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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. elevates 9 outstanding lawyers to equity partners
July 9, 2025
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (SAM) is thrilled to announce the elevation of nine exceptional Lawyers to the esteemed position of Equity Partner. The promotion of these lawyers reflects the Firm’s commitment to recognising and empowering top-tier legal talent, ensuring continued excellence in legal profession.
The newly appointed Equity Partners have steadily built their practices, earned the trust of colleagues and clients, and demonstrated their ability to contribute meaningfully to the firm’s success. They represent a range of specialisations – from Funds, Tax, and Competition to Disputes, White-Collar, M&A, IP, Education, and Private Client work.
The following Lawyers have been elevated to Equity Partnership:
| Sr. No. | Name of the lawyer | Practice Area | City |
| 1 | Abhishek Parekh | General Corporate | Mumbai |
| 2 | Dorothy Thomas | General Corporate | Chennai |
| 3 | Gouri Puri | Tax | Delhi |
| 4 | J. V. Abhay | Intellectual Property | Delhi |
| 5 | Lalan Gupta | Dispute Resolution | Mumbai |
| 6 | Rohan Arora | Competition Law | Delhi |
| 7 | Sadia Khan | General Corporate, Education & Private Client Practice | Delhi |
| 8 | Samarth Gupta | Investigation & General Corporate | Delhi |
| 9 | Shruti Kinra | General Corporate | Delhi |
Dr. Shardul S. Shroff, Executive Chairman, said, “This is a testament to the collaborative culture we have nurtured at SAM—where hard work, innovation, and integrity are rewarded; where future-ready thinking meets deep legal expertise; and where leadership is shared, inclusive, and constantly evolving. We are proud to welcome them into the Equity Partnership and look forward to their continued leadership within the firm.”
In a joint statement, Managing Partners, Pallavi Shroff and Akshay Chudasama said,“We congratulate our newly inducted Equity Partners and look forward to the impact they will continue to make both within the Firm and across the legal industry. We are immensely proud that four of the nine newly promoted equity partners are women, reinforcing our ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), and contributing to near-equal representation within the Firm. These promotions are a testament to their hard work, dedication, and to our Firm’s values and vision.”