In 2022, Anand Raj was recognised by market leading legal ranking agencies in 2 practice area(s):

• In Antitrust and competition - General, Anand Raj is ranked by 3 legal publication(s) and on aggregation he is acknowledged as a Band 1 practitioner.
• In Tax - General, Anand Raj is ranked by 3 legal publication(s) and on aggregation he is acknowledged as a Band 1 practitioner.

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Anand was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1996. Anand’s practice areas include all aspects of tax and transfer pricing disputes and litigation as well as competition law & antitrust. Anand is the Head of the firm’s Tax and Revenue Practice and Co-Head of the firm’s Competition Law and Antitrust Practice.

Anand was recognised as the 2017 Asia Tax Disputes and Litigation Practice Leader of the Year by the International Tax Review (ITR). Asialaw   Leading Lawyers (2020 – 2022) recognised Anand as an “Elite Practitioner” in Competition/Antitrust as well as Tax. Anand is recognised as a “Highly Regarded Practitioner” in Indirect Tax and Tax Controversy 2019 – 2022 by the ITR. Anand is ranked by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2019 – 2022) as a “Leading Individual” in Tax and Competition/Antitrust. Asia Business Law Journal (2020 and 2021) recognised Anand as one of Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers in Competition Law & Antitrust and Tax Disputes & Controversy. Anand is recognised as a “Global Leader” (2019 – 2021) in Competition as well as Corporate Tax Lawyers by Who’s Who Legal. Who’s Who Legal (2021) also recognised Anand as “National Leader (Southeast Asia)” in Corporate Tax. Asialaw’s Client Service Excellence (2021) recognised Anand as the “Highest Rated Lawyer to Work With” in Competition/Antitrust. Anand is recognised as “Band 1” Lawyer in Tax (2011–2021) and Competition/Antitrust (2015 –2021) by Chambers Asia-Pacific.