| 1. Harish Salve is an Indian lawyer and senior advocate at the Supreme Court of India, specializing in constitutional, commercial, and taxation laws. |
| 2. Before pursuing law, Salve worked as a Chartered Accountant with a focus on taxation. |
| 3. He served as the Solicitor General of India from 1999 to 2002. |
| 4. Salve represented India at the International Court of Justice in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case in 2017, charging only Rs 1 as his fee. |
| 5. He has been appointed as Amicus Curiae by the Supreme Court of India in numerous cases. |
| 6. Salve has provided legal representation to prominent corporations like Reliance Industries Limited, Tata Group, and ITC. |
| 7. He has been appointed to various international arbitration committees and courts. |
| 8. In 2020, he was designated as Queen's Counsel for the courts of England and Wales. |
| 9. He began his legal career in 1980 at J. B. Dadachandji & Co., first as an intern, and later as a full-time lawyer. |
| 10. During this time, he assisted Palkhivala in the Minerva Mills case (AIR 1980 SC 1789). |
| 11. Salve was designated a Senior Counsel by the Delhi High Court. |
| 12. He represented Vodafone in its $2.5 billion tax dispute with the Indian government, winning at the Supreme Court. |
| 13. He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in July 2013 and joined Blackstone Chambers. |
| 14. He set up independent chambers in 1986. |
