India’s leading law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) elevates 18 lawyers to its partnership as part of its continued growth. The promotions are effective from May 1, 2026.
The partners, inducted into the partnership across various practice groups and cities are as follows:
New Partners:
CAM Corporate
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Abhilasha Malpani, Corporate, Mumbai
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Anirud Sudarsan, Corporate, Mumbai
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Arpita Sengupta, Digital+ | TMT, Mumbai
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Ayushi Toshniwal, Corporate, Mumbai
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Krithika Radhakrishnan, Employment, Bengaluru
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Shruthi Ashok, Corporate, Bengaluru
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Subhankar Pasalapudi, Corporate, Bengaluru
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Supriya Aakulu, Corporate, Bengaluru
CAM Dispute Resolution
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Darshan Furia, Disputes, Mumbai
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Samhita Mehra, Disputes, Mumbai
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Soumya Dasgupta, Disputes, Delhi-NCR
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Utkarsh Kumar, Disputes, Mumbai
CAM Finance
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Arunkumar Venugopalan, Projects, Mumbai
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Kush Wadehra, Financial Services & Financial Institutions Group, Mumbai
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Monil Chheda, Insolvency & Restructuring, Mumbai
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Sohrab Kharadi, Project Finance, Mumbai
CAM Markets
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Amitpal Singh, Capital Markets, Delhi-NCR
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Tanvi Kini, Capital Markets, Bengaluru
Congratulating the new partners Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner commented, “I’m delighted to share the promotion of this exceptional group of lawyers. Each of them has earned this through consistent, thoughtful work and a clear sense of responsibility toward clients and colleagues alike. Their progression reflects the kind of culture we are building that values initiative, sound judgment, and a willingness to take ownership. I look forward to the perspective they will bring, the teams they will shape, and the role they will play in where we go from here. I wish them well as they take on their new role.”
Members of Partnership Council (Management Committee) added,
“This year’s promotions come at a point where the way we work, grow, and serve clients is continually being redefined. These individuals have not only delivered strong results but have also shown the ability to adapt, lead, and contribute meaningfully to the teams around them.
As they step into this role, we look forward to the perspectives they will bring and the part they will play in strengthening both our practice and firm culture. We’re glad to have them join the partnership and to work alongside them as we continue building what lies ahead. Congratulations to each of them on this well-earned milestone.”
NEW PARTNERS PROFILE
Abhilasha Malpani, Corporate, Mumbai
Abhilasha focuses on M&A and Private Equity with extensive experience on transactions and advisories in the listed space, ranging across sectors such as banking and financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, cement and mining, media and infrastructure. She has experience across a wide range of precedent setting listed deals for strategic and private equity players.
She graduated from National Law Institute University, Bhopal in 2017 and joined the Firm in July 2017.
Anirud Sudarsan, Corporate and Insurance, Mumbai
Anirud has over 9 years of experience advising global insurers, PE sponsors, banking groups, and promoter conglomerates on insurance M&A, FDI structuring, IRDAI regulatory advisory, and insurer capital markets transactions.
He is also recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ in Insurance by Asialaw 2025 rankings and as a ‘Key/Recommended Lawyer’ in Insurance by Legal 500 2023 and 2025 rankings.
Anirud is a graduate from West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata in 2017 and joined the Firm in July 2017.
Arpita Sengupta, Digital+ | TMT, Mumbai
Arpita has worked on transactions, contracting and advisory matters across the Digital+ | TMT sector, including AI, privacy, cybersecurity and intellectual property, and support key domestic and global clients of the Firm.
She graduated from West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata in 2017 and later pursued L.L.M. from The University of California Berkeley, School of Law in 2018. She joined the Firm in June 2021.
Ayushi Toshniwal, Corporate, Mumbai
Ayushi focuses on M&A with a sector-agnostic approach and has worked extensively in both buy and sell side representations. As part of her advisory practice, she regularly advises on corporate laws and foreign exchange laws.
She graduated from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar in 2017 and joined the firm in September 2024.
Krithika Radhakrishnan, Labour & Employment, Bengaluru
Krithika focuses on range of labour and employment law matters with specific expertise in Investigations, employment disputes, CXO appointments and exits, employee movements and benefits in complex transactions.
She has worked with multiple clients across industries — IT/ITES, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, banking and financial services, healthcare, PE/VC funds, renewable energy.
She graduated from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar in 2017 and joined the firm in July 2017.
Shruthi Ashok, Corporate, Bengaluru
Shruthi has experience in venture capital and private equity transactions and has advised on complex transactions in regulated sectors. She has experience in and has deep domain knowledge ranging from SaaS, Fintech, Agri-Tech, and Edu-Tech to FMCG, and defence landscapes.
Additionally, she has also been advising clients in e-commerce and retail trade having advised leading, IPO-bound entities on business model restructuring, FDI policy compliance, and ‘approval route’ FDI transactions.
She graduated from National Law School of India University, Bengaluru in 2017 and later pursued LL.M (specialising in commercial law) from University of Cambridge in 2018. She joined the firm in August 2018.
Subhankar Pasalapudi, Corporate, Bengaluru
Subhankar advises private equity and venture capital funds on the complete life cycle of their India facing investments, spanning entry structuring and approvals, portfolio governance, and private and public exits. He has transactional experience across sectors, with a focus on real estate (warehousing, data centres, retail and commercial), waste management, manufacturing, pharma / healthcare, electric vehicles, and education.
He graduated from National Law School of India University, Bengaluru in 2016 and joined the firm in July 2016.
