Anand Unnikrishnan

Principal

About Anand Unnikrishnan

Anand advises some of the world’s largest corporations, asset and commodity managers, and investors on a wide variety of Indian and international tax, trade, and customs issues. He is also regularly instructed to lead contentious proceedings in those areas at all higher appellate levels across several sectors including IT & ITeS, financial services, industrials, and infrastructure. He has previously advised both the Government of India and the Government of Kerala on income tax and GST policy formulation, instructed regulatory bodies and educational institutions in setting up their tax training programs, and provided pro-bono counsel to low-income taxpayers against unreasonable tax audits.

Prior to joining Anagram Partners, Anand worked with one of India’s pre-eminent tax practices and also independently litigated tax, trade, and customs cases before several High Courts.

Representative Experience:

Goldman Sachs:

Advised Goldman Sachs on the tax aspects of the sale of a controlling stake in Omega Healthcare to OTPP and advised Omega Healthcare on a tax efficient restructuring of its global operations.

Practo:

Represented Practo before the High Court of Karnataka in a writ petition challenging unlawful tax recovery proceedings initiated during the pendency of a tax appeal.

Avenue Capital Group

Advised Avenue Capital Group and MAVCO Investments consortium in the acquisition of Huber group.

Representing a global communications intelligence platform in proceedings in respect of transfer pricing related issues.