GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - Global-wide
Shuva Mandal of TATA Sons Ltd
Shuva Mandal enjoyed a fast-growing reputation for his corporate law practice, working at leading Indian firms Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and AZB & Partners, before assuming the role of group general counsel at Tata Sons in 2017. The holding company oversees Tata’s vast business empire, including Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Chemicals, Tata Power and The Indian Hotels Company, ensuring Mandal’s broad skillset will be put to good use. Indeed, shortly after his arrival, he and the team advised on the sale of Tata’s telecommunications business to Bharti Airtel and handled the proposed merger of Tata Steel with German industrials conglomerate ThyssenKrupp, currently the subject of an EU competition probe. Outside of transactional work, Mandal has also instituted major personnel changes within the legal department, having raided a number of Indian firms to bolster his team and having also overseen the rollout of new legal technology across the department to speed its operations and aid it efficiency.