Archive · 10 Aug 2026
IIM Ahmedabad and Cyril Shroff Launch GC Leadership Academy
Two important Indian organizations are working together to teach the next generation of lawyers how to become great leaders.
The organizations are IIM Ahmedabad, a famous business school, and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, a top law firm.
Their leader, Cyril Shroff, is starting a special training program called the GC Leadership Academy.
The program is for lawyers who want to become General Counsels, the top legal officers inside companies.
In the past, General Counsels mainly gave legal advice.
Now, they are also leaders who help guide the whole company.
Their job can include planning strategy, managing risk, and even helping with technology decisions.
The Academy wants to train these lawyers to lead with good judgement and a sense of purpose.
It also hopes to be a recognized program for legal leadership around the world.
The goal is to build a strong, lasting institution for the legal profession.
IIM Ahmedabad and Cyril Shroff announced the launch of the Cyril Shroff – IIMA GC Leadership Academy for future legal leaders.
Cyril Shroff is the Founder and Managing Partner of law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.
Shroff described the Academy as a deliberate step toward institution-building for the legal profession.
He said the General Counsel role has evolved from legal advisory to enterprise leadership spanning governance, strategy, technology, risk, and business transformation.
The Academy aims to prepare the next generation of General Counsels to lead with judgement, capability, and purpose on a globally relevant platform.
- Who
- Cyril Shroff, Founder and Managing Partner of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, and IIM Ahmedabad.
- What
- The launch of the Cyril Shroff – IIMA GC Leadership Academy to train future General Counsels.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- Associated with IIM Ahmedabad in India.
- Why
- To build a globally relevant platform preparing General Counsels for enterprise leadership in governance, strategy, technology, risk, and business transformation.
- Initiative
- Cyril Shroff – IIMA GC Leadership Academy
- Institutions
- IIM Ahmedabad and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
- Announced by
- Cyril Shroff, Founder and Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
- Target audience
- Next generation of General Counsels and in-house counsel community
- Leadership scope
- Governance, strategy, technology, risk, and business transformation
- Stated goal
- A globally relevant platform for legal leadership with judgement, capability, and purpose