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Managing Partner: Mukesh Butani
Quick facts
# Partners

3

# Other qualified practitioners

23

# Total number of lawyers

26

# Practitioners (worldwide)

26

Languages

English, Hindi

Key practice areas
Tax (asialaw)
Firm overview
BMR Legal is a boutique law firm specialising in the areas of corporate international tax, transfer pricing, GST, customs and international trade law, with expertise in policy, advocacy, disputes, M&A and transaction advisory.

The firm specialises in providing strategic insights on complex tax issues, including pre-litigation and litigation support and representation before various appellate forums. The firm advises and supports clients on alternate dispute resolution, including advance rulings and advance pricing agreements, and acts as an expert witness on tax treaty and transfer pricing law.

In addition, BMR Legal provides services in the area of tax prosecution trials, bilateral investment treaty tax carve-outs, exchange of information, foreign direct investment and related exchange-control laws.

With offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, the firm has won the confidence of several Fortune 500 companies and Indian business groups. Most of the firm's professionals are dual-qualified with legal and tax expertise and a deep understanding of specified industries in areas of taxation.
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Other offices

MUMBAI OFFICE

707-708, Arcadia Building
Near NCPA Marg, Nariman Point
Mumbai 400021
India

T: +91 22 3521 9741
E: info@bmrlegal.in
W: https://bmrlegal.in/

Address:
13 A-B-C, Hansalaya Building Barakhamba Road New Delhi,
New Delhi, Delhi 110001
India
Tel:+911166783000 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://bmrlegal.in/
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Overview

BMR Legal is a boutique tax firm with expertise in policy, disputes, transaction advisory, alternative dispute resolution and transfer pricing law. Managing partner Mukesh Butani is a renowned tax practitioner, highly respected for his decades of experience, intricate knowledge of the subject matter, and courtroom mastery. In addition to the core tax areas, the firm supports clients on alternative dispute resolution, including advance pricing agreements, mutual agreement procedure and advance rulings, and acts as expert witness on treaty and transfer pricing law. The firm is committed to and engaged in thought leadership and research to improve the overall tax policy infrastructure of the country. Partner and GST specialist Tarun Jain is another key contact. International tax specialist Seema Kejriwal and customs and trade expert Shankey Agrawal round out the leadership.  

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Work highlights 

Represented IBM India private in a Supreme Court litigation against the Commissioner of Income Tax in Bangalore. The matter was related to the characterisation of payments made to non-resident entities for packaged software.

Acting for Canon India Private in its Supreme Court appeal against the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax in a case relating to marketing intangibles. The court’s decision should settle the issue whether advertising, marketing and promotion expenses are considered an international transaction.

Key clients

3M India, CLSA India, International Tractors, Lionbridge Technologies, Marvell India 

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