Competition/Antitrust
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
Band 1
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has a substantial national competition law practice, especially in Mumbai and Delhi, and is active across the full range of contentious, transactional and compliance mandates. Its competition practice is noted both for its merger control practice, which operates in coordination with the firm's standout M&A team, and for its handling of high-profile or especially complex disputes. The team is renowned for its ability to advise on global transactional questions and for its experience of precedent-setting litigation up to Supreme Court level. The firm represents many leading Indian and global clients from sectors including technology, automotive and transportation. It is experienced in supporting clients with investigations, including dawn raids.
Work Highlights
- Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised IMCD on the competition law aspects of an acquisition of paid-up equity share capital of Signet Excipients.
Strengths
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"They have depth in bench strength and offer very good commercial advice, which is not overly conservative but still prudent."
"They're top of the market and among the top two or three brands in India. I think of them as my preference in all respects really."
"They have depth in bench strength and offer very good commercial advice, which is not overly conservative but still prudent."
"They're top of the market and among the top two or three brands in India. I think of them as my preference in all respects really."
Notable Practitioners
Avaantika Kakkar heads Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas's competition law department from Mumbai and is highly respected for advising on both contentious matters and merger control.
"Avaantika offers extremely strong support and is a very efficient leader."
"She's brilliant, strategic and solution-oriented."
Vijay Pratap Singh Chauhan has experience acting on a range of contentious and non-contentious competition law matters in India, operating from the firm's Delhi office. His experience includes merger control, dawn raids and cartel investigations.
Dhruv Rajain is a partner in Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas's Delhi office, acting for leading Indian and global corporates. He focuses on merger control issues, advising on pre-merger notifications, approvals, enforcements and related investigations.
"He's very strong and sensible, with good acumen and the ability to work well with international counsel."
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
India