Biography
Aseem Chawla is Member of Bar Council of India, and Fellow Chartered Accountant and Certificate Holder of Comparative Tax Policy & Administration from Harvard Kennedy School, “Vienna Certificate in Double Tax Treaties” from WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria. Recognizing his contribution to the field of Taxation, Aseem has been conferred an Honorary Doctorate Award (HONORIS CAUSA) by Bharat Virtual University for Peace & Education, India.
Aseem consistently represents clients in intricate tax litigation matters before various Appellate Fora. He has over two decades of focussed experience in Taxation (direct & indirect), including international tax and representation & litigation practice, corporate & business advisory, exchange control regulatory, transfer pricing and white-collar & money laundering/economic offences legislation. He has been advising large corporate houses on a variety of tax matters including cross border investment structuring. He is an accredited Trust & Estate Practitioner and Member of Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP), U.K. and well regarded for estate planning, inheritance, private client & family governance matters, trusts, high net-worth individuals & families, and financial institutions.
Aseem has been appointed, as Senior Standing Counsel of the Income Tax Department for representing matters for the Revenue before the Superior Courts and the other Judicial fora in Delhi beginning 2023.
Aseem has been serving on several professional bodies, committees, boards of large business houses, leading families and charities, assisting them on the aspects of good governance, best practices, financial and legal oversight. Aseem earlier held position of Secretary of the Taxes Committee of the International Bar Association and is member of its India Working Group.
Aseem is regularly invited to various domestic and international tax forums. His views are often sought on contemporary tax and policy matters by the Print and Electronic media. Aseem has several authorships to his credit, including the much-praised book released in September 2021 on Indian contemporary tax landscape titled, “Finding a Straight Line Between Twists and Turns”. He has contributed to numerous academic & professional journals and conferences, including CCH Wolters Kluwer’s Publication on “A Compendium of Advance Rulings on Income Tax” and has also contributed to ICAI’s publication on “A Study on Drafting & Conveyance”. He is a contributory author of “Taxation of Crypto Assets” a publication by Kluwer Law International. His latest publication, “Play in the Joints – Tax Insights and the Play Continues” is awaiting release.
Aseem has consistently been adjudged, over the years, as one of the leading tax experts in the Asia Pacific Region by Legal 500, Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, Expert Guides, Who’s Who Legal, Asialaw Leading Lawyers, etc.