Competition/Antitrust

Pallavi Shroff is the firm's managing partner, who has more than four decades of experience and is highly regarded by market sources. She is based in Delhi and often assists clients with investigations by the CCI.

"Pallavi's input at a strategic level was very insightful."

Harman Sandhu is regarded as one of Delhi's leading competition lawyers and is known for advising clients from numerous sectors on CCI investigations.

"Harman has an extremely nuanced approach. He is highly responsive, has strong subject matter expertise, is collaborative and pragmatic, and provides business-friendly advice."

"He is an excellent lawyer with good commercial sense and the ability to remain calm even in challenging situations, while remaining focused on finding a solution. He takes the time to understand the commercial nature and aspects of the industry, which enables him to offer pragmatic advice."

Naval Chopra in Delhi often works for large international clients in the technology sector on a range of competition disputes including abuse of dominance.

"Naval is a tremendous lawyer with a great strategic mind. He is the calm in the middle of the storm and always knows what the next steps are."

"He is a strong leader in the practice area. He is a very trusted adviser and leads a fantastic team with him. His commercial and technical acumen is fantastic."

Shweta Shroff Chopra operates from the firm's Delhi office, where she has advised blue-chip clients on sensitive investigations including alleged cartelisation, as well as merger control.

"Shweta's entire approach is practical. She never provides disconnected advice. She understands the underlying goals and works towards solutions from that perspective."

"She is extremely sharp and brilliant. She has the great ability to break down difficult issues into simple issues and provide great strategic and legal inputs."

Aparna Mehra is a key member of the competition team in Delhi and is well versed in advising on merger control during high-value transactions.

"She is very clear, precise and talks in a manner that puts you at ease, even when discussing complex issues. She breaks things down and explains them with a view to finding a solution."

Rohan Arora regularly advises a variety of clients on issues relating to cartelisation allegations and abuse of dominance claims. He is based in Delhi.

"Rohan is a rising star."

Yaman Verma in Delhi has experience advising on merger control as well as investigations into abuse of dominance.

"Yaman coordinates large teams efficiently to deliver top-notch results. He has a deep and thorough knowledge of the regulatory landscape and laws."

"He has a deep technical understanding of competition law, and is able to layer his commercial understanding on top of that to explain the legal nuances to business teams."