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| Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan | |
| Headquarters |  New Delhi |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 6 (all in India) |
| No. of attorneys | approximately 170 |
| No. of employees | approximately 200 |
| Major practice areas | Indirect taxation, International trade laws, Intellectual Property Rights |
| Date founded | 1985 (New Delhi) |
| Founder | Mr. V. Lakshmikumaran, Mr. V. Sridharan |
| Company type | Partnership |
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan is a leading Indian law firm with over 170 employees and six offices in India. It is a partnership firm founded in 1985. Beginning with Taxation laws, the firm now practices in International trade laws, Intellectual Property Rights and Corporate laws.
Profile[edit]
The firm has been consistently ranked in the first and second tier for practice areas of Taxation[1] and International trade laws [2] respectively. Its founder, Mr. V. Lakshmikumaran is a leading advocate in Intellectual Property Laws, Taxation/Fiscal Laws and WTO related issues and argues mostly before the Supreme Court of India. [3]
Cases[edit]
The firm has handled a number of high profiled cases in various practice areas. A number of important matters handled by the firm before the Supreme Court of India can be identified as follows;
| Cause Title | Citation | Brief description of issue involved | |
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| 1 | Commissioner of Central Excise, Pondicherry v. Acer India Ltd. | (2004) 8 SCC 173 | Software are goods. |
| 2 | Mafatlal Industries v. Union of India | (1997) 5 SCC 536 | Doctrine of Unjust Enrichment in indirect tax jurisprudence. |
| 3 | Commissioner of Central Excise, Bangalore v. Mysore Electrical Industries Ltd. | (2006) 204 ELT 517 | Retrospective Interpretation of Circular beneficial to the Assessee. |
| 4 | Commissioner of Central Excise, Bolpur v. Ratan Melting and Wire Industries | dated 14.10.2008 | Revenue's Circular cannot prevail over contrary decision of Supreme Court. |
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In addition to these, the firm has represented over 200 clients from India, US, EU, China, Japan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea in over 95 anti-dumping investigations initiated by India, the EU, US, China, Korea, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, etc.[4]
Practice Areas[edit]
The firm practices in the following legal areas;[4]
Offices[edit]
The firm has its offices at the following places;[4]
Membership[edit]
The firm is a member of the following international organizations;[3]
- International Bar Association
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
- Asian Patent Attorney Association
- Licensing Executives Society International
- International Chamber of Commerce delegate to World Customs Organisation
The firm is also a member of the following Indian organizations;
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.chambersandpartners.com/Asia/Editorial/35501#org_104079 Chambers & Partners
- ^ http://www.chambersandpartners.com/Asia/Editorial/35943#org_104079 Chambers & Partners
- ^ a b http://www.chambersandpartners.com/Asia/Firms/104079-35501/207529 Chambers & Partners
- ^ a b c "World Law Profiles 2009 (Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan)". World Law Profiles 2009. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
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