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Kumar Visalaksh

Kumar Visalaksh

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Tax

Customs

Export Controls

Government & Regulatory

Career

Kumar Visalaksh is a Partner in the Tax practice at ELP and is based in Delhi. An alumnus of National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), University of Law, Hyderabad, Kumar has over a decade of experience in rendering tax advisory, transactional and litigation services to various multinational companies. He regularly advises clients on Goods and Service Tax, Customs Foreign Trade Policy and Export Control related matters.

Kumar specializes in advising domestic and foreign MNCs across various sectors on direct tax issues. He has also been involved in assisting clients in direct tax litigation at various forums. Kumar regularly appears before ITAT and High Court in income tax matters.

Kumar has also assisted companies transition to new tax regimes, including the current GST regime in India. Kumar has represented several multinational companies before different judicial fora such as Supreme Court of India, jurisdictional High Courts, Tribunals across the country.

Kumar is a regular speaker at various conferences. Kumar writes regularly for leading newspapers/magazines such as The Economic Times, The Hindu, The Mint, Financial Express, Economic and Political Weekly, Indirect Taxation Review etc.

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Tax - India

Band 4
Band 4

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Kumar Visalaksh offers experience in matters relating to income tax, customs and tax recovery. He has lately represented companies before the Supreme Court of India as well as jurisdictional High Courts.

Strengths

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  • His ability to quickly read through intricate facts and tax provisions and develop and formulate legal strategies and approaches is simply outstanding.

    TaxChambers Asia & Pacific
  • When I go to him, he looks into things in a focused way and at how things can be improved. He is very ethical and always puts the client first.

    TaxChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Kumar provided strategic advice when it was needed the most and ensured that the issue was closed favourably and expeditiously.

    TaxChambers Asia & Pacific

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