Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan boosts Direct Tax Practice with BMR Legal Senior Advisor H Raghavendra Rao

Former BMR Legal Senior Advisor, H Raghavendra Rao has recently joined Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (L&S) as an Executive Partner in the Direct Taxes Division. He will function as the Country Head and lead the firm’s Direct Taxes practice..Before joining BMR Legal in 2005, Rao served as the Senior Standing Counsel to the Income Tax Department. He worked at BMR Legal for almost 9 years..Rao, who has over 30 years of experience in Direct Taxes and Constitutional matters said, “L&S is a well-known Indirect tax and IPR leader. I am honored and motivated to be working with the best and highly regarded key leaders of L&S who are responsible for the firm’s top position in today’s market…The most challenging part of my role is to get the same market recognition for our Direct Tax wing.”.L&S Partner Seetharaman commented, “Mr. Rao brings in over three decades of direct tax litigation experience. His infusion into our team would help us provide tailor-made solutions to various complex legal problems that our clients face.”.Earlier this year, Indirect Tax Lawyer AR Madhav Rao had resigned from L&S to join BMR Legal as Head – Indirect Tax in Gurgaon..The Firm has also hired a new Chief People Officer, Anirban Das who will be responsible for heading the people agenda of the firm nationally. He has previously worked with Ernst & Young, Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers..On Anirban’s joining, Lakshmikumaran commented, “We are excited by Anirban joining us. We have a vision to transform the firm into a top class professional firm. Human Resources is the bed rock of our firm and we wanted a strong leader to take us forward. Anirban has tremendous experience and insight, having led HR functions in this space and we are happy to work together.”