Rohit Jain
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 2 : Tax
Band 2
About
Provided by Rohit Jain
Practice Areas
Tax
Customs
Export Controls
Government & Regulatory
Career
Rohit Jain is the Deputy Managing 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.
Awards
Leading Individual for Tax
Legal500
Tax Litigation Star
Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
Elite Practitioner for Tax
Asialaw Profiles
The A list
India Business Law Journal
Top 100 lawyers list
Forbes Legal Powerlist
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
"Rohit shines in an advisory capacity as he thinks outside the box and comes up with a solution."
"Rohit Jain is highly approachable and highly knowledgeable. For us, he is the epitome of knowledge when it comes to customs matters."
"Rohit shines in an advisory capacity as he thinks outside the box and comes up with a solution."
"Rohit Jain is highly approachable and highly knowledgeable. For us, he is the epitome of knowledge when it comes to customs matters."
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Industrials, Engineering and Manufacturing
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Government and Public Sector
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