Competition/Antitrust
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
Band 3
About
Provided by TT&A
TT&A’s competition practice is one of the oldest in India and has been consistently recognised for its in-depth industry knowledge and quality of service to clients. The practice consists of a compact, high-quality team with experience across a range of competition issues, notably large merger filings involving complex divestment, filing/defending complaints, leniency applications and internal compliance trainings/ audits. The practice is lauded for providing out of the box advice/solutions to clients and is widely known for its practical and business-oriented, commercial advice.
TT&A has been involved in various 'big-ticket’ and landmark competition law matters in digital markets, pharmaceutical sector and has handled complex merger control mandates along with litigation matters such as below:
- Leading the litigation strategy against Google Play Store before the CCI and various High Courts on behalf of Match Group as well as Disney-Star;
- Leading the defense on behalf of Apollo Tyres in the tyre cartel investigation by the CCI;
- Facebook/WhatsApp against abuse of dominance allegations before CCI;
- Successfully represented Saint Gobain against pricing abuse allegations before CCI;
- Reliance Industries Limited in a cartel investigation before the CCI;
- Advised Lafarge in its global merger with Holcim.
- Disney-Star in relation to their challenge to Google’s Play Store policies.
- Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Resmed on competition law concerns.
Chambers Review
TT&A has solid experience across a range of competition issues in India, notably including large merger filings. The firm is well placed to advise international and domestic clients in equal measure, including within insurance, banking, pharmaceuticals, technology and media. Its team frequently advises on abuse of dominance and anti-competitive agreement matters, as well as competition compliance. TT&A's antitrust team is led from the firm's Delhi office.
Work Highlights
- TT&A advised Disney-Star on an antitrust complaint filed against Google through the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation and Indian Digital Media Industry Foundation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have worked under tight timelines throughout the matter, given the stakes were high, and have gone beyond reasonable working hours. The quality of their output has been very pleasing."
"They're very hard-working and proactive, and extremely responsive as well. We didn't feel the time zone difference as they were available at any time to have calls."
"They have worked under tight timelines throughout the matter, given the stakes were high, and have gone beyond reasonable working hours. The quality of their output has been very pleasing."
"They're very hard-working and proactive, and extremely responsive as well. We didn't feel the time zone difference as they were available at any time to have calls."
Notable Practitioners
Sonam Mathur has experience advising on the competition aspects of large transactions, as well as antitrust investigations. She is based in Delhi.
"Sonam has been hands-on, proactive and always approachable on a high-stakes matter."
"Sonam is a thorough professional with strong knowledge of competition matters."
Ranked Lawyers at
TT&A
India
Clients
Provided by TT&A
American Tower Corporation
Brookfield
Burman Family
Carrier Global Corporation
Disney-Star
Facebook/Whatsapp, USA
Guardant Health AMEA Inc
Heraeus
Linde Group, Germany
Match Group
Societe Beaujon (a subsidiary of AXA India Holdings)
Industries
Provided by TT&A
Chemicals
Construction
Digital Markets
Healthcare
Insurance
Life Sciences
Media
Pharmaceuticals
Retail
Telecommunication