Team Behind S M L

Meet Our Partners

Guiding vision with trusted leadership

CA Paresh Shaparia

Managing Partner

Tax & Regulatory Services | Direct Tax

CA Sanjiv Mehta

Managing Partner

Audit & Assurance Services

CA (Adv.) Rajiv Luthia

Managing Partner

Tax & Regulatory Services | GST

CA Hiral Shah

Partner

Tax & Regulatory Services | Direct Tax

CA Sanjay Mehta

Partner

Audit & Assurance Services

CA Mohammad Tarwala

Partner

Audit & Assurance Services

CA Saumil Shaparia

Partner

Corporate Finance & Advisory Services

CA Salomi Mehta

Partner

Risk Advisory Services

CA Rajvi Mehta

Partner

Tax & Regulatory Services |  Direct tax

CA Karan Lodaya

Partner

Tax & Regulatory Services | GST

CA (Adv.) Khyati Luthia

Director

Tax & Regulatory Services | GST

Bhavesh Khona

Director

Tax & Regulatory Services |  Direct Tax

CA Paresh Shaparia

30+ years of experience

Mr. Paresh Shaparia is a Senior Partner at SML and Co LLP with nearly four decades of experience in Direct Tax Advisory, personal and business tax planning, and long-term wealth structuring. He advises individuals, families, and closely held businesses on income tax planning, regulatory compliance, estate planning, and succession frameworks. His advisory focuses on building tax-efficient, compliant structures aligned with long-term financial and legacy objectives. With deep relationships across generations, Mr. Shaparia provides steady guidance through evolving tax regulations, business transitions, and personal financial milestones.

Key Focus Areas

CA Sanjiv Mehta

30+ years of experience

Mr. Sanjiv Mehta is the Founder Partner of Shaparia Mehta & Associates LLP and a senior leader at SML and Co LLP, with over three decades of experience in governance advisory, professional leadership, and strategic oversight. His advisory extends beyond compliance into governance frameworks, leadership judgement, and decision-making discipline. He works closely with promoters and leadership teams to strengthen accountability, internal controls, and long-term business continuity. Mr. Mehta has played a foundational role in shaping the firm’s professional values, ethical standards, and advisory philosophy, contributing to principle-led and sustainable client outcomes.

CA Rajiv Luthia

30+ years of experience

Mr. Rajiv Luthia is the Managing Partner at SML and Co LLP, leading the firm’s Indirect Taxation and GST Advisory practice. He advises businesses on navigating India’s evolving GST framework with clarity, structure, and regulatory confidence. With deep involvement in GST implementation, transition, and post-implementation realignments, he supports corporates across compliance frameworks, litigation strategy, and regulatory risk management. His work spans GST dispute resolution, supply chain tax structuring, and transaction-related advisory including mergers, reorganizations, and cross-border transactions. Mr. Luthia is known for his practical interpretation of law, focus on process efficiency, and risk-mitigated advisory approach that aligns tax strategy with business continuity.