Kunal Pandey

Kunal Pandey is a Principal Associate at Vaish Associates, focusing on Tax Law. He is a Chartered Accountant with more than 8 years of post-qualification experience in direct tax, especially international tax.

He has been engaged in litigation and advisory services for multinational companies, Indian companies and high-net-worth individuals in the area of international tax, with tax compliance, tax consulting, inbound and outbound restructuring, appeals and revenue audits.

He has extensive experience handling income tax litigation matters before appellate authorities and Courts. He has represented clients independently as well as assisted senior counsels in various appellate matters involving domestic and international tax issues, including certain landmark decisions. He regularly advises clients on taxation aspects of cross-border transactions involving DTAA interpretation.

He has experience serving large multinationals and domestic companies across sectors including pharma, real estate, shipping, textiles, and other industries including foreign portfolio investors and e-commerce.

His practice areas include direct taxes, with related practices in international taxes, litigation, advisory and restructuring. He holds a CA, an LLB and a BCom, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Prior to joining Vaish, he worked with Ernst & Young. He speaks English and Hindi.