November 26, 2020
Punish primarily advises on regulatory aspects of foreign investment, corporate advisory as well as corporate structuring and re-structuring with focus on tax. His experience includes advisory in matters relating to foreign direct investment, external commercial borrowings, overseas direct investment, establishment of subsidiaries and other legal presences in India, formulating entry strategies from tax perspective for setting up businesses in India, operational tax issues such as withholding taxes, service tax and value added tax issues. He is also involved in advising clients on a broad range of issues related to the due-diligence for mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures and getting approval from Foreign Investment Promotion Board for various companies engaged in telecom, non-banking financial services, courier services and pharmaceutical sector.
Prior to joining Dua Associates in 2008, Punish was actively involved in litigation held before various forums, Tribunals, Appellate Authorities, High Courts and Supreme Court in connection with the matters relating to Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985, Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 and Companies Act.
