Amit Kapur has joined Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as Senior Partner and Head of the firm’s Northern Region and Chair of the Disputes Practice.
Mr. Kapur focuses on commercial and constitutional dispute resolution, policy and regulatory dimensions and transactions in Energy (Power & Hydrocarbons); Transport (Rail, Highways and Civil Aviation); Telecom; Communications; Municipal Infrastructure and Social /Developmental projects. He is regularly consulted on Infrastructure, Regulatory and PPP issues by several ministries/bodies of Central and State Governments; Developmental Financial Institutions); Competition & Sector regulators and leading Indian and foreign Corporates. He also argues complex, precedent-setting commercial and regulatory matters before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, appellate tribunals, economic regulators, and arbitral tribunals.
He has had the opportunity to assist in and contribute to policy making and legislative processes like the Kelkar Committee on Rejuvenation of infrastructure and consequential legislative drafting, and Public Procurement Contracts Review committee. He has served as a member of the National Energy Committee of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the last 20 years; and is a Member of CII’s National Infrastructure Council. He has also been associated as a member of the Steering Committee of TERI’s Repository for Environmental Activities & Technologies (TREAT) and has been associated with CII’s Committees/ Core Groups on ‘Judicial Reforms’, ‘Corporate Laws’, ‘Northern Regional Committee on Administrative Reforms’.
Prior to joining the Firm, he held a senior leadership role and contributed significantly to his previous organisation’s growth.
Welcoming him, Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner said, “We are thrilled to bring Amit into the senior leadership of the firm. His experience, energy and entrepreneurial drive combined with his excellent legal skills will be a big asset to the firm.”
On his joining, Amit Kapur, said, “I am delighted to join the senior leadership at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and look forward to participate in its transformative journey as a future-ready firm of excellence, contributing to India’s economic journey to actualise its potential as Viksit Bharat and earn its rightful place in the fast-changing global order. I could not have found a better professional home with an enthusiastic team to commence the next innings in my career in these exciting times.”
Mr. Kapur has been consistently recognised as a leading Projects, Infrastructure & Energy lawyer in India and is ranked in the top tier by several independent surveys and legal directories.
