Jatin Arora has joined Phoenix Legal as a Partner on 16th September 2021. He will lead the Firm’s indirect tax practice and will operate out of its Mumbai office. Jatin is a qualified lawyer in India and has over 22 years of wide-ranging experience in indirect tax including GST, Customs, Excise, Service Tax and VAT laws. Jatin started his career as an independent counsel in the High Courts and various tribunals and thereafter worked with Big 4 consulting firms like PwC and Deloitte. He has worked extensively with Indian and foreign multinational companies across different sectors including healthcare and pharmaceuticals, hospitality, manufacturing, oil & gas, power, auto OEMs and component manufacturers, telecom, IT & ITeS,
consumer, retail and wholesale, real estate, infrastructure, and EPC. Jatin has extensively worked on the GST regime and advised various companies on their transition to the GST regime; structured global supply chains considering local and global trade aspects; helped set up businesses in various parts of India by undertaking locational analyses. He has worked with industry associations on matters involving industry specific ramifications and advised on representations to the Government and GST Council. He has handled multiple Special Valuation Branch investigations, matters before Directorate of Revenue intelligence, notices issued by Director General of GST, Anti Profiteering investigations besides handling adjudication and appellate matters and routine notices issued by the authorities at various levels.
“What attracted me to Phoenix Legal was its partner led client service approach and entrepreneurial setup. I am excited to join Phoenix Legal and look forward to working with the partners at Phoenix Legal to contribute to the growth of the firm”, Jatin said.
Commenting on Jatin’s addition to the partnership, Sawant Singh said “We are delighted to welcome a practice leader of Jatin’s caliber to the firm. Jatin’s experience in indirect tax will broad base not just the firms service offerings but also complement our existing practice areas”.
