D.M. Harish & Co. Advocates

Overview:

D.M. Harish & Co. was founded in 1957 by Mr. D. M. Harish. He developed a large and varied practice and is also well remembered for his significant contribution to the law through the publication of his magnum opus, an eight-volume treatise on Income-tax Law.D.M. Harish & Co., was founded in 1957 by Mr. D. M. Harish. He developed a large and varied practice and is also well remembered for his significant contribution to the law through the publication of his magnum opus, an eight-volume treatise on Income-tax Law. The Firm strives to build upon the legacy of expertise and excellence, guided by the Founder’s heirs and successors, namely his wife, Mrs. Ratna Harish, his son, Mr. Anil Harish and his daughter, Mrs. Shobha Jagtiani – the present partners of the firm. The Firm’s reputation is backed by long years of experience in wide ranging areas of practice. The firm has enjoyed the patronage of a vast number of clients drawn from the top echelons of Business and Industry as well as prominent high net worth individuals.

Over the decades, the firm has provided it’s legal expertise and professional services to multinational investment banks, corporate and retail giants, consultancy firms, leading hotel groups, construction companies, shipping corporations and manufacturing companies as well as high net-worth individuals and the erstwhile royal families of India and Non-Resident Indians from around the globe, who seek advice on matters of investments, acquisitions, mergers, taxation and compliance with the multifarious laws of India.

The Strength of the firm including partners, associates and paralegals is about fifty; all of whom contribute their skills, experience and commitment to render quality professional services to a large international and domestic client base. With it’s diverse specialization and core competence in the areas of Tax, Finance, Corporate and Commercial Laws and Property Law, the Firm endeavours to provide comprehensive professional services to its clientele.

Having been an integral participant in the transformation from a closed economy to a vibrant market of one billion consumers and an increasingly deregulated and liberalized economic system, attracting FDI in various sectors, the Firm is able to draw on its store house of collective experience to assist the clients, keeping pace with the phenomenal growth in traditional and new age technological sectors. The Firm brings together the elements of tax efficiency and administrative simplicity in transactional structuring for ambitious entrepreneurs, promising start-ups and established corporations.

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