Supriya Aakulu, Corporate, Bengaluru
Supriya works on range of general corporate matters, with a special focus on corporate restructuring, multi-jurisdictional M&A and PE/VC M&A. Her work is sector agnostic. She has primarily advised clients across the IT/ITES, financial services, healthcare, consumer & retail and manufacturing sectors.
She graduated from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar in 2017 and joined the firm in July 2017.
Darshan Furia, Dispute Resolution, Mumbai
Darshan has over a decade of experience in commercial litigation, arbitration and contentious securities disputes — combining rare legal depth with CFA-level financial fluency. He has experience in handling complex commercial disputes, regulatory investigations, quasi-judicial and settlement proceedings. He regularly appears before courts, tribunals and authorities across India.
He completed LL.B. from Mumbai University in 2015 and also pursued Chartered Financial Analyst course from CFA Institute in 2018. He did post-graduation in Securities Law from Government Law College, Mumbai in 2018. He joined the Firm in November 2021.
Samhita Mehra, Dispute Resolution, Mumbai
Samhita has nearly a decade of experience in general litigation and arbitration emanating from high value contractual and commercial disputes. She has acted for clients (conglomerates, PE funds, banks) across sectors in disputes arising in connection with contractual breaches, public law matters, infrastructure, shareholder disputes, family disputes, employment, real estate and securities.
She has represented clients before fora ranging from trial courts to the Supreme Court, including international and domestic arbitral tribunals (SIAC, MCIA), various High Courts (Bombay, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana) and specialised / regulatory tribunals (NCLT / SAT).
She graduated from National Law School of India University, Bengaluru in 2017 and also did an Exchange Semester from University of Zurich in 2017. She joined the firm in July 2017.
Soumya Dasgupta, Dispute Resolution, Delhi-NCR
Soumya has specific experience in Corporate and Commercial Disputes (Contractual breaches, damages claims, trust disputes, shareholder remedies, corporate governance issues for listed companies, voluntary liquidation, intellectual property rights), White Collar Criminal Defence, Public Law Claims (constitutional challenges, writs against public authorities), and Sectoral Litigation (Mining, Telecom, Technology, Consumer Protection, Employment, Environment).
He regularly appears before the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, Bombay High Court, Calcutta High Court, National Company Law Tribunal, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Central Government Industrial Tribunal, and various District Courts in Delhi.
He graduated from Faculty of Law, Delhi University in 2017 after pursuing B.A. (Hons.) History from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University in 2012 and M.A. History from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University in 2014. He pursued LL.M. from University College London in 2018 where he was a Chevening Scholar. He joined the firm in October 2020.
Utkarsh Kumar, Dispute Resolution, Mumbai
Utkarsh’s practice spans across commercial litigation, domestic and cross-border arbitration, and complex corporate disputes, with a core focus on shareholder and boardroom matters. His experience includes post-transaction, joint venture, contractual, governance, and regulatory-overlay disputes across financial services, technology and digital businesses, infrastructure and construction, power and energy, industrials, and diversified business groups.
He graduated from Symbiosis Law School, Pune in 2017 and joined the Firm in December 2022.
Arunkumar Venugopalan, Projects, Mumbai
Arunkumar advises sponsors, developers and multinational corporations on the structuring, negotiation and execution of large-scale infrastructure projects, spanning sectors such as energy (including renewables and conventional power), data centres, mining, petrochemicals, transport and logistics, among others. He has expertise in advising on project development, PPP and concession frameworks, technology licensing, supply agreements and O&M contracts — as well as bid processes and project structuring. He has acted on complex, high-value and cross-border mandates across India, Australia and the Middle East.
He graduated from Mahatma Gandhi University in 2007 and joined the Firm in July 2014.
Kush Wadehra, Financial Services & Financial Institutions Group, Mumbai
Kush works on transactional and advisory projects across financial services sector including domestic/ cross-border M&A, licensing applications, data law and governance. He has been working with regulatory bodies like RBI, SEBI and IRDAI.
He graduated from West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata in 2017 and joined the Firm in March 2022.
Monil Chheda, Insolvency & Restructuring, Mumbai
Monil specialises in strategic resolutions, enforcements, restructuring and insolvency related assignments. He also has experience in special situations private credit transactions, with a focus on the real estate sector.
He graduated from Government Law College, Mumbai in 2016. He joined the Firm in July 2022.
Sohrab Kharadi, Project Finance, Mumbai
Sohrab regularly advises leading Indian financial institutions, banks and corporates in India and overseas on a broad range of financing transactions including project finance, cross-border financing structure, structured lending and acquisition finance. He has also been involved in some of the most complex and high-stakes debt resolution and restructuring transactions.
He graduated from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar in 2015 and later pursued his LL.M from King’s College London in 2016. He joined the Firm in March 2017.
Amitpal Singh, Capital Markets, Delhi – NCR
Amitpal has advised corporates, merchant bankers (both domestic and international), investment funds on IPOs, QIPs, Rights Issues, Medium Term Note Programmes, Debt Offerings, Buybacks and Offer for Sale.
He did L.L.B. from Faculty of Law, Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi in 2016. He has also pursued Company Secretaryship from The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) in 2016. He joined the Firm in February 2018.
Tanvi Kini, Capital Markets, Bengaluru
Tanvi has advised various stakeholders including issuer companies, underwriters and selling shareholders on a wide range of capital markets transactions including initial public offerings, qualified institutions placements, INVITs, scheme listings, rights issues and bulk trades. She has also provided advisory services on securities laws aspects, corporate governance and pre-offering restructuring and considerations.
She has advised a diverse range of clients across various sectors including BFSI, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, healthcare, IT and ITES, fintech, hospitality and real estate.
She graduated from Symbiosis Law School, Pune in 2017 and joined the Firm in July 2017.
