Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acts for domestic and international corporations, real estate funds, investors, and developers and handles the full range of real estate work. Working in close collaboration with the firm’s corporate, finance, and capital markets offerings, the group is particularly well-placed to advise across the spectrum of transactional mandates, including land acquisitions, construction financing, and real estate investments. Managing partner Cyril Shroff and Namrata Kolar jointly head up the team, which also includes conveyancing and redevelopment expert Ashish Jain and the 'excellent' Abhilash Pillai, who focuses his practice on title due diligence and real estate investments, ably assisted by Karan Sharma. Harsh Sudhindra is a key contact on the transactional front.
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Testimonials
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‘Excellent turnaround time, very diligent and prompt and technically sound team.’
‘Abhilash Pillai - He is probably one of the best RE partners across firms in India today. Understands business and commercial expectations, is able to articulate and break down legal risks and propose innovative solutions.'
‘Individual client attention, timelines and turn around and great knowledge on local real estate laws and practises.’
‘Abhilash Pillai is an excellent partner and his advice is always practical. Both deal and business advisory is commendable.’
‘The team is unique & has all the capabilities to stand by the client's requirement. It has all domain knowledge.’
‘Harsha Sudhindra is the resource person with whom I interact frequently. He is good in his approach. Very friendly, approachable, knowledgeable and client-centric’
Key clients
- Lighthouse Learning Private Limited
- Runwal Developers Private Limited
- Brigade Enterprises Limited
- Runwal Developers Private Limited
- Payal Properties Private Limited (Arete group)
- Varde Partners
- Allure Ventures LLP
- Arkade Developers Private Limited
- Lumina Cloudinfra SG Pte. Ltd.
- Nomura Capital India (Private) Limited/Nomura Investment Singapore Pte. Ltd
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Abhilash Pillai
Ashish Jain
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Karan Sharma
Practice head
Cyril Shroff; Namrata Kolar
Other key lawyers
Ashish Jain; Abhilash Pillai; Karan Sharma; Harsha Sudhindra; Siddharth Hariani