V. Lakshmikumaran is a former Indian Revenue Service officer and lawyer specialising in taxation and trade disputes. He currently serves as a Distinguished Fellow in NITI Aayog[1] and as a legal adviser to Ministry of Commerce, India.[2] He is the founder and managing partner of Delhi headquartered law firm Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan.[3] He co-founded the firm in the year 1985 with his brother V. Sridharan who is now a designated senior advocate[4]

V Lakshmikumaran
Alma materUniversity of Madras
OccupationLawyer
OrganizationLakshmikumaran & Sridharan
SpouseMalathi Lakshmikumran
Children2
Websitelakshmisri.com

Education

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He is a M.Sc. (Mathematics) and a LL.B. graduate from University of Madras.[5]

Career

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He has advised the Indian government on Free Trade Agreements[6] and represented Indian government before WTO Dispute Settlement Body[7]

He advises clients in all areas of taxation, including International Taxation and Transfer Pricing, Goods and Services Tax, Customs, Excise, Service Tax, Value Added Tax (VAT), Foreign Trade Policy, Special Economic Zones, offering consulting, advisory, litigation and compliance services. He has also successfully represented clients from many countries in several anti-dumping, subsidy and trade investigations initiated by India.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "NITI Aayog Appoints Four Distinguished Fellows under Fellowship Guidelines". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Officer Details old bkp".
  3. ^ "Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan - Legallypedia". www.legallyindia.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Bombay HC designates bumper crop of 15 senior counsel, V Sridharan, Anand Grover, but no women (again)". www.legallyindia.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  5. ^ "V Lakshmikumaran > Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan > New Delhi > India | Lawyer Profile". www.legal500.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ^ https://scholarship.law.uci.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1540&context=faculty_scholarship
  7. ^ https://wtochairs.org/sites/default/files/Book%20Chapter%20%28Indian%20Trade%20Lawyers%29%20Cambridge%20University%20Press_0.pdf
  8. ^ "NITI Aayog Appoints Four Distinguished Fellows under Fellowship Guidelines".