Fox & Mandal is a full-service law firm that has roots going back to 1896. It has a team of over 100 lawyers in Kolkata and New Delhi and network associates pan-India, and boasts a particular strength in regional real estate work. The firm is active in corporate and M&A, private equity, dispute resolution, and restructuring and insolvency matters. This year the firm debuts in the labour and employment, and regulatory tables. Managing partner Debanjan Mandal and joint managing partner Kunal Vajani are the key contacts. The firm welcomed corporate M&A partner Arindam Sarkar from Khaitan & Co in October 2023.
Client feedback
“The firm is client-oriented and handles each case with equal attention and a professional manner. The firm is also very reliable given its long-standing reputation in the field.” – Labour and employment
Sharmistha Ghosh
“She is very patient and accessible. She has a problem-solving attitude and tries to figure the way out in difficult scenarios.”
Work highlights
Acted for DSK Real Estate in defending against an appeal filed before the Calcutta High Court.
Represented Hydraulics Pneumatics in an appeal filed before the High Court of Punjab and Haryana.
Represented West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation in a case pertaining to the cancellation of allotments of land in New Town.
Acting for Shapoorji Pallonji Group in a writ petition challenging a tender floated by West Bengal Power Development Corporation.
Key clients
Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels, ITC, Keventer Group, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Tata Housing Group.
