Rohan Shah

Rohan Shah was admitted to practice on 7th November 1987. According to Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018, Rohan Pradeep Shah, Counsel, Chambers of Rohan Shah, “is considered by market commentators to be ‘a big name in the industry,’ handling both direct and indirect tax matters. He has expertise in both advisory and litigation matters”.

Since October 2016, Mr. Shah has been practicing as an independent Counsel in the Hon'ble Supreme Court. various High Courts (Mumbai Delhi, Chennai, Rajasthan, Punjab & Haryana), Tribunals (ITAT, CESTAT, NCLT, Central Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal and, the PMLA/ FEMA Tribunal) and other judicial forums.

Mr. Shah represents cases before different forums in relation to GST, Customs Duties, Service Tax, VAT, Income Tax and Transfer Pricing. Issues under DTAAs, Exim Policy issues, TRADE Remedial issues under WTO, FEMA issues, Corporate Law issues and Constitutional Law issues. Mr. Shah has also appeared in various Bilateral Investment
Treaty Arbitrations.

Mr. Shah has represented in significant litigations for clients from various Industries — the Oil and Gas Industry, the Pharmaceutical Industry, the Gem and Jewellery Industry, the Real Estate Industry, the Retail Industry, the Ecommerce Industry., the Automotive Industry, the Alcohol & Beverage Industry, the Insurance Industry, the Banking Industry and the Projects & Infrastructure Industry.

Mr. Shah has been repeatedly recognized as one of Asia's and India’s leading Tax Controversy Lawyers in Chambers and partners in Asia Pacific. International Tax review, World Tax., Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific and various other publications.

1. Mr. Shah has been featured in the publication titled, “Distinguished Legal Minds of India” published by Legal Era-Legal Media Group, a leading name in the field of legal publishing. A listing of some of India’s leading lawyers in the last 50 years.
2. Mr. Shah has been named as a “Leading Global Lawyer” in Who’s Who Legal: Trade & Customs (2013 to 2018).
3. “Tax Lawyer of the year” at the Legal Era Awards 2019; “Leading Lawyer in the Asia Pacific region” for 2019 by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific.
4. “Leading Tax Lawyer in India for Taxation” 2009 to 2018 by Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific; “
5. Leading Tax Lawyer in India” by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2005 to 2018.
6. Among the “200 Leading Tax Lawyers in the World” by International Tax Review 2010.
7. Among “100 Leading Tax Lawyers in the World” by Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Tax (2009).
8. Among “India’s Leading Tax Lawyers” by the Tax Directors Handbook 2007 to 2018.
9. “Leading Global Lawyer” in Who’s Who Legal: Trade & Customs (2013 to 2018);
10. Exclusive winner of “Client Choice Awards” for the Corporate Tax Category (2014 and 2015 for India);
11. “One of the Leading Indian Tax Lawyers on Issues of Tax Litigation” by the publication, Tax Controversy Leaders (2013 to 2018).
12. “Leading Lawyer for Transfer Pricing Issues” by the publication World Transfer Pricing (2015).
13. Amongst the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in Asia” by the publication Asian Legal Business 2010.
14. “Leading Lawyer for Tax and Litigation Issues” by Asia Law Profiles.
15. He was also featured by India Today (January 2000 edition) in “50 Indians for the Next Millennium” and by The Economic Times, Times of India and Business India, in relation to his achievements as a lawyer.
16. Mr. Shah has been awarded as the Indian "Tax Lawyer of the year" at the Legal Era Awards 2020.

1. On 26.11.2019, Mr. Rohan Shah was appointed by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in India, as India’s Representative and Governor on the board of Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (“ERIA”) the leading Policy Think Tank on International Trade issues, in the ASEAN. The appointment is for a period of three years. Previous appointees have been Mr. Ratan Tata and Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
2. Mr. Shah was part of the Indian Commerce Minister’s Negotiating Team at the W.T.O Ministerial Conferences at Seattle, (Nov. 1999) and at Cancun, (September,2003), as a nominee of Assocham.
3. Mr. Shah has been appointed by the Ministry of Finance, India to various Expert Committees on Taxation.