Rony Oommen John
Founder and Lead Counsel
Rony Oommen John is an Advocate qualified to practice law in India with nearly 17 years of litigation experience from his association with three leading law firms in the country. He is an Advocate-onrecord of the Supreme Court of India and an LL.M. graduate of Columbia Law School, New York.
His primary expertise lies in commercial disputes, taxation and regulatory laws and white collar crime.
His body of work includes complex litigation and arbitration in transnational and multi-jurisdictional disputes having a nexus with India, in addition to his proven capability for providing end-to-end representation in Indian courts and tribunals. He has represented both Indian and international clients in disputes involving service supplies, international commerce, logistics, SAAS, government projects, employment and trade of artwork.
He has advised and represented the assessee in taxation disputes before assessing officers, appellate authorities, taxation tribunals, several High Courts and the Supreme Court of India both in the capacity of lead counsel as well as briefing counsel. He has over 30 reported judgments crediting his role in these cases. He has been involved in numerous successful constitutional challenges to legislative and executive actions affecting direct and indirect taxation in India.
His regulatory litigation practice covers disputes involving laws governing foreign exchange, moneylaundering, competition, environment protection, telecoms, and foreign trade. He has advised clients in eachof these fields while representing them before special Tribunals and higher courts., and has also instituted numerous constitutional challenges against regulatory actions and delegated legislations. He was previously on the panel of Advocates representing the Competition Commission of India before the Appellate Tribunal, High Court and the Supreme Court.
As a white collar crime defense lawyer, the criminal trial involving the 2G scam and his team being credited with securing the first ever quashing of an Interpol Red Corner Notice by the Supreme Court are significant highlights. He has more recently been engaged to advise clients in CBI investigations concerning bank fraud, mining rights and bribery, and has assisted these clients through the investigation process and with obtaining interim reliefs against coercive actions.