About

Provided by Dua Associates

Dua Associates has been assisting international and domestic clients in International Trade and Customs Laws matters for more than 20 years.  The Practice Group comprises of experienced trade lawyers, knowledgeable cost accountants and distinguished former government officials who have in-depth knowledge of both the law and the political landscape across multiple jurisdictions to provide effective global strategies for those engaged in international trade and investment. The team represents clients in international trade remedy litigation, inter alia, covering anti-dumping, safeguard and countervailing duty matters. The Firm has represented companies from all over the world before the concerned government authority, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (‘DGTR’) and the appellate tribunal (i.e. The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (‘CESTAT’) and as well as before the High Courts and Supreme Court of India. 

Members of the Firm are recognized authorities on World Trade Organization agreements and have interacted with government officials on WTO negotiations on anti-dumping and anti-subsidies agreements. The Firm maintains strong relationships with various overseas firms specializing in international trade, anti-dumping and WTO matters. Further, the Firm has contacts with specialist industry teams that assist clients on a wide variety of laws and regulations affecting cross-border and multi-jurisdictional trade transactions and activities.

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International Trade - India

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

The Dua Associates team offers over a decade of experience representing clients in safeguard, anti-dumping and countervailing duty trade remedy matters. The firm represents major-name multinationals, including from the technology, chemical and manufacturing sectors. The team holds a solid track record of working on cases with issues relating to South-East Asia, East Asia, the Middle East and North America.

Work Highlights

  • Dua Associates successfully represented Kodak India and Eastman Kodak in two concurrent trade remedial investigations conducted by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Shiraz Patodia
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Shiraz Patodia
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Band 2
Shiraz Patodia heads the practice from the New Delhi office, operating across the practice area spectrum including handling of anti-dumping-related mandates and taking a leading role on many of the team's key mandates.

Shiraz is incredible. Her knowledge is top notch. She is very good at laying it out in a simple matter, making it easy for us to bring information to business people, and is also very personable.

Mayank Singhal
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Mayank Singhal
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Up and Coming

Mayank Singhal is a partner based in New Delhi who is frequently active on DGTR investigations, acting for foreign producers and exporters, as well as foreign governments. He also has experience advising the government of India on US DOC reviews.

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International Trade

Shiraz Patodia
2
Shiraz Patodia
2
Band 2
Mayank Singhal
U
Mayank Singhal
U
Up and Coming

Members

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Ashish Singh

Mayank Singhal

Shiraz Patodia

Shiraz Patodia

Head of Department

Clients

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Kruger Inc., Canada , Alpha Industries SDN BHD, Kodak Group