Rishabh Shroff

About Rishabh Shroff

Rishabh Shroff is an Equity Partner in Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, operating out of the Mumbai office. He was admitted as an advocate in the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa (India) in 2007. He is also a Solicitor, Supreme Court of England & Wales.Private Client ExperienceRishabh is the Co-Head of the Private Client practice at the Firm, specializing in family constitutions and settlements, trusts, wills and succession planning. He provides succession, taxation, estate and wealth planning advice for wealthy individuals and their families, who are often promoters of large family businesses. He provides related advice to trustees and other private client service providers, such as family offices and institutional / corporate trustees.Rishabh advises on a number of issues, including the creation and management of domestic trusts, and has experience of advising both trustees and beneficiaries in relation to their relative rights, responsibilities and obligations. He is experienced in the drafting and creation of inter-vivos trusts and their constitutional mechanisms, and has experience in dealing with complex issues such as settler reserved powers, protector powers and appointment mechanisms. He also frequently advises on complex issues arising under the Indian exchange control regime (including in respect of Non Resident Indians and foreign trusts and companies), SEBI Takeover Regulations and the SEBI Listing Agreement etc.Rishabh is also a Partner in the Firm’s Corporate team, specializing in foreign investments into India, private mergers & acquisitions and joint ventures. Rishabh is the Co-Head of the Firm’s Japan Desk, and works very frequently with many Japanese clients. He has been part of the Japan Desk for over 13+ years, and during this time has advised a number of leading Japanese and international companies on their investments into India. He is responsible for managing the Indo-Japanese transactions handled by the Firm, and for building and maintaining relationships with its clients in Japan. He regularly travels to Japan for speaking and participating in various Indian focused seminars.Rishabh is the Philanthropy Ambassador for WWF India. As an active philanthropist and someone who is deeply concerned about the environment, Rishabh works closely with WWF India on various policies, initiatives and activities across the year, including on matters of environmental policies and changes.Further details can be found at:

Experience

1. Equity Partner

   Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

   May 2015 — Present

   General Corporate, Private Client.

Education

• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

  Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

  2004 — 2007