Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has brought on board Mihir Rale as Partner (Co-Head – Digital | TMT), based in the firm’s Mumbai office.
Rale, who wrapped up a long tenure as General Counsel at Star and Disney India earlier this year, brings with him over 23 years of experience in M&A, legal strategy, and navigating complex regulatory landscapes across technology, data, telecom, and IP-heavy sectors.
His move aligns with CAM’s vision for its Digital+ vertical, which now boasts two Co-Heads — Rale and Arun Prabhu supported by five specialist partners and a 30-member team spread across Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru. The practice offers end-to-end counsel to clients spanning big tech, gaming, SaaS, AI, e-commerce, and other emerging tech sectors.
Welcoming Mihir to the Firm, Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, stated, “Digital businesses today play a vital role in India’s economic growth and social development. Our newly announced Digital+ practice marks the consolidation of various practice groups and aims to provide specialised services to this diverse and emerging sector. Mihir’s joining will enhance our capabilities in our growing digital+ practice as he brings with him deep expertise and legal acumen. I warmly welcome him on board and look forward to working with him.”
On his joining, Mihir Rale, Partner (Co Head – Digital | TMT), Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, said, “I look forward to partnering with Mr. Shroff, Arun, and the immensely talented team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas to help shape the digital transformation of our world – across business, legal, and allied spheres. The Digital+ Practice Group aims to inspire the legal community, setting new benchmarks in thought leadership and unlocking business potential in an ever evolving landscape.”
Arun Prabhu, Partner (Co Head – Digital | TMT), Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas said, “The addition of Mihir to our leading Pan India practice, is transformative, and will allow us to offer forward looking, business centric, holistic solutions, to a wider range of enterprises and platforms, and address their needs in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment. I look forward to working with Mihir to expand the digital+ practice and address the growing needs of Digital India.”
