Sudipta Bhattacharjee Email & Phone Number

Sudipta is a lawyer with more than 19 years of experience, specializing in advisory, investigations, litigations (across all levels), contractual disputes and allied aspects of contract documentation/ negotiation/disputes etc apropos indirect taxes (Including GST, customs, international trade laws, pre-GST indirect taxes, State Excise laws affecting alcoholic beverages sector as well as building/labour cess). In 2020, he was recognized by 'BusinessWorld Legal' as amongst the top 40 of India’s finest lawyers under the age of 40 [BWLegal40under40]. Sudipta has been recognized as “Highly Regarded” in Indirect Tax by World Tax (The comprehensive guide to the world's leading tax firms) for 2020, 21 as well as 2022 and as an “Indirect Tax Leader (India)” by International Tax Review (“ITR”) since 2017.Sudipta has conceptualized and filed several precedent-setting writ petitions on various GST issues for various Indian and MNC clients - using pro-active litigation as a strategy to achieve "One-Shot solution" for industry-wide tax controversies is his forte. In May 2023, a team led by Sudipta won a Rs 21,000 crore (around US$ 2.5 Billion) GST matter affecting the entire online gaming sector in India, before Karnataka High Court – the biggest ever tax demand in India. Further, a team led by Sudipta obtained and repeatedly defended relief in the form of a favorable interim order from Delhi High Court in a Rs 50,000 crore (around US$8 Billion) matter for 17 banks in a service tax/GST issue affecting the whole banking sector.Sudipta works with clients across a wide range of sectors spanning new economy sectors like online gaming, crypto/NFTs, e-commerce, Fintech etc as well as traditional sectors like manufacturing, oil & gas, mining, alcoholic beverages, real estate etc. He is a trusted advisor to reputed clients like Gameskraft Technologies, Uber, Diageo, JSW Steel, GSPL, Petronet LNG, BALCO, Cairn Energy, Vedanta Ltd., Beam, Discovery etc Sudipta specializes in bridging the gap between tax and commercial-legal advice vis a vis contracts.Sudipta is a thought-leader in his domain and regularly publishes articles and speaks in various prestigious conferences. Sudipta has authored a treatise on how GST applies vis a vis various types of EPC and construction contracts - a book by the name: "GST: Works Contract & Other Construction Contracts” (Taxmann Publications; https://www.taxmann.com/bookstore/professional/gst-works-contract.aspx)

Listed skills include Indirect Taxation, Legal Advice, Intellectual Property, Corporate Law, and 12 others.