Rahul Gossain has joined JSA as Chief Strategy and Brand Officer effective from January 18, 2024. Before joining JSA, Gossain served as Head of Marketing Communications and BD at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas since August 2018. Prior to that, he played was with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Max India Group, Essel Group, and leading communications agencies.
Said Amit Kapur and Vivek Chandy, Joint Managing Partners, JSA: “Rahul’s extensive and varied experience will markedly enhance the Firm’s capabilities in client relationship management and contribute significantly to integrated initiatives in practice development and industry sectors. We are confident that he will strengthen the hands of the existing team at JSA.”
Aarushi Jain has joined Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) as a Partner in its Technology-Media-Telecom (TMT) Practice, as Head of Media-Education-Gaming. She will be based in Mumbai.
Jain has over 14 years of experience in advising Media, Technology, Education, Gaming and New Tech clients, both domestic and international, on legal, regulatory and commercial issues. She is a graduate from ILS Law College, Pune in 2009. She was awarded “Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)” in 2022 by the Asian Legal Business Law Awards and has also received appreciation for her work over the years in legal directories such as RSG, Asia Law and Legal500.
Welcoming her on board, Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, said: “The Firm has assisted many domestic and international technology, media, and telecom companies through their business lifecycle, from conception to design, implementation and through periods of regulatory evolution. With her knowledge, depth and experience she will be a great addition to the firm’s industry-leading TMT practice. I am delighted to welcome Aarushi into the partnership.”
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas released the ‘Entertainment Law Book 2020’ report. The report highlights regulatory developments in the field of TV broadcasting and distribution, music, radio, filmed entertainment, and other segments in the Media & Entertainment space. It also includes several thought provoking articles on diverse topics, dealing with the issues in the Media and Entertainment sector. The report was scheduled for launch at FICCI Frames 2020, however given the Covid-19 situation, the conference has been postponed to a later date this year.
Said Dilip Chenoy, Secretary General, FICCI: “The report touches upon some vital aspects that are playing an influential role in charting the way for the future of the Media & Entertainment industry. The issues lay strong foundations of the possible framework and solutions to developing the laws that will in time, govern the Media & Entertainment industry, in our country. On behalf of FICCI, I express our appreciation to Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and the members of the FICCI Media & Entertainment Committee for working with us on the 2020 edition of this Report.”
Said Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas: “It is an honour and a privilege to present this report on the legal and regulatory issues impacting the Media and Entertainment sector. This report gives a bird’s eye view of all important and relevant developments in the past year, encompassing the entire gamut of the Media & Entertainment sector. I would like to thank FICCI and members of its Media & Entertainment Committee for choosing us as a knowledge partner for the second consecutive year and all those who have contributed their time and valuable insights in making this report a possibility.”
Legal services firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (a successor firm of the erstwhile Amarchand and Mangaldas and Suresh A Shroff and Company) unveiled a fresh brand positioning and identity for the firm, at its first Founder’s Day celebration.
The high profile event was attended by industry leaders like Deepak Parikh, Uday Kotak, Gautam Adani to name a few.
Cyril Shroff
Speaking at the event, Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas said, “Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas is like a start-up with a hundred year old history. So, while we are unveiling a new identity and fresh thinking today, the values and the principles that we have internalized are over a hundred years old. In many respects therefore, this new identity is like taking those same values into a new dawn.â€
Ashish Mishra
The identity has been designed by Interbrand. Ashish Mishra, MD, Interbrand India, said, “As Interbrand India, we are committed to helping the best Indian brands navigate their ambitions to become the best global brands. We are delighted to be entering into a long term partnership with Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas which is the country’s top law firm and has the potential to emerge as a strong global brand too. As a matter of fact, through the project, the new vision for the brand has already been articulated. And it is to emerge as the top law firm from Asia by 2025.â€
To express this position, the identity draws from demand drivers that are considered most compelling in client choice – heritage, knowledge, expertise and relationships. The identity builds on these factors symbolically: The ring of gold is a symbol of unity and infinity. Gold as a color embodies tradition, brilliance and success. Wisdom, integrity dignity and ambition are qualities that are represented by the color, violet. While the orange in “C†stands for warmth and friendship.
The identity makes use of an interesting concept of ligatures, or letters that are joined to form shapes. Thus, C, A and M appear joined to each other within the golden ring, thereby symbolizing the tightly knit relationships both, within the firm and with clients.
Apart from the play of letters and colors, the placement of the dot also reveals an element of surprise – the formation of an elephant within the circle. The elephant symbolizes strength, intelligence and longevity –the qualities of the firm that make it so valuable to clients. “And the fact that it is ‘hidden’ within the symbol implies intelligence and insightfulness – traits crucial for a law firm’s ability to see things that others don’t. That’s a hallmark we would want to build through experiential reinforcements for the brand going forwardâ€, added Mishra.
