Shashi Mathews
IndusLaw3
Tax
The tax department at IndusLaw works closely with the firm’s transactional and dispute resolution teams to advise tech, manufacturing, and gaming sector clients on the full range of matters. The group handles a high volume of Customs Excise Service Tax Appellate Tribunal work, in addition to advising on the tax aspects of large transactions. Shashi Mathews leads the firm’s indirect tax offering, while Lokesh Shah takes point on the direct taxation front.
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‘Transparency and expertise.’
‘Understanding the needs of clients.’
Key clients
- Naspers Ventures B.V.
- Saxum Global Consulting FZCO
- Barminco Ltd.
- BarmincoIndian Underground Mining Services LLP
- MRF Limited
- Bharti Airtel Limited
- Honeywell Automation India Limited
- Honeywell International (India) Private Limited
- Tecnova India Private Limited
- Goals101 Data Solutions Private Limited
- Lindstrom Group
- CAB Worldwide LLC
- Sahamati Foundation
- GrayMatter Software Services Private Limited
- Infobridge Distribution Private Limited
- Nissan Motors India Pvt. Ltd.
- Blu-Smart Mobility Tech Private Limited
- Arkimy Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (BuyStars)
- Gfk Nielsen India Private Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Prosus Ventures on tax aspects in Series C funding of Vegrow.
- Advised Phoenix Games on acquisition of global PopReach Games Portfolio and PopReach Games India.
- Representing the Indian subsidiary of Barminco Ltd., Australia, before the Rajasthan High Court and the Tax Authorities, to challenge the tax demands as well as the attachments made against their bank accounts, under the Indian GST laws.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lokesh Shah, Shashi Mathews