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'''V. Lakshmikumaran''' is a former [[Indian Revenue Service]] officer and lawyer specialising in taxation and trade disputes. He currently serves as a Distinguished Fellow in [[NITI Aayog]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=NITI Aayog Appoints Four Distinguished Fellows under Fellowship Guidelines |url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1977116 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> and as a legal adviser to [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Ministry of Commerce, India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Officer Details old bkp |url=https://commerce.gov.in/officer-details-old_bkp/ }}</ref> He is the founder and managing partner of Delhi headquartered law firm Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan - Legallypedia |url=https://www.legallyindia.com/wiki/Lakshmi_Kumaran_&_Sridharan |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=www.legallyindia.com}}</ref> He co-founded the firm in the year 1985 with his brother V. Sridharan who is now a designated [[senior counsel|senior advocate]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bombay HC designates bumper crop of 15 senior counsel, V Sridharan, Anand Grover, but no women (again) |url=https://www.legallyindia.com/the-bench-and-the-bar/bombay-hc-designates-bumper-crop-of-15-senior-counsel-no-women-again-20110909-2316 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=www.legallyindia.com |language=en-gb}}</ref><br />
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==Education==<br />
He is a [[Master of Mathematics|M.Sc. (Mathematics)]] and a LL.B. graduate from [[University of Madras]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=V Lakshmikumaran > Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan > New Delhi > India {{!}} Lawyer Profile |url=https://www.legal500.com/firms/31702-lakshmikumaran-sridharan/32299-new-delhi-india/lawyers/612847-v-lakshmikumaran/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=www.legal500.com}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
He has advised the Indian government on [[Free Trade Agreements]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Indian Trade Lawyers and the Building of State Trade-Related Legal Capacity | url=https://scholarship.law.uci.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1540&context=faculty_scholarship | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716104155/https://scholarship.law.uci.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1540&context=faculty_scholarship | archive-date=2021-07-16}}</ref> and represented Indian government before [[Dispute settlement in the World Trade Organization|WTO Dispute Settlement Body]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Equalizing Access to the WTO: How Indian Trade Lawyers Build State Capacity | url=https://wtochairs.org/sites/default/files/Book%20Chapter%20%28Indian%20Trade%20Lawyers%29%20Cambridge%20University%20Press_0.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607133155/https://wtochairs.org/sites/default/files/Book%20Chapter%20(Indian%20Trade%20Lawyers)%20Cambridge%20University%20Press_0.pdf | archive-date=2024-06-07}}</ref><br />
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He advises clients in all areas of taxation, including International Taxation and Transfer Pricing, [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]], Customs, Excise, Service Tax, [[Value-added taxation in India|Value Added Tax (VAT)]], Foreign Trade Policy, [[Special economic zone|Special Economic Zones]], offering consulting, advisory, litigation and compliance services. He has also successfully represented clients from many countries in several anti-dumping, subsidy and trade investigations initiated by India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NITI Aayog Appoints Four Distinguished Fellows under Fellowship Guidelines |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1977116 }}</ref><br />
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