dispute with his brother over their late mother’s equity in the firm, has been extended by the court to 31 December 2014, coinciding with the deadline set for ...

Amarchand Mangaldas advised Infosys founders NR Narayana Murthy, SD Shibulal, Nandan Nilekani and K Dinesh alongside family members Kumari Shibulal, Deeksha Dinesh, Asha Dinesh, Akshata Murthy, Sudha Murthy, Rohini Nilekani and Divya Dinesh, who together have sold around 32.6 million Infosys shares ...

“)Amarchand Mangaldas together with Al Tamimi advised Warburg Pincus, which invested around Rs 1,200 crore for a 10 per cent stake in Kalyan Jewellers, advised by AZB & Partners.

It might lead to the break-up of India’s largest law firm, but Shroff vs Shroff doesn’t have to be complicated. We’ve distilled it for you and shared the court documents.

Shardul Shroff, the Delhi managing partner of Amarchand Mangaldas who has been involved in a public Bombay high court battle with his Mumbai-based brother and co-managing partner Cyril, told the Economic Times in an exclusive interview that it’s a “preposterous suggestion” that he could have influen...

Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai office, which is in the midst of a potential split from the Delhi region offices , has acted for long-standing client Kotak Mahindra Bank, which has merged with ING Vysya Bank, according to a tweet from CEO Uday Kotak : I am excited to announce the merger of Kotak Mahindra...

The dispute between Amarchand Mangaldas brothers would most likely result in a split of the firm into two separate entities, said an authoritative source with close knowledge of the Mumbai side of the dispute.