L. Badri Narayanan is a Executive Partner at Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys. Badri Narayanan is a Partner in the Tax Practice of the firm and leads the M&A/Private Equity Tax Practice. He also co-heads the Corporate and M&A Practice of the firm. He advises domestic and international clients on all tax and corporate aspects of mergers, acquisitions, in-bound and outbound investments, foreign exchange controls, royalties and licensing arrangements, exits, dividend distributions and other transactional matters. He also advises on capital gains tax, digital tax and negotiations and disputes with the taxation authorities. He is involved with several government and industry bodies commenting upon tax and other legislative proposals including the transition to the new Goods and Services Tax regime in India. He has handled matters across many industries, with experience in the financial services, healthcare, technology, IT, manufacturing, digital, e-commerce and retail sectors among others.

Prior to joining the firm, Badri practiced as an intellectual property lawyer in the United States and has drafted and negotiated intellectual property licensing and cross-licensing arrangements. He was also involved in several patent litigation matters in the United States.

Badri has over 15 years of experience and is admitted to practice in India and New York. He is also a qualified patent agent in India. He is a member of the International Bar Association and the Chamber of Tax Consultants.

Badri regularly contributes to national, international publications and delivers lectures to raise awareness and share knowledge with the industry and his peers. He has been recognized widely for his expertise and has been conferred with numerous recognitions.

Badri holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Delhi and also a Bachelor’s degree in law from the University of London. With a Master’s degree from Cornell Law School, Badri’s positive attitude toward life motivates people.