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National leaders in the field’, Nishith Desai Associates advises clients including Morgan Stanley, General Atlantic Partners, Fidelity, Barclays and Vodafone. It acted for a large brokerage house on restructuring matters, and for a large private equity house on tax indemnities. Recommended individuals include name partner Nishith Desai and Bijal Ajinkya.

Economic Laws Practice has an ‘excellent’ reputation in the market, and possesses a ‘strong, formidable’ team. It has strength in indirect tax and tax litigation matters, and advised Merieux Alliance on an ongoing tax withholding dispute before the Supreme Court. Rohan Shah, Vikram Nankani, and Nishant Shah are recommended.

ALMT Legal acts on both direct and indirect tax matters, and has an ‘excellent approach to work and service levels’. It acted for Symantec Software on a transfer-pricing dispute before the commissioner of income tax appeals and other authorities, and advised a large international brokerage house on the tax restructuring of its Indian entities. Aliff Fazelbhoy and Statira Ranina are recommended.

DM Harish & Co advises on double taxation avoidance agreements, structuring cross-border transactions, and transfer-pricing issues. Shobha Jagtiani is recommended.

Quality firmKhaitan & Co. acts on the full range of direct and indirect tax matters. It advised Outsource Partners International on the Indian tax aspects of its global acquisition by a US firm, and for Gujarat Fluorochemicals on the tax aspects of the transfer of its wind energy business to INOX Renewables. The ‘supremely able’ Daksha Baxi is recommended, as is Nihal Kothari.

Majmudar & Partners advised Adecco USA on the tax issues relating to its secondment of employees to India, and acted for V. Ships on the tax issues arising from the restructuring of its Indian operations. Akil Hirani is recommended.

A.R.A. LAW is recommended for its expertise in funds structuring and transfer-pricing matters.

Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co advises clients on a variety of corporate matters.

DSK Legal has expertise in tax investigations and disputes.

Gagrats advised Jet Airways on disputes with the Municipal Corporation of Mumbai concerning aircraft levies; for Forbes Marshall on indirect tax matters; and for Thomas Cook on service tax matters.

JBSS & Co is recommended for tax matters.

Kanga & Company Advocates and Solicitors’ M L Bhakta is recommended in the tax sphere.

LakshmiKumaran & Sridharan is praised for its expertise in indirect tax matters. V Sridharan is a notable force in the team.

Luthra & Luthra has a good balance between direct and indirect tax matters. It acted for Mumbai International Airport on service tax matters. Indirect tax expert Tarun Govil is recommended.

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