Rohit Jain

Rohit Jain is a Partner at ELP and co-heads the Tax practice of the firm focusing on indirect taxes, direct tax and transfer pricing and customs laws. His areas of expertise prior to the introduction of GST covered customs, excise, service tax, central sales tax, state Value Added Tax (VAT) laws and Foreign Trade Policy (FTP).

Rohit has been with ELP since its inception and has over two decades of experience in handling matters related to tax, in both, advisory and litigation matters.  He has advised various Fortune 500 Companies and Indian conglomerates in sectors including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunication, oil and gas, petroleum and infrastructure projects. He has also been involved in making representations to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce in relation to various tax policy matters on behalf of numerous industry associations.

Rohit is a member of the TAXAND network (the largest international network of taxation firms across the world) and is regularly invited to speak on various tax and foreign trade policy issues at various international conferences.

Rohit has been ranked as an Elite Practitioner by AsiaLaw Profile 2020-23 and has been recognized for his expertise in Tax by Chambers Asia-Pacific, recommended by the Tax Director’s Handbook and has also featured in World Transfer Pricing guide. Rohit has also been recognized in the Benchmark Leading Lawyers Guide as the “Dispute Resolution Star for Tax” and has featured in International Tax Review’s Tax Controversy Leaders Guide & Indirect Tax Leaders Guide. Rohit has also been ranked as a Legal Individual for Tax in the Legal 500 rankings. He also features amongst the Top 100 lawyers in India by Forbes Legal Powerlist. Rohit also features in the India Business Law Journal’s A List as India’s Top Lawyers. He is also recognized as Leading Lawyer for Tax by Legal Era rankings. 

Prior to ELP, Rohit was part of the Tax team at RSM & Co.