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Mr. Amit Singhania is a Partner in the Firm's Tax Practice Group. Prior to joining Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, he has worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited for four years. At the firm, Amit is working very closely on matters pertaining to cross border investments and financial services sector. He has recently finalized the structures for inbound investments for Walmart, Tiger Media Holdings, Rabo Bank, Mayfield, Canaan Advisors, BMO Nesbitt Burns, etc. Mr. Singhania has recently worked closely on matters pertaining to negotiating contracts and escrow mechanism in cross border buyouts. In this regard, he has advised Luxor Capital, Amex, Goldman Sachs, AT&T Inc., etc. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and other transaction advisory, where he provides holistic solutions to clients. Amit also advises clients on transfer pricing issues, strategizing tax litigation matters, representation before courts and tax authorities, and policy advocacy. Amit has recently represented Walmart in acquisition of Flipkart. Amit is a member of tax committee of CII, FICCI and ASSOCHAM. WWL has recognised him as “Global Leader” in the ‘Who’s Who Legal Corporate Tax Global Guides 2022’. RSG Consulting have recognised him as a prominent tax practitioner. He is ranked consistently by Chambers and Partners and recently in their 2022 edition for Taxation.