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Cyril Shroff launches GC leadership academy with IIM Ahmedabad
Cyril Shroff, managing partner of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, has launched the Cyril Shroff, IIMA GC Leadership Academy with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. The academy, a personal philanthropic initiative of Shroff…
The Story in Brief
Cyril Shroff, managing partner of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, has launched the Cyril Shroff, IIMA GC Leadership Academy with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. The academy, a personal philanthropic initiative of Shroff and his family, aims to develop General Counsel as enterprise leaders and governance stewards.
Shroff told Bar & Bench that in-house lawyers lack leadership skills beyond legal expertise, including managing boards, AI, and regulatory crises. The academy will focus on boardroom leadership, business and finance, strategy, technology, and global peer learning. IIMA will dedicate half a floor to the academy, producing original case studies and running executive education courses.
The Indian Opinion
Shroff’s academy assumes GCs need rescue from their own legal training. That is a lazy narrative that ignores how many in-house lawyers already steer strategy in Indian firms. The real test is not pedigree but uptake: will companies spare senior GCs from billable work to attend? Watch how many participants the first two cohorts attract.
Source: barandbench.com
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