India’s IndusLaw has hired tax disputes expert Shashi Mathews as a partner in Delhi from PDS Legal, where he was a director.
Previously a director at PDS Legal, Mathews advises on valuation issues, classification, interpretational issues and antiprofiteering regulations, among other areas. He has also worked at Aequus Associates and Economic Laws Practice.
With the hire of Mathews, IndusLaw currently has 46 partners.
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