9 August 2018
India’s leading full service law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, has appointed Ms. Akila Agrawal as Equity Partner and Head of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice. Akila would be working closely with Ms. Reeba Chacko Partner & Head of firm’s Corporate practice and Ms. Nivedita Rao Partner & Deputy Head – Corporate practice. Under the overall leadership of the Managing Partner together they will form an integral part of the leadership team to drive the firm’s general corporate practice to next phase of growth.
Akila has over 19 years of experience in matters pertaining to mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, general corporate and employment law. She has extensively handled acquisitions, disposals, takeover offers, delisting offers, commercial contracts and SEBI related matters. Akila brings considerable national and international experience having served several significant clients across a broad range of industries and sectors.
She has been consistently ranked by Chambers and Partners for Corporate and M&A practice for several years which states “Akila has valuable experience in corporate matters, is a tough negotiator and applies her excellent professional skills to great effect.” They added “She is a hardworking and intelligent transactional lawyer”. IFLR and Asialaw leading lawyers features Akila amongst the top rated lawyers in India. She has also been recognized in Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal; and recommended by RSG Consulting for excellence in M&A.
Akila joined erstwhile Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co.’s Delhi office in April 2002 and continued with Shardul Amarchand thereafter. She has also worked with Wipro Limited, Bangalore as in-house counsel.
She received her law degree from the prestigious National Law School of India University in 1999.
On her appointment, Managing Partner Cyril Shroff commented, “We are absolutely thrilled to have Akila join our partnership. She is well respected in the industry for her achievements in corporate law. With her talent and commitment I expect Akila to have an impact. She is very entrepreneurial and has strong leadership skills. ”
Akila Agrawal, on her appointment said, “I look forward to my new role with Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and hope to meaningfully contribute towards its further growth and continue its tradition of exceptional client service. Mr. Cyril Shroff is a fantastic leader and I am excited about working with him and other colleagues in Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. I have always been a part of the Amarchand & Mangaldas legacy as my first & only law firm job. I am thankful to all the mentors that I have had in this journey who have contributed to my growth.”
