Team

N V Balaji

Founder & Practicing Advocate

Specialist in: Tax Litigation and Consultancy, including Direct Tax, Transfer Pricing, GST and Corporate Laws

Summary of key experience:

  • Chartered Accountant turned Lawyer, practicing as Advocate currently. Has wide experience in litigation before High Courts, Supreme Court and Tribunals.
  • Has Professional experience over three decades Represented the Department of Income Tax, Government of India as Senior Standing Counsel.
  • Has an all-encompassing experience with a clientele that spans across all major industries including automotive sector, information technology, infrastructure and engineering products, Shipping & Logistics and other services.
  • Competence includes consultancy in Direct Tax, Taxation and Transfer Pricing.
  • Represented big corporates before Direct Tax Authorities including Tribunals, High Courts and Supreme Court.

Professional qualifications and affiliations

  • Bachelor's degree in Commerce and Law (B.Com, BL)
  • Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India.

TS Ravi

Advocate

GST, Excise, Customs, Service Tax and VAT

Summary of key experience

  • Began his career in the Customs, Central Excise, and Service Tax Department, where he spent over two decades specializing in legal and judicial aspects of taxation
  • Transitioned into consultancy and industry, working with prestigious consulting firms such as E&Y and Price Waterhouse & Co L.L.P
  • Over 38 years of rich experience in Indirect Taxation across various sectors, including Regulatory, consultancy, litigation, and industry.
  • Handled Indirect Tax matters including litigations for renowned organizations like Carborundum Universal, Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete, Zuari Cements, India Cements, etc

Professional qualifications and affiliations

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics
  • Bachelor's degree in law
  • Associate Company Secretary (A.C.S) from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India
  • Associate Member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (AICWA)
  • Member of the Taxation Committee of Southern India Chamber of Commerce & Industries

N V Lakshmi

Practicing Advocate
Direct Tax, Indirect Tax and Transfer Pricing

Summary of key experience

  • Chartered Accountant turned Advocate enrolled in the Bar Counsel of Tamil Nadu and Pudhucherry.
  • Joined the chambers of Mr N V Balaji post enrollment as an Advocate.
  • Specilising in direct taxes, indirect taxes, international taxation and transfer pricing.
  • Appeared before the Madras High Court and the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and regularly assisted N V Balaji on large litigations on complex issues.
  • Experience in appearance before the Income Tax Authorities during the course of assessments and appeals.
  • Also specilises and handles our non litigation engagements.

    • Professional qualifications and affiliations

    • Bachelor's degree in Commerce. LLB and ACA
    • Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India

    T V MUTHU ABIRAMI

    Practicing Advocate
    Corporate Laws and IBC

    Summary of key experience

  • Practising advocate who completed law from the School of Excellence in Law, Chennai and is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
  • Holds a postgraduate degree in law and specialised in business laws.
  • Holds a Diploma in International Taxation awarded by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
  • Specializes in Corporate Litigations and frequently appears before the NCLT on IBC and Company Law matters.
  • Regularly appears before various forums including the High Court and various tribunals.
  • Apart from her specialization in corporate laws, she regularly drafts and reviews commercial contracts.
  • She had presented papers before various professional forums.
  • Muthu Abirami is also the Guest Faculty for LLM (Taxation) in Tamil Nadu Dr.Ambedkar Law University, Taramani.

    • Professional qualifications and affiliations

    • B.A.B.L.(Hons), M.L., (Business laws), A.C.A., DIIT(ICAI)
    • Life member of Revenue Bar Association and All India Federation of Tax Practitioners.