Member Profile

The Firm, D. M. Harish & Co., is engaged in the following areas of practice:

Corporate law: General corporate advisory, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, foreign exchange management issues, corporate finance etc.

International taxation: Tax planning and structuring.

Domestic taxation: Advice and opinions are rendered on complex taxation issues, taxation litigation practice in the ITAT, High Court, Supreme Court and Income Tax Settlement Commission.

Real estate: Advice and structuring of transactions, taxation and documentation.

Foreign Exchange Management Act: Relating to Inbound and Outbound investments and representations before the Reserve Bank of India in such matters.

Arbitration: Domestic and international arbitration proceedings.

Trusts, Wills and Succession: Drafting family constitutions, succession, creation and termination of trusts, drafting of wills, probate petitions, letters of administration and family settlements.

Matrimonial and family law

Intellectual property laws: advice on copyrights and related issues and filing and obtaining trademarks.

Mediation in family disputes between clients based abroad.

Real Estate transactions on behalf on Non Resident Indians.

Taxation relating to Indian taxes and International taxes, for corporates and individuals.

Succession and Inheritance Law.

Law relating to Hindu Undivided Family and Indian Succession Act.

Drafting, execution and registration of Wills.

Drafting and registration of Family Trusts.

Filing Petitions for Probate and Letters of Administration.

Advising on and attending to matters of Indian tax and International transactions with Indian tax implications, for corporates and individuals.

Argued cases before the Supreme Court of India, High Court of Bombay, Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Income-tax Settlement Commission and Income-tax Commissioners.

Member of the Managing Committee of the ITAT Bar Association.

Addressed and attended Indian and international conferences, seminars, written articles etc.

Presented a paper on Taxation of International Transactions at the 40th Lawasia International Conference.

Was Keynote speaker in seminar on Property Laws organized by Khaleej Time in Dubai.

Participated in an International Seminar in Israel on ‘The Empowerment of Women’, at the invitation of the Israeli Government.

Addressed a number of organisations including Chamber of Tax Consultants, Indian Merchants’ Chamber, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry.

Member of the Bombay Bar Association

Member of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal Bar Association

Member of the Chamber of Tax Consultants

Trustee of the D.M. Harish Foundation:

-Disburses grants to deserving students for education

-Sponsors the D.M.Harish International Moot Court Competition annually, in collaboration with Government Law College, Mumbai

Committee Member of the Cuffe Parade Residents’ Association

Family:

Husband: Mr. Haresh Jagtiani, Senior Advocate

Daughter: Ms. Anushka Jagtiani, Singer & songwriter

Sons:Mr. Sharan Jagtiani, Advocate

Mr. Shom Jagtiani, Private Equity Advisor