The Firm- The Amarchand Split: An Interview with Shardul Shroff

Amarchand Mangaldas was India’s biggest law firm, with over 700 lawyers. Last year in November the Shroff brothers, Cyril & Shardul, that run the firm were embroiled in a bitter ownership dispute arising out of the will of their mother Bharati Shroff. The matter reached the Bombay High Court and thereafter a mediation panel of Justice Srikrishna, Harish Salve & Nimesh Kampani was appointed.



On May 7th the Amarchand split was finalised in the Bombay High Court after a detailed family settlement was arrived at. The 2 brothers agreed to split and bifurcate into separate entities. Cyril Shroff agreed not to contest the will and Shardul Shroff agreed not to press suit regarding the family settlement and arbitral award.



Shardul Shroff recently launched his own firm – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas with a new logo. In this interview with Menaka Doshi he talks about the past dispute and the future of his new firm.