Tapas has 30+ years of practice in the area of direct & international tax. Besides advisory work, he has had considerable experience in tax litigation and helped form an appropriate litigation strategy as also in arguing matters before appellate authorities, tax tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court.

He was recognized as a “Leading Individual in the Tax field by Chambers & Partners in Chambers & Partners Asia 2011 and 2012.

In his years of practice. Tapas has been Executive Partner with Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan (L&S), heading the Direct Tax practice, a founding partner of Indus law from August 2007 to October 2012 Director and Head of Tax Litigation with RSM & CO. (Delhi) from February 2005 to March 2007, and Director, Tax and Regulatory Services with Price WaterhouseCoopers from April 2007 to August 2007. He was a leading tax lawyer with Vaish Associates, New Delhi from 1990 to 2005.