Disney veteran takes up position as co-head in CAM's Digital+ team
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), one of India's leading law firms, has bolstered its digital practice with the strategic hire of Mihir Rale as partner and co-head of the Digital | TMT practice. Rale, with over 23 years of experience, including 15 years at Star and Disney, brings a wealth of expertise in technology, media, and telecommunications law to the firm.
Rale's joining is considered transformative by CAM managing partner, Cyril Shroff, who stated that the Digital+ practice consolidates various practice groups to provide specialized services to the diverse and emerging digital sector in India. This move is set to offer forward-looking, business-centric, holistic solutions to a wider range of enterprises and platforms.
Based in CAM's Mumbai office, Rale will oversee a team of five specialist partners and 30 lawyers across Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore. His role involves providing holistic, business-focused, and strategic legal advice across policy, emerging regulations, transactions, disputes, and governance to digital businesses. This includes sectors such as big-tech, media and entertainment, ecommerce, gaming, telecom, SaaS, AI, and other emerging technologies.
Rale will co-lead the Digital+ Practice alongside Anirban Mohapatra, a partner in the TMT practice who leads masterclasses and provides legal and regulatory guidance, implying a senior role in the same practice. The co-heads of the Digital | TMT practice at CAM are Mihir Rale and Anirban Mohapatra.
The appointment enhances CAM's Digital+ practice to provide specialized services amid evolving regulatory challenges. This move is part of CAM's recent expansion, which includes the addition of a five-member infrastructure team led by Rachika Sahay and capital markets partner Oishika Dasgupta.
With Rale's deep expertise and legal acumen, CAM aims to play a vital role in India's economic growth and social development by offering comprehensive legal services to the digital sector. The firm is positioning itself as a go-to destination for Indian and global digital businesses seeking expert advice on technological and regulatory matters.
[1] Source: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Press Release, June 2025. [2] Source: Anirban Mohapatra's LinkedIn Profile, accessed on [date].
- Mihir Rale, with his extensive experience in technology, media, and telecommunications law, will co-head the Digital | TMT practice at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), offering legal advice across several digital sectors such as big-tech, ecommerce, and AI.
- The strategic hire of Mihir Rale as partner and co-head of the Digital | TMT practice at CAM is part of the firm's recent expansion, which also includes the addition of a five-member infrastructure team led by Rachika Sahay and capital markets partner Oishika Dasgupta.
- CAM, one of India's leading law firms, aims to play a significant role in India's economic growth and social development by providing comprehensive legal services to the digital sector, using Rale's deep expertise and legal acumen to navigate evolving regulatory challenges.
