Litigation
India
19 August 2025
Lauded by clients for its ‘strong international focus,’ Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co expertly advises both domestic and foreign multinational corporations on both direct and indirect taxation mandates, with a notable emphasis on the tax aspects of large transactions, as well as cross-border tax litigation. Gouri Puri, Rajat Bose, Sanjiv Malhotra, and Rohit Garg now jointly co-head the team. The ’exceptional’ Puri handles international tax planning and digital taxation issues. Bose heads up the firm’s indirect tax offering, while Malhotra and Garg, who joined the firm in 2023, are key contacts for regulatory and contentious matters, respectively.
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Testimonials
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‘Very useful commercial advice to address tax issues.’
‘Gouri Puri is very knowledgeable and able to explain tax points in a user-friendly way. Gives good practical advice and is responsive and approachable.’
‘Deep expertise in India tax compliance, especially for foreign entities with no resident presence in India.’
‘The team is very experienced in M&A but also in more classical tax advice. Strong international focus which is essential when working with international clients.’
‘Gouri Puri: very reactive, clear and practical advice, strong tax background in the sector of defence.'
- 'Nimish Malpani is very reactive.’
Key clients
- Walmart
- CIVC Partners, L.P.
- Timex Group USA Inc
- Continuum Energy Aura Pte. Ltd
- Tinicum
- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
- Resilient Innovations Private Limited (“BharatPe”)
- Mastercard India Services Private Limited
- Électricité de France
- Helena
Work highlights
Advised Walmart on the acquisition of 16,321,193 ordinary shares of Flipkart Singapore by Walmart from the Sellers for an aggregate consideration of approximately USD3.5bn by way of a share purchase agreement.
Advised EDF on the Indian tax aspects of its acquisition of steam nuclear activities from GE Vernova, including transaction structure, negotiation and settlement of transaction documents and closing actions.
Advised Continuum Green Energy Aura Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Continuum Green Energy Limited, on tax aspects related to the issuance of senior secured notes amounting to USD435m.
Practice head
Gouri Puri; Sanjiv Malhotra; Rajat Bose; Rohit Garg
Other key lawyers
Nimish Malpani