Dr. Avinash Poddar

Founder & Managing Partner

Dr. Avinash Poddar is a Chartered Accountant turned Advocate. He is Founder & Managing Partner of “M/s. ASHVA Legal Advisors LLP”. Practiced as a CA for 17 years and since 2017 practicing as an Advocate.. He has earned multiple qualifications including Master of Laws (LL.M), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, in GST) – Research subject was “Convergence of Excise, Service Tax and VAT into Goods & Service Tax (GST) and Its Likely Impact on the Industries of Gujarat State “and also passed Insolvency Professional Examination (IBBI). Deliberated in more that 1000 National, Regional & other conferences by various professional institutes including IIT Bombay. He has authored more than 20 books on Service Tax, Excise & now Goods & Services Tax including one motivational book. He writes articles regularly for various journals & online portals.

He regularly appears before Hon’ble Supreme Court, various High Courts, Court of Sessions, Special Courts, NCLT, NCLAT and Other Tribunals.

He is winner of many prestigious awards & recognitions. Few of which are: Winner of prestigious TIOL Gold Award in TIOL 2021 Awards in the category of Facilitator / Intermediaries. Prestigious recognition as GEM of CA Profession by the Ahmedabad Branch of WIRC of ICAI. Prestigious Recognition for Contribution as a Chartered Accountant by the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Winner of “Gujarat No Dikaro” Award by PAGE 3 Magazine, Surat. Winner of “Most Promising Litigation Lawyer in Gujarat” by “India Excellence Award 2022”. Winner of “Top 10 Teachers of the Year Award” by Global Education Awards 2022. Awarded “Best Vocational Award” by the Rotary Club of Surat.