Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Bangalore Partner Roshan Thomas is leaving the firm to join Byju's as Group General Counsel..SAM Partner Prateek Lala and Arjun Perikal (along with the rest of the team at Bangalore) would continue to service clients in Bangalore with active support from all offices and from Amit Khansaheb, partner based in Gurugram, according to the firm release..Roshan had joined SAM as part of Amit Khansaheb's team from BMR Legal in June of 2017. He has helped grow SAM's Bangalore office significantly over the last four years..Shardul Shroff, Executive Chairman, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, said: “Whilst as a Firm we are sad to see Roshan go, we take great pride in Roshan joining Byju’s, which is undoubtedly the most valuable and fastest-growing Unicorns in India and set to become a global Ed-Tech giant. I would like to personally wish Roshan the very best.”Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, said: “Whilst we wish Roshan the very best in his new endeavor, we have thoroughly enjoyed having Roshan with us at the Firm for 4 years. He is an excellent lawyer who makes business happen for our clients and leaves with tremendous goodwill of the entire Firm “Akshay Chudasama, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, said: “Roshan is an excellent and effective lawyer with a very good roster of clients. We would like to thank him for his tremendous contribution to the growth of our Bangalore office and look to his continued support in the days to come, albeit now as a Client.”.Thomas is a 2003 graduate of NALSAR, Hyderabad. He started his career with Nishith Desai Associates. Thereafter, he worked at Lexygen and Themis Group before joining BMR Legal in 2014.On his decision to leave SAM and move in-house, Thomas said,“I wish to thank the entire SAM & Co. family for welcoming me into the Firm, offering me the platform to grow our Bangalore practice and finally giving me a very warm and graceful farewell to pursue my new role as Group General Counsel at Byju’s. I consider myself as an extension of the SAM & Co. family and look forward to working very closely with the Firm in the days to come.”
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Bangalore Partner Roshan Thomas is leaving the firm to join Byju's as Group General Counsel..SAM Partner Prateek Lala and Arjun Perikal (along with the rest of the team at Bangalore) would continue to service clients in Bangalore with active support from all offices and from Amit Khansaheb, partner based in Gurugram, according to the firm release..Roshan had joined SAM as part of Amit Khansaheb's team from BMR Legal in June of 2017. He has helped grow SAM's Bangalore office significantly over the last four years..Shardul Shroff, Executive Chairman, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, said: “Whilst as a Firm we are sad to see Roshan go, we take great pride in Roshan joining Byju’s, which is undoubtedly the most valuable and fastest-growing Unicorns in India and set to become a global Ed-Tech giant. I would like to personally wish Roshan the very best.”Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, said: “Whilst we wish Roshan the very best in his new endeavor, we have thoroughly enjoyed having Roshan with us at the Firm for 4 years. He is an excellent lawyer who makes business happen for our clients and leaves with tremendous goodwill of the entire Firm “Akshay Chudasama, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, said: “Roshan is an excellent and effective lawyer with a very good roster of clients. We would like to thank him for his tremendous contribution to the growth of our Bangalore office and look to his continued support in the days to come, albeit now as a Client.”.Thomas is a 2003 graduate of NALSAR, Hyderabad. He started his career with Nishith Desai Associates. Thereafter, he worked at Lexygen and Themis Group before joining BMR Legal in 2014.On his decision to leave SAM and move in-house, Thomas said,“I wish to thank the entire SAM & Co. family for welcoming me into the Firm, offering me the platform to grow our Bangalore practice and finally giving me a very warm and graceful farewell to pursue my new role as Group General Counsel at Byju’s. I consider myself as an extension of the SAM & Co. family and look forward to working very closely with the Firm in the days to come.”
