V Lakshmikumaran

Practice Areas

Mr. Lakshmikumaran is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan, one of the leading law firms in India. With over 35 years of experience in matters of taxation, international trade, intellectual property, commercial disputes, and environmental law, he has represented over a thousand cases in the Supreme court and various High Courts of India, many of which have led to landmark judgements. He has also represented clients across geographies and jurisdictions including the European Union, the USA, Australia, Canada. He has also argued at WTO, before Dispute Settlement and Appellate Body, in trade remedy cases. Mr. Lakshmikumaran has been acknowledged for his contribution and thought leadership widely, and has been bestowed by several recognitions such as the Legal 500 Hall of Fame, the Indian Business Law Journal Elite Category A List Top 100 Indian lawyers to name a few.

As a delegate of the International Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Lakshmikumaran has attended the WCO-HS (World Customs Organization – Harmonised System) Committee meetings on Classification in Brussels. He has addressed the WCO GATT Valuation Workshop on Customs Valuation, WTO World Forum, SAWTR and is regularly invited as a speaker by governments and leading universities such as Harvard, Cornell.

Career

LLB.