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Fox Mandal & Associates is one of India’s premier full-service law firms. With
full-fledged offices in major cities and various representative offices across India each
practising all facets of law, Fox Mandal is regarded as a truly Indian law firm.
We advise a wide range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, large and medium multinationals, Indian business groups, emerging companies, public sector organisations, government, and educational institutions. We also work with individuals, HNIs and families.
We make it easier for our clients to successfully navigate through the complex maze of
rapidly changing law in a world that is being continually transformed by globalisation,
technology and a blurring of conventional boundaries.
Our team of over 200 professionals work diligently and collaboratively to be a “trusted advisor” to every client we serve.
Fox & Mandal was established in 1896 in Kolkata (Calcutta, as it was then known) as one of the first Indo-British partnerships, by Mr Gokul Chandra Mandal and Mr J.K. Fox.
Many of our firm’s Partners are well-known legal luminaries and have occupied important positions within India’s legal/government/education systems. Mr. G.C. Mandal, the co-founder, was a distinguished Solicitor of his times. For many years, Mr. S.K. Mandal was the Solicitor to the Government of India in Calcutta. Mr. S. Mukherjee was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in the state of West Bengal; he was also a Minister in the State Government. Prof. N. L. Mitra was the former Vice- Chancellor of National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore (1997-2001) and Founder Vice-Chancellor of National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur (2001-2004). He has been instrumental in establishing other national law universities in various states, including Odisha. Currently, he is serving as Chancellor of KIIT University, Odisha.
Late Mr. Dinabandu (Dinu) Mandal, Senior Partner and third generation of the founding partner took the initiative to be closer to the clients in North India and set up an office in New Delhi in the year 1983 as Fox Mandal & Co. and an office in Bangalore in the year 1996 as Fox Mandal & Associates to cater to clients in South India. Mr. Shuva Mandal of the fourth generation took over Fox Mandal & Associates in South India and expanded the operations in Western India with offices in Mumbai and Pune.
Our vision is to be:
Our values have remained unchanged in almost 125 years:
The journey to realise our vision will be sustained by everybody in the firm consciously and relentlessly striving towards:
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Ranked by Legal500 for eight practice areas in its Asia-Pacific guide, 2022 – Corporate and M&A, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, Private Equity and Investment Funds, Projects and Energy, Real Estate and Construction, Tax and TMT.
Winner - Licensing & Franchising Law Firm - 2022, Winner - Real Estate Law Firm - 2021, Winner - Corporate & Commercial Law Firm – 2020 - Indian Business Law Journal
Ranked as a recognized firm by Asialaw Profiles for Dispute Resolution and Real Estate Practice. Also ranked for Technology & Telecommunications, Intellectual Property, Infrastructure, Corporate M&A and Energy practices.
Employer of Choice 2022, 2021, Tier 1 Law Firm (Patents & Trademark, Copyright). Winner of Top M&A Law Firms in India – Asian Legal Business.
• Ranked by Forbes as a Top Law Firm for six practice areas in its Legal Powerlist 2021 - Corporate & commercial, Energy (Renewable and Commercial), Infrastructure & Projects, Intellectual Property Rights, and Real Estate and Construction.
Ranked as Most Responsive Law Firm of The Year – 2021, by In-House Community.Firm of the Year, 2021 for Compliance/Regulatory Practice by In-House Community.
Ranked by Chambers for Corporate and M&A and Real Estate practice areas in 2022 in the Asia-Pacific 2022
One of the Top 50 Law Firms in India Ranked in 2019 by RSG Consulting and Financial Times.
Ranked by Benchmark Litigation as Recommended Law Firm for Labour & Employment Practice and for two other practices in 2021.
Fox Mandal • Ranked by IFLR100 for in its 31st Edition - Private Equity, M&A, Project Development: Transport, Energy and Infrastructure.
Global Law Expert Recommended Firm - IP Litigation and Trademark
Ranked by Top Ranked Legal in 2021 for six practice areas - IP, Real Estate, Corporate/M&A, Projects, Data Protection and Private Equity
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