Chambers & Partners Recognises Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. as ‘India National Law Firm of the Year’

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. has been awarded the 'National Law Firm of the Year, 2017, India’ by Chambers & Partners, the world's premium evaluator of Legal Services. The award is based on research for the 2017 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific and reflect a law firm’s pre-eminence in key practice areas. They also reflect notable achievements over the past 12 months including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. won the prestigious accolade at the annual Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific Awards, held in Singapore on Friday 24 March 2017.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas awarded the ‘National Law Firm of the Year, 2017, India’ by Chambers & Partners, the world's premium evaluator of Legal Services

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Shardul Shroff, Executive Chairman, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. said, "We are truly honoured to receive this award from Chambers & Partners, which recognises our position as a leading law firm in India. It is indeed heartening that we have received this recognition in our centenary year and within 22 months of our establishing the new SAM & Co. firm.”

Managing Partners, Ms. Pallavi Shroff and Mr. Akshay Chudasama said, “This is indeed a wonderful award to receive and a recognition of all our efforts over the last two years. It has been possible only with the dedication, hard work and single minded focus that everyone at SAM & Co has shown. This is truly the result of a great team effort by everyone at the firm.”

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. has consistently excelled in Chambers & Partners rankings. In 2017, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. achieved the maximum number of Band 1 lawyers as well as Band 1 Practices. The Firm also achieved the maximum number of ranked lawyers in Chambers & Partners.

Some of the latest awards that Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has received include

• Ranked ‘Band 1’ for Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Competition/ Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Private Equity, Projects, Infrastructure & Energy - Chambers & Partners, 2017.

• ‘Outstanding’ provider of legal services for Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Competition & Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Private Equity, Projects & Infrastructure - Asialaw Profiles, 2017.

• Ranked ‘Tier 1’ for Banking & Finance, Antitrust and Competition, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Investments Funds, Projects Infrastructure and Energy, Real Estate & Construction, TMT and White-collar crime - The Legal 500, 2017.

• Ranked ‘Tier 1’ for Corporate M&A, Banking & Finance, Infrastructure, Oil & Gas, Private Equity, Project Finance, Capital Markets and Transport - IFLR1000's Financial and Corporate Rankings, 2017.

About Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Established again in 2015, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., is one of India’s leading law firms rated by international organisations, law directories and professional journals. As a full service law firm, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas is renowned in the business community for its ability to enable business, its innovative solutions, responsiveness and collaboration with its clients. The Firm continues its journey as “a young and wise firm” in its “Centenary Year of Excellence.”

The Firm has over 450 lawyers, including 88 Partners, offering legal services through its offices at New Delhi, Mumbai, Gurgaon, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai.