Shankey AgrawalPartner, BMR Legal Advocates

Shankey Agrawal is a Partner in the BMR Legal. He specialises in tax litigation and has 
been involved in a number of high-stakes litigations. He has over 15 years of robust 
experience in both direct and indirect tax litigation, which is his area of expertise. 
Shankey also advises and assists clients regarding taxation and foreign exchange 
regulations-related violations, consequential investigations, and criminal prosecutions. 
He obtained his Bachelor of Law degree from the esteemed Indian Law Society Law
College, Pune. He is also a qualified Company Secretary from the Institute of Company
Secretaries of India (ICSI). Shankey qualified as an Advocate-on-Record of the Supreme 
Court. Shankey is a member of the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), the International Bar 
Council (IBA), the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), the Supreme Court Advocates 
on Records Association (SCOARA), the Delhi High Court Bar Association, ITAT Bar 
Association and the Fellow Member of International Fiscal Association (IFA). Shankey is 
also a member of the Tax Committee at the International Bar Association and BRICS 
Chamber of Commerce
He has authored various articles in reputable publications and journals on taxation and 
International trade law-related topics. In collaboration with the Associated Chambers of 
Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), he has co-authored a report on the 
‘Equalization Levy’, which has been expanded in scope with the enactment of the 
Finance Act, 2020, to tax the revenues from cross-border e-commerce transactions of 
non-resident operators. 
He has authored a book- "Goods & Services Tax: Decoding Important Issues and 
Emerging Litigation Trends" for Taxmann Publications. He has also co-authored various 
academic pieces like India Chapter in Bloomberg Tax's Country Guides/VAT Navigator 
for the year 2023; "Indirect Transfer Tax- India's Tryst with Retrospective Taxation and 
Treaty Disputes", featured in IBFD's Asia Pacific Bulletin and Chambers Tax Controversy 
Guide, 2023, India Chapter. Shankey regularly speaks at various national and state-level 
seminars on tax-related issues.
Individual Awards & Rankings:
➢ Tax Lawyer of the Year by BW Legal World 2024
➢ Leader, Indirect Tax Team, IBLJ Tax Firm of the Year, 2023 & 2024
➢ Most Innovative Lawyer of the Year, BW Legal World 2024