Boasting a full-service employment team that specialises in employment advisory, transactional, disputes, compliance and investigations, and corporate employment matters, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advises clients through its large pan-India presence. The team has deep experience in employee fraud cases, breach of non-competes and sexual harassment issues, and is increasingly working on matters related to DEI for some of the largest domestic and international clients operating in India. Leading the team in the Southern Region is Rashmi Pradeep, an experienced employment lawyer specialising in large transactions and acquisitions, retrenchment, downsizing and union strategies. Other key practitioners include Abe Abraham, a transactional, advisory, compliance and disputes expert, and Sowmya Kumar, who is experienced in advising large multinational corporations.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Responsive and offer practical and pragmatic advice.’
  • ‘CAM's L&E practice is able to bring together legal concepts and a deep understanding of how this impacts business on the ground. Their advice is not limited to analysing the law, it goes beyond that and explains the implications and practical application of the law to the functioning of the business in a practical, easy-to-understand manner. ’

  • ‘Abe Abraham is very approachable and professional. He is sharp and is able to explain complicated legal issues in a simplified and concise manner. We have worked with him for years over a number of critical issues and have seen him mentor and develop his junior associates, who eventually progress to become competent lawyers themselves.'

  • 'Abe is dedicated to his clients, is always available and brings a positive impact to the firm's reputation.’

Key clients

  • Chevron Corporation
  • National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
  • McDonald’s Corporation
  • Citi Inc.
  • Becton Dickinson India Private Limited
  • Timken Engineering and Research India Private Limited
  • Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited
  • CBA India Services Private Limited (a subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank of Australia)
  • Godfrey Phillips India Limited
  • Zomato Limited

Lawyers

Leading partners

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Sowmya Kumar

Practice head

Rashmi Pradeep

Other key lawyers

Abe Abraham; Sowmya Kumar