The full-service taxation practice at Kochhar & Co. handles the full range of transactional, contentious, and advisory work as well as tax investigations and compliance issues. The 'meticulous and practical' Reena Khair and the 'outstanding' Shahid Khan co-head the team; Khair heads up the indirect taxation offering and has extensive experience appearing before the various high courts, tax appellate tribunals, and the Supreme Court, while Khan leads the direct tax offering with a focus on income tax and international taxation matters. Another key name on the indirect front is Shreya Dahiya, who advises on export promotion schemes and foreign trade policy issues.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The tax practice at Kochhar & Co. is not compartmentalised into just different verticals. Having partners specialising in different fields and working in tandem for the benefit of the clients helps us in having a single support system for all tax-related issues.’

  • ‘Reena Khair is meticulous and practical in giving us advice. She stands out from the other lawyers in this field as she has a holistic approach in handling any matter.’

  • ‘They are very qualified to handle our unique legal challenges in India.’

  • ‘They are very responsive, talented, and highly qualified. Shahid Kahn is outstanding.’

  • 'Reliable, highly competent, fast.'

Key clients

  • Ventra Health
  • Evalueserve.Com Pvt ltd.
  • M/s Fujifilm India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Flexituff Ventures International Ltd.
  • Lauls Private Ltd.
  • Allied Poles
  • Client Network Services India Pvt Limited
  • Caddy Cod Solutions

Work highlights

  • Assisting Evalueserve.com Pvt. Ltd. before the Supreme Court of India against a challenge to the favourable decision of the Punjab & Haryana High Court in a dispute relating to a challenge of refund claims of unutilized cenvat credit.

Lawyers

Leading associates
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Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Reena Khair, Shahid Khan

Other key lawyers

Shreya Dahiya