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Dr. Sunil Moti Lala is an Advocate & qualified Chartered Accountant practicing as a tax counsel having 30 years of experience in the field of Taxation.
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Dr. Lala has been recognized as one of the Tax Controversy Leaders in India by International Tax Review, World TAX Guide for the last 10 consecutive years.
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Has been awarded the Ph.D. (Doctorate of Philosophy) Degree from the Mumbai University for the Thesis on “International Taxation and Transfer Pricing with reference to Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR) and Other Critical Issues in the Global Arena”.
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Acquired training in the Chambers of Mr. Dinesh Vyas, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Mr. V H Patil, Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Mr. Nihal Dalvi, Advocate.
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Enrolled as Advocate with the Bar council of Maharashtra & Goa in 1995 and practiced before the Hon’ble Bombay High Court and Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.
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Joined PWC as a Partner in 2007 and headed the litigation practice for Western India.
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Joined KPMG as a Partner in 2010 and led the Tax Dispute Resolutions practice of KPMG.
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Co-founded Advaita Legal Attorneys & Advocates in 2013 and was a Partner and National Head – Tax Litigation & Controversies (Direct taxes).
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Resumed independent Counsel Practice at SML tax chamber in the year 2015.
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Dr. Lala’s work profile over the last three decades essentially involved(a) Representation services before
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Dr. Lala is a Trustee in the Foundation for International Taxation (since 2017) and Managing Committee member of ITAT Bar Association, Mumbai (since 2015). He has been an office bearer / member of managing committee in various professional organisations such as International Fiscal Association (IFA), All India Federation of Tax Practitioners (AIFTP) and Chamber of Tax Consultants (CTC). |
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Dr. Lala has contributed articles in various professional journals and financial newspapers and has also given several presentations/papers in seminars organised by various professional bodies.
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