The practice at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co offers comprehensive assistance across the full spectrum of white-collar crime matters, including fraud, money laundering, corruption, bribery, employee misconduct, procurement irregularities, and other corporate offences. The team is highly experienced in advising on all aspects of engagement with law enforcement authorities and provides robust support in criminal litigation, internal and government-led investigations, and corporate governance matters. Its clients span a wide range of sectors, including automotive, e-commerce, real estate, financial services, telecommunications, and aviation, among others. Pallavi Shroff, the firm's managing partner and a seasoned dispute resolution lawyer, heads up the white-collar crime group. Other key practitioners include Alina Arora, who handles anti-corruption and compliance matters and is particularly skilled in corporate investigations, and Nishant Joshi, who is experienced in cases involving fraud, misappropriation, breach of trust, data theft, and money laundering. Samarth Gupta is also noted for his expertise in internal investigations, board-level crisis advisory, compliance, and anti-bribery and corruption due diligence.
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Testimonials

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  • 'I have had the pleasure of working closely with Samarth Gupta. His knowledge and experience in the investigative legal area are impressive, and our cooperation has been excellent in every aspect. Samarth is a true professional with a great investigative mind, great legal knowledge and a high degree of availability. He is my preferred partner, whenever I have a matter requiring Indian legal counsel.'
  • ‘Alina Arora, Parth Singh and others in the team that I dealt with were effective in both strategic, tactical and operational advice.’

Key clients

  • Smartpaddle Technologies Pvt. Ltd
  • Aviom India Housing Finance Pvt. Ltd.

Work highlights

Advised Aviom India Housing Finance as part of an internal investigation in relation to a widely reported fraud.

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Leading partners

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Practice head

Pallavi Shroff

Other key lawyers

Alina Arora; Nishant Joshi; Samarth Gupta; Aditya Mukherjee; Apurva Zutshi; Parth Singh; Anoopam Prasad; Kunal Singh; Palash Bhatkoti