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Cyril Shroff, IIM Ahmedabad establish GC Leadership Academy
Cyril Shroff, founder of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) have signed an MoU to launch the Cyril Shroff, IIMA GC Leadership Academy. The academy will offer…
The Story in Brief
Cyril Shroff, founder of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) have signed an MoU to launch the Cyril Shroff, IIMA GC Leadership Academy. The academy will offer executive education and research for General Counsels, focusing on boardroom leadership, business strategy, technology readiness, and global peer learning. Barandbench reports that the initiative is part of Shroff's philanthropic vision to build institutions for the legal profession. The academy will be housed at the IIMA campus and will draw on the institute's case-based pedagogy.
The Indian Opinion
The academy is a welcome addition to legal education, but the hype around it being a 'game-changer' for General Counsels is premature. The real test will be whether it produces a measurable shift in the number of GCs who move into boardroom roles. Until then, it remains a philanthropic experiment, not a revolution. How many senior in-house lawyers will actually enrol and complete the programme?
Source: barandbench.com
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