Ajay Vohra

Mr. Ajay Vohra is Managing Partner of Vaish Associates and has been practicing since the last 30 years in the area of domestic and international tax and is a leading arguing counsel before Tax Tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. The Courts have often acknowledged and referred with compliments to his contribution. He has argued several cases involving complex issues having wide ramifications, which have contributed immensely to the tax jurisprudence in the country and which has also been reported in leading tax journals and can be accessed at various tax research engines, like Lexsite, Manupatra, Taxsutra, Taxindiaonline, etc. Apart from litigation before Courts, he is also actively involved in the advisory practice relating to M&A, international tax and transfer pricing. Mr. Vohra has been rated as one of the “most highly-acclaimed legal experts in the Asia-Pacific region” in the field of Taxation by Asialaw Leading Lawyers Guide for each of the years 2006 to 2012. The Tax Director’s Handbook (supported by KPMG) highly recommends “Mr. Ajay Vohra’s tax team for complex direct tax issues”. He has been regularly contributing articles in various journals and addressing seminars nationally and internationally. Amongst various positions currently held by him are Director of Yes Bank Ltd. & Chairman of its Audit and Compliance Committee. He has been the past Chairman of International Fiscal Association – India Branch, past Chairman of the Direct Taxes Committee of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vice Chair of the Tax Law Committee of the International Pacific Bar Association and Member of Board of Directors / Regional Coordinator for Asia-Pacific Region, of the World Law Group. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and Law Studies. He also is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.