Abhishek A Rastogi is a prominent & highly acclaimed Indian
lawyer and jurist. He has a vast experience of more than twenty two years,
having worked as an Equity Partner at Khaitan & Co.
and prior to that, with PwC and E&Y, specialising in Indirect
Tax, before he established his legal chambers in 2022.
Mr. Rastogi has argued plethora of landmark cases before
various Tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court. He has
authored dozens of commentaries on Indirect Taxes. He is
distinguished in the Indian legal fraternity having a forte in
Indirect Taxes. Having vast practical experience, he regularly
makes recommendations to governments in policy and fiscal
matters.
After finishing his schooling from Merrut, Abhishek joined Shri Ram College of Commerce, graduating with B.Com. (Hons.) in 2000. Thereafter, he completed his internship at Ernst & Young, Delhi and qualified as a member of Institute of Chartered of India. Subsequently, he worked at PwC for 12 years and Khaitan for 6 years. Abhishek completed his law from Faculty of Law, Delhi University in 2011.
• LL.B., Law Center II, Delhi University (2011)
• CA, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (2004)
• B.Com. (Hons.), Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University (2000)
Abhishek has zealously argued several landmark writ petitions for diverse sectors to secure effective relief to thousands of similarly placed individuals and corporate bodies. Basis his actions, the Government brought out various corrective amendments. Abhishek started his professional career at E&Y and thereafter worked with PwC and Khaitan.
Abhishek represented diverse clientele spread across various industries in relation
to their indirect tax disputes before Courts and Tribunals in several states across
India. A known constitutional expert for tax and fiscal issues, in last 5 years, Abhishek
has argued more than 300 writ petitions for diverse sectors across Courts and Tribunals.
Professional Affiliations:
• Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa
• Bar Council of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Abhishek has been acknowledged for his experience and expertise by:
• Economic Times for 40 under Forty Award;
• Asian Legal Business as India’s Super 50 lawyer in 2020 and 2021;
• World Tax as highly regarded in Indirect Tax and Highly regarded in Tax controversy for 2021 and 2022;
• Asia law as notable practitioner in Tax category;
• International Tax Review award in Tax category; and
• Legal Era for 40 under 40 Leadership Award.
Abhishek has been very active in the publication space and has authored the following books:
• “India@75 and GST@5” by Commercial Law Publishers (2022);
• “GST - Professional’s Guide – 4th edition” by Taxman (2018);
• “Professional’s Guide to Service Tax - 8 th edition” by LexisNexis (2017);
• “Pocket Guide to Service Tax - 6th edition” by LexisNexis (2017);
• “Datar’s Central Excise – 7th Edition” by LexisNexis (2015);
• “Handbook on FTP (2015-2020)” by LexisNexis (2015);
• “Service Tax Law and Practices” by Taxmann (2012);
• “How to save Service Tax” by Taxmann (2012);
• “Guide to Goods and Services Tax” by Taxmann (2010);
• “Illustrative Guide to GST” by Taxmann (2009); and
• “New Face of Indirect Taxes in India” by Taxmann (2009).
