Rohit Jain
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 2 : Tax
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About
Provided by Rohit Jain
Practice Areas
Tax
Customs
Export Controls
Government & Regulatory
Career
Rohit Jain is a Partner at ELP and co-heads the Tax practice of the firm focusing on indirect taxes, direct tax and transfer pricing and customs laws. His areas of expertise prior to the introduction of GST covered customs, excise, service tax, central sales tax, state Value Added Tax (VAT) laws and Foreign Trade Policy (FTP).
Rohit has been with ELP since its inception and has over two decades of experience in handling matters related to tax, in both, advisory and litigation matters. He has advised various Fortune 500 Companies and Indian conglomerates in sectors including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunication, oil and gas, petroleum and infrastructure projects. He has also been involved in making representations to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce in relation to various tax policy matters on behalf of numerous industry associations.
Rohit is a member of the TAXAND network (the largest international network of taxation firms across the world) and is regularly invited to speak on various tax and foreign trade policy issues at various international conferences.
Rohit has been ranked as an Elite Practitioner by AsiaLaw Profile 2020-23 and has been recognized for his expertise in Tax by Chambers Asia-Pacific, recommended by the Tax Director’s Handbook and has also featured in World Transfer Pricing guide. Rohit has also been recognized in the Benchmark Leading Lawyers Guide as the “Dispute Resolution Star for Tax” and has featured in International Tax Review’s Tax Controversy Leaders Guide & Indirect Tax Leaders Guide. Rohit has also been ranked as a Legal Individual for Tax in the Legal 500 rankings.
Prior to ELP, Rohit was part of the Tax team at RSM & Co.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Rohit Jain in Mumbai is highly regarded in the market, notably for his expertise in GST and customs matters. He primarily advises on tax structuring of operations in India and also assists clients with tax disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has an excellent knowledge of indirect taxation and the ability to provide advice while upholding the long-term interest of the organisation."
"He is very knowledgeable and always keeps up to date in relation to commercial taxes."
"He has an excellent knowledge of indirect taxation and the ability to provide advice while upholding the long-term interest of the organisation."
"He is very knowledgeable and always keeps up to date in relation to commercial taxes."
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