We are pleased to announce that Mr. Anay Banhatti has joined DMD Advocates as a taxation partner in Mumbai.
Fereshte D Sethna, Founder & Managing Partner, Mumbai said in a DMD’s press release, “I welcome Anay to DMD. Anay augments our robust tax team in the realm of both international and domestic tax laws.”
Anay’s area of focus has been indirect taxation – Customs, GST, Excise, Service tax, Sales tax and Foreign Trade Policy. He has been actively engaged in providing advisory and litigation services to clients in relation to investigations initiated by the enforcement and regulatory authorities such as DRI, DGCEI, ED, etc. He has regularly represented clients in litigation under various tax laws across all adjudicatory/ assessment authorities, appellate authorities, before the Tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court. Anay has also represented clients in direct tax litigation matters.
Anay has extensively advised and assisted clients in strategizing the approach to be adopted on Customs valuation related issues and represented clients in proceedings before the relevant authorities, tribunals and Courts.
More recently, he has led diverse GST assignments including impact analysis, transition support and Government advocacy (representation) for clients in a variety of sectors.
He has worked on several sectors including FMCG, pharmaceuticals, alcohol beverage, automobile, banking and financial services, manufacturing and telecom, amongst others.
Anay has contributed articles in several prominent publications and is called to speak at technical conferences and seminars on taxation.
He has received several recognitions. RSG India Report 2015 recognizes Anay to be “very diligent and thorough in his work”, while India Business Law Journal’s February 2015 Issue a client recommends Anay for “his attention to detail, thorough preparation and ability to work patiently with all levels of a client’s team”.