Karanjot Singh Khurana
Partner
Direct Tax Litigation & Advisory, Cross-Border Tax, Mergers & Acquisitions Tax, International Tax & Transfer Pricing, Estate Planning
Karan is a Partner at DMD Advocates, bringing to the firm his experience of dual qualification as a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and an Advocate. With over a decade of experience in direct tax advisory and litigation, he offers clients a distinctive advantage combining the analytical rigour of a chartered accountant with the advocacy skills of a seasoned litigator.
Karan advises and has represented domestic and international clients including several Fortune 500 companies on a wide spectrum of direct tax matters. He has represented clients before the entire strata of judicial and quasi-judicial forums, from Assessing Officers and Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) to Income Tax Appellate Tribunals, High Courts, and the Supreme Court of India.
In the advisory space, Karan has extensive experience in advising on tax implications of cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and market entry strategies for foreign entities seeking to establish a presence in India. He has collaborated closely with several reputed foreign law firms on cross-border mandates, providing holistic and integrated tax solutions that navigate both domestic law and applicable tax treaties. His work spans treaty interpretation, permanent establishment exposure, transfer pricing implication, withholding tax analysis, and characterisation of income for cross-border arrangements.
Karan has also advised High Net Worth Individuals (HNIs) and promoter families on estate and succession planning structures, including the use of trusts, LLPs and holding entities.
Beyond his practice, Karan has established himself as a thought leader and writes regularly for leading national and international tax publications and has addressed tax conferences across the country. Notably, he has collaborated with NITI Aayog (the Government of India's policy think tank) contributing substantively to tax and fiscal policy discourse at the national level.
Prior to joining DMD Advocates, Karan spent eleven years at Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys (LKS), where he honed his expertise in complex direct tax litigation and advisory.