Jinal Jatakia
Senior Partner – Forensic Investigations & Dispute Advisory Services (FIDAS)
Overview
Jinal is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with 17+ years of overall experience. Previously, he has worked with PwC, Deloitte, BDO, Mazars, Dow Chemical Corporation and Galaxy Surfactants Limited. He specializes in Arbitration, Disputes and Forensic Investigations for Indian and Global Clients and has spearheaded high profile marquee engagements. He has handled matters at LCIA, SIAC US Bankruptcy Court New York, Delaware, Delhi seated arbitrations. He has worked across various sectors including Chemical, Real Estate, Textile, Oil & Gas, Metals & Mining, Pharmaceuticals, Engineering Procurement and Construction, Aviation, Information Technology, Retail & Consumer etc.
Notable client work and achievements
- Expert witness testimony for AAA – BPO case
- Litigation support to a leading EV client as well as in case of Arbitration of a leading Discom entity.
- Forensic Investigation of Nirav Modi and Gitanjali Group of Companies and assisting CBI in the said matter.
- Forensic Investigation of Large Global Apparel Group to undertake Employee Investigation on its UK based Senior Management Employee and Company under his operations. This Global Investigation involved review of India, Bangladesh, China, Cambodia..
- Forensic Fund Trail of Monetization proceeds of Assets in Mozambique amounting to approximately $ 2.4 Bn of a leading energy and mining company.
- Performed forensic review of financial statements to identify any fraudulent transactions for multiple companies, into construction and infra, IT, Apparel, Telecom etc.
- Handled Audit for Hospitality sector- Four Seasons
Professional qualifications/memberships:
- Chartered Accountant, ICAI
- Bachelor of Commerce