Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (SAM) announced the promotion of several outstanding lawyers across its offices and practice areas, effective April 2026.
Of the 89 promotions for FY 2026-27, 21 lawyers have been elevated to Principal Associate, 67 have been promoted to Senior Associate, and one professional has been promoted to Senior Manager. The promotions span the Firm’s full range of practice areas and reflect its presence across multiple offices nationwide.
These promotions underscore SAM’s continued commitment to recognising merit, rewarding deep sectoral expertise and celebrating sustained excellence in client service. They reflect not only the individual accomplishments and dedication of the promoted lawyers but also the Firm’s broader growth trajectory and its focus on cultivating a strong talent pipeline for the future.
The following Lawyers have been elevated to new positions:
Promoted to Principal Associate
| Sr. No. | Name of the lawyer | Practice Area | City |
| 1 | Avinash Das | Dispute Resolution | Delhi |
| 2 | Akshath Vidyanath | General Corporate | Mumbai |
| 3 | Ankur Verma | Capital Markets | Delhi |
| 4 | Asmita Hegde | General Corporate – Real Estate | Mumbai |
| 5 | Abhishek Mahendran | General Corporate | Chennai |
| 6 | Eshika Maji | General Corporate | Mumbai |
| 7 | Gawry Cootaiah | Dispute Resolution | Bengaluru |
| 8 | Hrishikesh Shukla | Dispute Resolution | Mumbai |
| 9 | Joanna Barretto | General Corporate | Mumbai |
| 10 | Lakshya Khanna | Dispute Resolution | Delhi |
| 11 | Neha Pilay | General Corporate | Mumbai |
| 12 | Nishant Prashant Doshi | Dispute Resolution | Delhi |
| 13 | Ritika Khare | Capital Markets | Bengaluru |
| 14 | Sara Jain | General Corporate | Delhi |
| 15 | Shohini Bhattacharya | Tax | Delhi |
| 16 | Shweta Singh | Banking & Finance | Delhi |
| 17 | Sona Phogaat | General Corporate – Real Estate | Mumbai |
| 18 | Sourav Naug | Infrastructure, Energy and Project Finance | Delhi |
| 19 | Tweisha Mishra | General Corporate | Delhi |
| 20 | Vaarish K. Sawlani | Dispute Resolution | Delhi |
| 21 | Veda Handa | General Corporate | Delhi |
Promoted to Senior Associate
| Sr. No. | Name of the lawyer | Practice Area | City |
| 1 | Aakaansha Arya | Infrastructure, Energy and Project Finance | Mumbai |
| 2 | Aboli Mandlik | Dispute Resolution | Mumbai |
| 3 | Aditya Macedo | General Corporate | Mumbai |
| 4 | Aishwarya Chaturvedi | Intellectual Property | Delhi |
| 5 | Alice Sharma | General Corporate | Delhi |
| 6 | Anirveda Sharma | Dispute Resolution | Delhi |
| 7 | Anoushka PV | Capital Markets | Bengaluru |
| 8 | Anushka Agarwal | Infrastructure, Energy and Project Finance | Delhi |
| 9 | Anushka Ganguli | General Corporate | Delhi |
| 10 | Aparna R | General Corporate | Mumbai |
| 11 | Arjav Kulshreshtha | Competition Law | Delhi |
| 12 | Arjun Singh Rana | Dispute Resolution | Delhi |
| 13 | Arpana | Insolvency & Restructuring | Delhi |
| 14 | Aryan Khanna | General Corporate | Delhi |
| 15 | Aviral Arun | General Corporate – Real Estate | Delhi |
| 16 | Chaitanya Kashyap | Infrastructure, Energy and Project Finance | Delhi |
| 17 | Chetan Kumar Kabra | Dispute Resolution | Kolkata |
| 18 | Daksh Hemnani | General Corporate | Mumbai |
| 19 | Disha Khandelwal | Banking & Finance | Mumbai |
| 20 | Divya Dhawan | Capital Markets | Delhi |
| 21 | Divya Venkatramani | General Corporate | Mumbai |
| 22 | Gaurang Mandavkar | General Corporate | Mumbai |
| 23 | Gaurav Karwa | Banking & Finance | Mumbai |
| 24 | Hetal Doshi | General Corporate | Delhi |
| 25 | Indraneel Satish Godsay | Banking & Finance | Delhi |
| 26 | Jasneet Jolly | Dispute Resolution | Delhi |
| 27 | Jyotsna Punshi | Dispute Resolution | Delhi |
| 28 | Kirti Gupta | Insolvency & Restructuring | Delhi |
| 29 | Madhvi Vangani | Infrastructure, Energy and Project Finance | Delhi |
| 30 | Maitri Meghani | General Corporate | Mumbai |
| 31 | Nikhil Arthur | General Corporate | Chennai |
| 32 | Niranjana Pandian | General Corporate / Insolvency & Restructuring | Chennai |
| 33 | Nitin Sharma | Dispute Resolution | Delhi |
| 34 | Oorja Surjit Chari | General Corporate | Mumbai |
| 35 | Palash Bhatkoti | Dispute Resolution | Delhi |
| 36 | Prachi Gupta | Dispute Resolution | Mumbai |
| 37 | Pratim Majumder | General Corporate | Delhi |
| 38 | Purva Anand | Banking & Finance | Delhi |
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