Amarchand Mangaldas has hired S.R.Patnaik as tax partner and practice head in Mumbai from Luthra & Luthra in Delhi.
With more than 15 years of experience, Patnaik has experience in various aspects of direct tax like international tax, transfer pricing, corporate tax etc. He has advised clients across sectors – including infrastructure, ITES, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, private equity, real estate and telecom – on in-bound and out-bound M&A transactions.
“The complexity of our global and national transactions requires a specialist combination of legal and tax expertise,” said Cyril Shroff, managing partner of Amarchand, in a statement. “Naturally therefore, tax lawyering is a core focus area for our firm and I see this as absolutely essential in today’s business environment. Mr. Patnaik’s addition will help us further significantly grow and strengthen our tax lawyering practice and create this unique value proposition for our clients. We welcome him to our firm, and wish him a successful career with us.”
Patnaik’s arrival takes the total number of partners at Amarchand Mangaldas to 86.
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