Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), a full-service law firm, has announced the joining of Mihir Rale as Partner (Co-Head – Digital | TMT). He will be based in the Mumbai office.
Mihir has over 23 years of rich experience in mergers & acquisitions, legal strategy, corporate governance, regulation & policy and compliance matters in technology, data, telecommunications and traditional sectors. He last served as the General Counsel for Star and Disney India and completed 15 years with the company in 2024. He has been at the forefront of navigating industry issues at the intersection of technology, regulation, competition and intellectual property.
Mihir graduated from the ILS Law College, Pune in 2002. He has served as the Co-chair of the FICCI IPR Committee, Co-chair of the CII Digital Media Committee and has been an integral part of the FICCI M&E Committee as well as the CII National Regulatory Committee.
In addition to the Co-Heads, Mihir Rale and Arun Prabhu, the Practice includes five more specialist partners and a team of 30 (thirty) lawyers across Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore.
Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, said, “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.”
Mihir Rale, Partner (Co Head – Digital | TMT), Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, said, “I look forward to partnering with 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.”
