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.

R Parthasarathy

Advocate & Patent Agent
B.Sc, FCMA, ACS, MBA (UK), LLB (Hons)

Practicing Advocate
Key Areas- GST, Excise, Customs, Service Tax, VAT and Income Tax, IP Litigation and advisory

Summary of key experience

  • Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India.
  • Acknowledged authority on IPR laws and tax laws such as anti dumping, subsidies and countervailing measures, Safeguard and WTO laws.
  • Instrumental in setting up the anti- dumping directorate in the Ministry of Commerce in 1994/95.
  • Acknowledged expert on all aspects of Customs [with special emphasis on Classification under HSN and Valuation] and Foreign Trade Policy.
  • Held various positions such as Deputy Secretary & Director Ministry of Commerce (Antidumping), Director [Railway] and Accountant General, [Member Audit Board] Tamil Nadu

Professional qualifications and affiliations

  • Bachelor's Degree in Science
  • FCMA, ACS, MBA (UK), LLB (Hons)
  • Advocate-on-Record Supreme Court of India (Gold Medallist)

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.