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    Angad is an associate in AMJ’s Projects and Commercial team. Angad has a broad range of experience in corporate and commercial matters, with focus on tax laws and advises his clients across a wide-ranging spectrum of sectors including telecom, infrastructure, energy, consumer products, retail, real-estate, automobile, aviation, education, media, software etc. His key industry experience includes natural resources, and telecom infrastructure (passive) projects, real estate, infrastructure, construction and general corporate commercial matters.

    Prior to joining AMJ, Angad has worked in an Indian law firm which is ranked as one of the top tier Indian firms in the area of taxation, servicing multinational and reputed domestic companies across diverse sectors in India as well as in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Oman, through a network of affiliated firms. He has also worked as a litigation and compliance legal officer, in India’s largest online higher education company providing industry-relevant programs in Data Science, Technology, Management and Law, to students, working professionals and enterprises, designed and delivered in collaboration with top universities across the globe.

Highlights
  • Representative transactions at AMJ:
  • Advising potential bidders on a non-exclusive basis in respect of the auction of land blocks for green hydrogen projects comprising of various distinct components including power generation from renewal resources, hydrogen production, production and sale of end products such as Ammonia.
  • Advising potential bidders on Omani law analysis on agreement structuring, company formation, tax implications and tax structure in relation to acquisition of participating interest in oilfield blocks in Oman.
  • Advising a potential bidder in respect of its participation in a competitive bidding procedure to acquire passive infrastructure (towers) and data centre assets in Oman.
  • Advising potential investors looking to build a submarine cable in Oman for undertaking cable landing, network, and resale activities, from a commercial and regulatory perspective.
  • Advising a client on negotiating a natural gas procurement agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.
  • Advising a client on negotiating a project usufruct agreement with the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones.
  • Conducting a comprehensive sectoral study on waste management laws in Oman, advising the Authority for Public Service Regulation (APSR) on the proposed structure for the new law, in light of the existing Omani laws and assisted the APSR in drafting a novel waste management law in Oman.
  • Conducting a due diligence on the existing legislative framework for railways in Oman and identifying the Project related approvals required to be obtained by the client for participating in the Oman Etihad Railway Project.
  • Advising investors on setting up multiple businesses in Oman including in relation to petrochemical project, natural gas extraction facility, shrimp aquaculture etc.
  • Advise clients on general corporate and commercial matters, data protection, telecom law, performance for development framework, labour law, corporate tax, withholding tax and VAT laws related matters in connection with power and water, oil and gas, real estate project developments, joint ventures and mergers and acquisition transactions.
Admissions
  • Madhya Pradesh High Court, India, Bar Council
Education
  • B.A. LL.B. (Business Law Honours), Institute of Law, Nirma University (5-year intensive degree course 2013-18)
Languages
  • English
  • Hindi
  • Sindhi

Angad Ahuja

Associate

Muscat

+968 24829200
+ 968 24812256

Practice Area

General corporate and commercial matters
Direct and indirect taxation laws
Energy and power projects