"Dr M S Vasan is the Executive Partner in M/s Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, Attorneys. He is a practicing Advocate based in Delhi. He has over 25 years of work experience handling various tax matters — corporate taxation, transfer pricing and international taxation in the fields of textile, engineering, chemicals, life sciences, pharma, renewable energy, ITes and automobile appearing before various tax authorities and appellate forums in India and abroad. He is a Doctorate in Transfer Pricing. He holds Bachelor's Degree in Law, Master's degree in Commerce as well as Business Administration. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He has been a regular contributor to various tax journals and publications on transfer pricing, international tax and other tax matters. He has been associated with various trade and industry forums that represent on tax policy recommendations. He has also authored Direct Taxes Ready Reckoner, 2014 edition and 2015 edition and Master Guide to Income Tax, 2015 edition published by LexisNexis. "