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Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co. has named former KPMG and Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) partner Krishan Malhotra as its Head of Tax, Northern Region, to replace outgoing tax head Aseem Chawla.

Aside from PwC and KPMG, Malhotra has also been a senior partner at RSM & Co. He has more than 25 years of experience in direct tax, cross-border taxation, alternate dispute resolution, and business advisory services.

“With our firm resolve to be the best and the largest corporate law firm in India, whilst nurturing excellence and talent, we have appointed Mr. Krishan Malhotra as Head of Tax, Northern Region,” said Shardul Shroff, managing partner at Amarchand Mangaldas, in a statement. “We are glad to have someone of Krishan’s experience, caliber, and expertise join us.”

According to the website Legally India, Chawla is starting up a tax, business, and corporate advisory law firm called MPC Legal with two co-founding partners.

Ranajit Dam is Southeast Asia Editor at ALB. Follow us on Twitter: @ALB_Magazine.

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