Shantanu Mitra Joins Fox & Mandal As Partner

Fox & Mandal has recently onboarded Shantanu Mitra as a Partner to head its Securities and Capital Markets Practice. Shantanu, with over a decade and a half of experience in securities law and capital markets, shall be joining the Kolkata Office of the Firm.

Shantanu graduated from NUJS, Kolkata in 2007 with a B.Sc., LL.B. (Hons.) degree. His career includes significant roles at SEBI, where he was deeply involved in regulatory litigation and investigations. During the course of his professional journey, Shantanu has worked with prominent law firms in the country including Desai & Diwanji in Mumbai and has contributed extensively to several other top-tier firms before making the move to Kolkata.

Shantanu’s practice at the Firm will focus on a broad spectrum, including transactional work, dispute resolution, and advisory services in securities law. During his time with SEBI, he was involved in high-profile investigations of securities law violations and fraud, representing SEBI and various market intermediaries before the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court, and the Securities Appellate Tribunal. His expertise extends to advising on mutual funds, AIFs, insider trading, and fraudulent trade practices. He assists SEBI-registered intermediaries with their compliance needs and has also advised on numerous capital markets transactions, including IPOs, rights issues, and QIPs.

Shantanu will be leading a team of senior associates who have rich experience in capital markets from their time at firms like Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. and Indus Law in New Delhi and Mumbai. Shantanu’s team has extensively worked on a number of IPOs, QIPs, block deals and open offers for issuer companies, selling shareholders, and merchant banks.

Welcoming the new incumbent to the Kolkata office, Debanjan Mandal, Managing Partner and Kunal Vajani, Joint Managing Partner of the Firm, jointly said "Shantanu’s experience with SEBI and various other regulatory authorities will provide our clients with relevant insights and strategic advice. His addition marks a significant milestone for Fox & Mandal as we continue to expand and strengthen our practice areas and we are confident that under his leadership, our Securities and Capital Markets Practice will reach new heights. Expanding this practice has been a priority for us, and Shantanu is the perfect fit to join the leadership team in Kolkata. Shantanu brings immense expertise in this area and together, we will develop a strategic roadmap for our expansion in this area. The existing Partners will support him throughout this journey."

Looking forward to his new role, Shantanu commented "I am delighted to join Fox & Mandal and lead the Securities and Capital Markets Practice. This is an exciting opportunity to build on the Firm's strong foundation and drive growth in the securities and capital markets space. I am keen to build this practice and look forward to creating a detailed plan for our growth strategy in this area.”

With Shantanu’s onboarding, Fox & Mandal now has a strength of 19 Partners, taking the consolidated strength of the Firm to over 100+ lawyers.