Varnika is an associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Varnika focuses on UK and international tax structuring in the context of cross border private equity, real estate, private fund structuring, M&A transactions and reorganisations. Varnika also has extensive experience in advising on UK and international tax disputes.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Varnika worked on the following matters:
Advised on the tax structuring of a £1.4 billion acquisition of a publicly listed student accommodation company by another.
Advised on the tax aspects of the purchase of a luxury hotel property in the UK by a French boutique hotel group worth £13 million.
Advised two Luxembourg funds on the changes to the UK non-resident capital gains tax regime.
Advised one of the UK’s largest consumer goods retailers in a £50 million stamp duty land tax dispute with HMRC before the First Tier Tribunal.
Advised a listed blue chip company on stamp duty land tax issues relating to its commercial premises on 21 sites in the UK.
Represented a UK-based international charity in its amicus petition on an environmental rights issue before US courts.
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial Law ClerkHMJ Rohinton Fali NarimanSupreme Court of India2017
Prior Experience
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Trainee Solicitor, 2018–2020
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Thought Leadership
Publications
“The Doctrine of Corporate Opportunity - A Comparative Analysis,” Business Law Review, 2018
“Indian Supreme Court on the Patentability of Genetically Modified Life Forms,” Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 2018
“Corporate Powers as Powers Held in Trust,” Business Law Review, 2017
Memberships & Affiliations
Bar Council of India
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2017, Bar Council of India
Languages
English
Hindi
Urdu
German
Punjabi
Education
National Law School of India UniversityB.A.; LL.B.with Honors2017
Editor-in-Chief, NLS Business Law Review
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Indian Journal of International Economic Law
