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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

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With clientele that spans industries and sectors, from e-commerce, fintech, energy and pharmaceuticals to entertainment and media, aviation, and manufacturing, the labour and employment team at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has vast experience. The team works across the sub-practice areas of compensation, benefits and executive engagements and benefits (CBE), employee relations, workforce management and M&A. The CBE and M&A specialist Pooja Ramchandani, who is deeply experienced advising multinational corporations in the automotive, healthcare, retail, insurance and financial services sectors, leads the team from New Delhi. Kriti Kaushik is another standout practitioner, focusing on assisting clients with internal compliance and advising startups and fintechs on share-based benefits schemes.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Appreciate all the work done by Suryansh Gupta who is part of the employment team – Suryansh has helped us with multiple areas of work over the years.'

  • 'What makes this practice unique is its rare ability to balance deep legal expertise with a strong commercial sensibility.'

  • 'The team brings not only an in-depth understanding of employment and labour law but also a sharp awareness of the broader business context, tailoring advice that is both legally sound and strategically aligned with organisational needs.'

Key clients

  • Schloss Bangalore Limited (The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts)
  • Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited
  • Nestle S.A.
  • Sumitomo Corporation, Japan

Work highlights

Advised Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited in its acquisition of the Railway Equipment Division of Escorts Kubota Limited, requiring the transfer of highly regulated product approvals and a complex workforce.
Advised Sumitomo Corporation on the sale of significant shares in SML Isuzu to Mahindra and Mahindra Limited by two major shareholders.
Advised Schloss Bangalore Limited (The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts) on the design and implementation of equity-linked incentive structures, ensuring compliance with applicable listing regulations in anticipation of the company’s Initial Public Offering.

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Leading partners

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Pooja Ramchandani

Practice head

Pooja Ramchandani

Other key lawyers

Kriti Kaushik; Suruchi Kumar; Suryansh Gupta; Istuti Kapoor

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