Shardul S. Shroff

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Shardul S. Shroff is an Indian corporate lawyer. He manages the Delhi operations of the family-run firm, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co, which is India's largest law firm.[1] Shroff runs a law firm that is considered an authority on matters related to corporate governance, media law, technology law and policy and regulatory practices.[2][3] He is an advocate-on-record of the Supreme Court of India.[4]

Education

He completed his B.Com (Hons.) from Sydenham College, Mumbai and LL.B. from Government Law College, Mumbai.[3][5]

Personal life

Shadrul Shroff is the son of Suresh A. Shroff and grandson of Amarchand Shroff, the founder of the law firm in 1914. Shroff is married to Pallavi Shroff, herself an advocate and daughter of former Chief Justice of India, Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati. He moved to Delhi in 1980 as directed by his father Suresh Shroff to expand the firm's presence.

Career

He was enrolled in bar in 1980. He is a member of Supreme Court Bar Association; Delhi Bar Association; International Bar Association (IBA) [4][5] He moved to Delhi in September 1980 to head the Delhi office of the firm.[6]

Key posts held

Shroff has participated in the training and drafting of several important economic legislations and company law reforms in India. He has been on a number of high-powered committees appointed by the Government of India and the states of India including committees on various legislations. He has personally chaired two committees constituted by the Department of Corporate Affairs namely the Committee for Asset Valuation and Principles of Disposal of Corporate Properties, Assets and Shares and separately for Review of Offences and Penalties under the Company Law. He was a member of the second Naresh Chandra Committee appointed to look into aspects of small and medium enterprise and simplification of Company Law (LLPs and joint ventures). He was a member of the Dr. Amit Mitra Committee appointed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) for revamping the Radio Broadcast Policy and for recommending change to license conditions for privatization of the radio sector and for proposing a national broadcast regulator. He was an active member of the High Powered Government of India Committee known as the JJ Irani Committee for amending the The Companies Act, 1956 in 1996. He has been a member of two SEBI appointed Bhagwati Committees constituted in 1996-97 and subsequently in 2000 for redrafting and modifications to the SEBI Takeover Code. Mr. Shroff was appointed to two separate committees for changes and enhancement of Corporate Governance in India. He was a member of the Dr. Naresh Chandra – CII Special Task Force on Corporate Governance, which drafted the Voluntary Code of Corporate Governance for directors. He was also a member of the M. Damodaran – FICCI Committee on Corporate Governance.[7][8]

Stance

Shroff is currently the Associate President of Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF), a lobby group comprising large Indian law firms, which has opposed the entry of foreign law firms into India.,[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Nath, Shloka (26 July 2010). "India's Biggest In Law, Amarchand Mangaldas". Forbes India Magazine. Retrieved 3 June 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Shradul S Shroff". Legal Era. Retrieved 15 February 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Shardul Suresh Shroff B.Com (Hons.), LLB". Bloomberg. Retrieved 18 February 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Shardul S Shroff". Who's Who Legal. Retrieved 18 February 2013. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Shradul Shroff". Legal Era. Retrieved 15 February 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Shardul Shroff: My father would write the firm's balance sheet on the back of an air ticket". Retrieved 15 February 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Shardul Shroff , Managing Partner, Amarchand Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co". PE Asia. Retrieved 18 February 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Shardul S Shroff Lawyer overview". Asia Law Profiles. Retrieved 18 February 2013. 
  9. ↑ "SILF - Office Bearers & Executive Committee". Society of Indian Law Firms. Retrieved 18 February 2013. 
  10. ↑ Venkatesan, J (27 July 2010). "Entry of foreign law firms opposed". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 June 2013. 
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