Bijal Ajinkya

Direct Tax, Estate Planning, Trusts and Private Client, Investment Funds

Bijal Ajinkya is a partner in the Direct Tax, Private Client and Investment Funds practice groups in the Mumbai office with over 23 years of experience.

As a Private Client practitioner, Bijal has varied experience in advising individuals and family businesses on succession planning, asset protection and cross border inheritance tax from a legal, regulatory and tax perspective. She has advised many family-owned organizations on creating frameworks for succession to wealth, leadership and management.

Bijal is the first Indian qualified lawyer to be admitted as an international fellow to The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Bijal previously served as an officer-elect on the Individual Tax & Private Client Committee of the International Bar Association. She is an ex-officio member of the Steering Committee of the International Wealth Advisors Forum. She regularly contributes to the IVCA with respect to changes which should be made on the tax landscape for investment funds.

Rankings: Bijal regularly features on an annual basis in the Chambers & Partners (Asia – Pacific), Citiwealth Leaders List, Asia Law, Legal 500, International Tax Review (Asia Pacific), Who’s Who Legal “Corporate Tax Guide, Private Client Global Elite, Expert Guides – Tax 2018, Indian Lawyer 250 Law Business Research as a leader in the field of taxation, investments funds and private client in India. She has recently been ranked as a Leader Tax Champion in India by Legal Era, and has also been recognised by Asian Legal Business in their 2021 ranking as Asia’s Top 15 Female Lawyers. Bijal has featured on IBLJs future legal leaders list for India, 2021.