Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. has announced the induction of nine Partners into the Equity Partnership. This takes the total number of Equity Partners at the firm to 71..The following Partners have been made Equity Partners:Abhishek Parekh | General Corporate | MumbaiDorothy Thomas | General Corporate | ChennaiGouri Puri | Tax | DelhiJ.V. Abhay | Intellectual Property | DelhiLalan Gupta | Dispute Resolution | MumbaiRohan Arora | Competition Law | DelhiSadia Khan | General Corporate, Education & Private Client Practice | DelhiSamarth Gupta | Investigation & General Corporate | DelhiShruti Kinra | General Corporate | Delhi.On this development, Dr. Shardul S. Shroff, Executive Chairman, said,“This is a testament to the collaborative culture we have nurtured at SAM—where hard work, innovation, and integrity are rewarded; where future-ready thinking meets deep legal expertise; and where leadership is shared, inclusive, and constantly evolving. We are proud to welcome them into the Equity Partnership and look forward to their continued leadership within the firm.”.In a joint statement, Managing Partners, Pallavi Shroff and Akshay Chudasama said,“We congratulate our newly inducted Equity Partners and look forward to the impact they will continue to make both within the Firm and across the legal industry. We are immensely proud that four of the nine newly promoted equity partners are women, reinforcing our ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), and contributing to near-equal representation within the Firm. These promotions are a testament to their hard work, dedication, and to our Firm’s values and vision.”.If you would like your Deals, Columns, Press Releases to be published on Bar & Bench, please fill in the form available here.