Mr. Arjun Goswami has joined Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as Director – Public Policy Practice. He will be heading the Firm’s public policy practice across offices and will be based at Mumbai and New Delhi.
Before joining the Firm, he was with Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines as a Chief, Regional Cooperation and Integration Thematic Group (RCI) from 2009 and with ADB since 1996.
As a Chief of RCI he was responsible for operational planning, RCI corporate reporting, RCI quality and skills enhancement, innovative RCI pipeline development through operationally relevant knowledge products, key seminars and RCI resource mobilization; joint initiatives with Sector and Thematic Groups; Chair/Member of Integrity Oversight Committee; Chair, Appeals Committee.
He has also worked with Standard Chartered Bank, Mumbai as Head of Legal and Compliance from 1992 to 1996 and as an Attorney with Swidler & Berlin, Washington, D.C., USA from 1987 to 1992.
Welcoming Mr. Goswami on board, Mr. Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas said, “I am extremely delighted to have Arjun Goswami join us to lead the public policy practice. The Firm has been in the forefront working with several regulatory bodies and developing feasible strategies for its clients. His vast experience in this space will help us build the practice.”
On his appointment, Mr. Goswami, Director – Public Policy, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas said, “I am delighted to be joining India’s leading law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. At no time has the public policy reform space in India been more vibrant and urgent. So, I am especially excited to be drawing on my experience to help spearhead the firm’s public policy practice in partnership with the outstanding members of the firm.”
Law Firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas was founded on May 11, 2015. Tracing its professional lineage to 1917, the Firm has 750 lawyers, including over 130 partners, and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad.
The Firm advises a varied client base that includes domestic and foreign commercial enterprises, financial institutions, private equity funds, venture capital funds, start-ups and governmental and regulatory bodies.
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