Chambers Review
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International Trade - India
What the Team is Known For
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys maintains a respected practice with expertise covering WTO, anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigations. The team is particularly well known for contentious work, representing exporters and domestic producers, as well as foreign governments. The firm has experience in trade remedy matters across a variety of industrial sectors, including steel, textiles, petrochemicals and manufacturing.
Strengths
The team have an excellent grasp of and expertise in indirect taxation, tariffs and remedies. They are leaders in their field and have an in-depth reservoir of experience and knowledge.
They have the ability to translate complex legal knowledge into practical, strategic solutions that help us stay compliant, minimise risk and achieve our goals.
Work Highlights
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys assisted Plasser India with submitting applications for obtaining exemptions from restrictions under the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024.
Notable practitioners
V Lakshmikumaran is head of the firm's international trade department and is widely recognised as an expert in cross-border tax and anti-dumping issues and trade investigations.
He's an authority in his field, one of the beacons in the legal world in indirect taxation, with a remarkable memory and deep understanding of commercial aspects.
He is knowledgeable, updated, innovative, gives complete hearing to the issues with patience and always comes up with a solution.
Ankur Sharma specialises in acting for importers and exporters, as well as government entities, in response to anti-dumping and countervailing investigations by the Indian authorities.
Ankur has the ability to align legal advice with business strategy and commercial outcomes.
With his deep knowledge and insights, Ankur showed strong leadership in handling complex anti-dumping matters.
Devinder Bagia is an executive partner at the firm's New Delhi office with a strong track record of advising on DGTR investigations and trade remedy matters, including WTO disputes.
Devinder understands the client's requirements, is very approachable and responsive, has an excellent team working for him and understands the issue at hand, legally and commercially.
He's a sharp person with the ability to put forth his comments in a methodically appropriate pattern to both the client and while debating with opponents and authorities.