BMR Legal

The firm has reoriented its strategy to focus on its well-regarded tax practice. It specialises in transfer pricing and tax matters by providing advisory, policy and dispute services. H Raghavendra Rao and Arijit Prasad joined the tax dispute resolution team, while Vishal Lara left the firm. 

Dispute resolution 

Work highlights 

Successfully argued before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s Delhi bench that the tax penalty assessed against Rolls-Royce cannot be imposed while the case is before the Supreme Court. 

Key clients 

Eaton Industries, Goodyear, Herbalife International, IBM, Lufthansa, Mattel, Rolls-Royce 

Tax 

Work highlights 

Instructed by longstanding client General Motors to assist on transfer pricing matters and litigation about who the tested party should be and how to make the statistical and economic adjustments at the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. The tested party, according to OECD guidelines, is the entity for which a financial indicator is tested. 

Key clients 

Carlson Wagonlit Travel, General Motors, Hazira LNG, IBM