Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Onboards Rachel Manser As Chief Knowledge Officer

Rachel Manser has joined Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) as Chief Knowledge Officer. She will be based in Mumbai office.

Before joining CAM, Rachel was at Linklaters for almost 20 years, most recently as a Director leading Knowledge & Learning (K&L) globally. She was responsible for the firm’s K&L strategy, knowledge management, client K&L, knowledge technologies, information & research, data governance and learning & development. In addition, Rachel was responsible for setting up the firm’s strategy and approach to innovation and was an active member of the Innovation Steering Group from its inception. Prior to her role leading Knowledge & Learning, Rachel was a Professional Support Lawyer specialising in competition law at both Linklaters and Allen & Overy. 

On her joining, Mr. Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas said, “I am thrilled to welcome Rachel to the firm. Knowledge Management including thought leadership and innovation is essential of our firm’s ethos. We are putting knowledge at the centre of the firm. Rachel joining us will bring decades of global and best practices. This will further boost our offerings within the firm and to our clients.”

Rachel is an England & Wales qualified solicitor, with a degree in English and German Law.

Rachel Manser, Chief Knowledge Officer, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas said, "It is a tremendous honour to be asked to work alongside the eminent lawyers at CAM to harness their extensive knowledge and expertise as a core part of the firm’s future growth strategy. The firm rightly enjoys a superb reputation both in India and internationally and I am delighted to be part of the team and to work towards taking the knowledge systems to global levels.”