Competition/Antitrust
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
Band 2
Contact number
022-40791000About
Provided by Trilegal
Trilegal’s competition practice is recognised internationally as a market-leading practice. It is the first Indian competition law practice to be recognized as the ‘Regional Firm of the Year – Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa’ at the Global Competition Review (GCR) Awards 2020.
Trilegal’s competition practice has worked on several precedent setting matters and has been consistently recognised as a leading practice by GCR 100, Chambers, Legal 500, Asia Law, IBLJ for its significant experience.
Our competition law practice has 30 dedicated competition lawyers with multi-jurisdictional experience who work on a full spectrum of competition law matters, including:
- Enforcement (cartels and abuse of dominance);
- Merger control; and
- Competition law audits and compliance.
The practice is known for its innovative solution-oriented structuring and multidisciplinary approach with specific expertise in:
• Defending clients before the Competition Commission of India, and the appellate forums, against cartel and abuse of dominance allegations concerning complex economic assessment and antitrust theories of harm.
• Complex merger control cases, with a focus on strategic transactions including Phase II investigations.
Chambers Review
Trilegal has a specialised competition law practice with an impressive geographic footprint, especially operating from offices in Mumbai and Delhi. The firm acts for both Indian and foreign clients on a wide range of competition issues, including defence against cartel and abuse of dominance allegations and complex merger filings. Its competition team is often sought out specifically to handle the competition aspects of key transactions, and is valued by US and European counterparts as a favoured collaborator for cross-border mandates. The team also acts for leading local and global names in the automotive, manufacturing and technology sectors.
Work Highlights
- Trilegal advised Schneider Electric and Temasek on the competition law aspects of their USD2.1 billion acquisition of Larsen & Toubro’s electric and automation business.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Trilegal has a great team with excellent resources across all levels. They provide top-notch service levels and advice covering both legal and commercial elements."
"They have deep understanding of the growing trends in India and globally, and advise the client well."
"Trilegal has a great team with excellent resources across all levels. They provide top-notch service levels and advice covering both legal and commercial elements."
"They have deep understanding of the growing trends in India and globally, and advise the client well."
Notable Practitioners
Gautam Chawla in Delhi assists prominent multinationals and domestic companies across a range of competition issues, including merger clearance and investigations, as well as litigation before the CCI and NCLAT.
Rudresh Singh is an emerging name in the field of competition law. He assists well-known companies in relation to competition issues, including Competition Commission of India investigations and merger control notification. He is based in Delhi.
Ranked Lawyers at
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