Partners - Ashva Legal Attorneys & Advocates

Our Core Team

Dr. Avinash Poddar

Founder & Managing Partner

He is a Chartered Accountant turned Advocate He is Founder & Managing ...

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.

Mrs. Anchal Poddar

Founder Partner

She is a Chartered Accountant turned Lawyer & Insolvency Professional ...

Mrs. Anchal Poddar

Founder Partner

She is a Chartered Accountant turned Lawyer & Insolvency Professional, started her career with a reputed CA firm at Vadodara in 2002 and then got the opportunity to be in Corporate. Since 2003 till 2009 worked with Kotak Group as a Credit Head for South Gujarat. Thereafter since 2009 engaged in practice. Majorly into Income Tax Litigation. Handled matters at ITAT, High Court and various other forums.

Mr. Ashu Dalmia

Core Team - Delhi / NCR

He has been working extensively in GST training and implementation in India ...

Mr. Ashu Dalmia

Core Team - Delhi / NCR

He has been working extensively in GST training and implementation in India and has also handled VAT implementation projects in KSA (Saudi).He has taken more than 500 workshops and trainings on various forums - ICAI, ASSOCHAM, CII, PHD Chamber of commerce and trade associations in India, UAE and KSA.He is a faculty in ICAI to train professionals for GST in India and VAT for UAE. He is also a special Invitee to Indirect Tax Committee of ICAI for year 2018-19 and has co-authored the book “GST A Practical Approach” published by Taxman.

Mr. Pramod Dokania

Core Team - Maharashtra

Currently practicing as an Insolvency Professional, having successfully ...

Mr. Pramod Dokania

Core Team - Maharashtra

ACA, Insolvency Professional (IBBI), Registered Valuer (SFA), and hold a B.Com (Hons) degree with over 18 years of diverse industry experience. Expertise encompasses roles as CFO, focusing on Business Finance, Compliance, Controllership, Taxation, Audit, Mergers and Acquisitions, Post-Merger activities, Cash Flow Management, MIS, and Customer Negotiation. Having a track record of successful leadership within teams.

Currently practicing as an Insolvency Professional, having successfully managed over 8 assignments, a Registered Valuer (SFA) and handle Audit, Corporate Compliances, Bank Audits, Stock Audits, as well as representing clients in NCLT and ITAT proceedings, Income Tax, and GST authorities for corporate law and tax-related matters.

Mr. Shailin Doshi

Core Team - Gujarat

He is a commerce graduate having an experience of more than 10 years ...

Mr. Shailin Doshi

Core Team - Gujarat

is a commerce graduate having an experience of more than 10 years in Service Tax, Excise, Customs and GST. He is primarily into Departmental Adjudication and Appeals. He has mastered into handling Search & Seizure matters. He along with these is very actively involved into litigation practice with M/s ASHVA Legal Advisors LLP and take care of drafting the High Court writs and appeals. Further to this he is also advising large corporates on various Indirect Tax issues. Presently he is pursuing the Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) and Cost Accountancy.

Mr. Amish Desai

Core Team - Gujarat

He is Professional with over 20 years of experience in Finance and Tax ...

Mr. Amish Desai

Core Team - Gujarat

Mr. Amish Desai is Professional with over 20 years of experience in Finance and Tax Consulting for Corporate and non corporate clients, with specialization in GST practice. With Masters and LLB qualification, adding legal practice for GST and Income tax litigations at appeals, Tribunal and High court levels

Mr. Vishal Poddar

Core Team - Maharashtra

He Practicing since 2003, special emphasis on business restructuring ...

Mr. Vishal Poddar

Core Team - Maharashtra

Vishal Poddar, Practicing since 2003, special emphasis on business restructuring & finding practical solutions to Tax related Industry specific issues. Inclined towards Tax Research & Analysis. Masters in Commerce & DISA.

Engaged 600+ sessions for Industry & Trade Associations & 100+ for various State & Centre GST Officials

Shaifaly Girdharwal

Core Team - Delhi / NCR

She started her journey as a CA in 2009. All her life is around ...

Shaifaly Girdharwal

Core Team - Delhi / NCR

She started her journey as a CA in 2009. All her life is around GST. She took more than 100 corporate training sessions, more than 200 seminars for gst training at various platforms, wrote books and shared her knowledge via her you tube channel with her 300000 subscribers.

Mr. Awdhesh Sharma

Core Team - Delhi / NCR

A Master in Commerce, MBA Finance, LL.B , worked with various MNCs ...

Mr. Awdhesh Sharma

Core Team - Delhi / NCR

A Master in Commerce, MBA Finance, LL.B, worked with various MNCs including Samsung , worked for legal compliances of MNCs like Alere Medicals, Abott India, presently handling various legal compliance matters including gst, based in Gurgaon, Haryana.