Profile
Amar Gahlot is a distinguished legal professional with extensive expertise in economic offences, taxation, corporate advisory, and financial crimes. Mr. Gahlot has represented prominent business houses, multinational corporations, and high-net-worth individuals in complex litigation and advisory matters involving money laundering, corporate fraud, tax disputes, and regulatory compliance. He regularly appears before the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, tribunals and courts.
A graduate of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, Mr. Gahlot pursued his legal education at the Government Law College, Mumbai, and holds a Master’s degree in Business Laws from NALSAR University, where he was a gold medallist. During his tenure with the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), he spearheaded high-stakes investigations, uncovering substantial undisclosed incomes and ensuring compliance with tax regulations. His exceptional contributions earned him multiple accolades, including seven gold medals from the Hon’ble President of India.
As the founder of Metalegal Advocates, a full-service law firm with offices in Mumbai and New Delhi, Mr. Gahlot leads a team of highly skilled advocates specializing in litigation and advisory services. The firm serves a diverse clientele across sectors such as technology, international trade, real estate, and financial services.
In addition to his professional accomplishments, Mr. Gahlot is deeply committed to knowledge dissemination and thought leadership. He contributes actively to the legal discourse through scholarly writings, guest lectures, and case studies. His vision is to establish Metalegal Advocates as a benchmark for legal excellence, research, and highest-quality representation.
Education
B.Tech. (Hons), Electronics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
LL.B., Government Law College, Mumbai
Master of Taxation and Business Laws, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
Professional Affiliations
Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa
International Bar Association
International Fiscal Association
Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Chamber of Tax Consultants
Practice
Economic offences | Tax disputes | Corporate Advisory | Commercial Litigation | Dispute Resolution

2026-02-24
12
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The Rise of Preventive Law and the Fear of Future Harm
This essay examines where preventive law has overreached: in compliance frameworks divorced from the actual causes of contraventions, in the systematic reversal of the burden of proof, and most acutely, in the routine deployment of provisional attachment as a pre-adjudicatory punishment. The law designed to address the fear of harm has itself become an object of fear. Preventive law has emerged as the legislature's response to the complexity, scale, and pace of modern business activity and in jurisdictions like India, as a scaffolding for laws that lack organic social consensus.

2025-09-24
6
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Authority to Represent & Vakalatnamas: Juridical Foundations and Practical Issues
In litigation practice, the authority of an advocate to act is often taken for granted, with vakalatnamas and authority letters treated as routine paperwork. Yet beneath this apparent formality lies a dense body of law that determines the very legitimacy of representation. Questions of who may sign, how consent is proved, and whether a scanned signature suffices are not clerical details: they cut to the root of agency, evidence, and procedure.

2025-04-29T07:47:20.597Z
2
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Revised Arrest & Bail Guidelines Under the CGST Act: Key Amendments & Implications
CBIC revises GST arrest guidelines, mandating written grounds of arrest to ensure procedural compliance and safeguard legal rights.
