Competition/Antitrust | Asia-Pacific

AZB & Partners houses a respected and holistic competition offering across India, handling both merger control and contentious mandates, as well as compliance services. Its areas of expertise include cartel, price-fixing and abuse of dominance investigations and litigation. The competition team is known for its representation of leading domestic and global corporates in the technology space, as well as aviation and energy. The team is adept at assisting clients with leniency applications to the Competition Commission of India. AZB's antitrust law expertise is located across India, with particularly strong expertise in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. Its key clients include Holcim, Swiggy and Star India.

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. Clients include Viacom 18, Essar and Advent International. It is experienced in supporting clients with investigations, including dawn raids.

Khaitan & Co's competition law practice is acclaimed for its specialist knowledge, seamless pan-Indian capability and comprehensive coverage of both transactional support and complex contentious issues. Its competition team acts regularly for both domestic and international clients on major merger control mandates, as well as abuse of dominance and cartel cases, and on the filing of leniency applications. The firm is active for leading names across sectors such as manufacturing, technology and energy, including Anheuser-Busch InBev, INOX India and Viterra India. Khaitan & Co possesses especially strong competition law expertise within its Delhi and Mumbai offices, as well as Bengaluru.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has a standout practice with experience covering the full spectrum of Indian competition law. The firm is fully equipped to assist domestic and international clients involved in the largest of cross-border transactions or the most complex and sensitive of disputes. Its competition team is particularly noted for its handling of merger reviews, abuse of dominance issues and leniency applications, and for its good working relationship with the regulatory authorities. Additionally, the team is prized for the breadth of its geographic coverage and its deep personnel strength, with a particularly strong competition team based in Delhi. The firm represents high-profile clients across the automotive, natural resources, technology, manufacturing and e-commerce sectors, including WhatsApp, Jai Polypan and Zomato.

Chandhiok & Mahajan has strong antitrust law expertise across its offices in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, and is known for its international experience and excellent reputation for dispute-related matters. Its team is experienced in competition appeals before various Indian High Courts and the Supreme Court of India, being particularly noted for its ability to conduct its own advocacy. The competition team is well placed to handle leniency-related mandates and is also active on complex merger control matters. The firm assists clients from a range of sectors including TMT, automotive and manufacturing, such as Google, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India and Asianet Digital Network.

Economic Laws Practice has a respected competition team in India with a particularly impressive offering on the enforcement side. The firm is notably active for major domestic and international clients in the technology sector, as well as the agriculture, manufacturing and telecommunications industries. The team often handles matters relating to cartels, abuse of dominance and price fixing, as well as merger control. Economic Laws Practice has offices across India, with its competition team particularly active from the firm's Delhi base. Clients include SKF (India) and ETC Agro Processing (India).

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 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, including Grasim, Heineken and Apple.

DSK Legal's notable competition team handles a wide range of competition issues, such as abuse of dominance, pricing and cartel investigations. It is recognised for its litigation capability and has experience representing both private companies and regulators. Clients include Bayer, East India Petroleum and Tamarai Technologies.

JSA offers 360-degree coverage of competition law in India, including strategic transactional support on both domestic and international deals, assistance with court and regulatory tribunal proceedings, and the provision of a full suite of compliance services. Its competition team is well placed to advise on cartel and abuse of dominance proceedings, as well as merger control and enforcement issues. The team advises clients from a variety of industry sectors including financial services, energy, technology, manufacturing and automotive. Clients include Casa2 Stays, Becton Dickinson India and Shweta Paper Industries. The firm frequently works in conjunction with international law firms on cross-border mandates. JSA's antitrust practice is led from Delhi.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India is well placed to advise clients on both contentious and non-contentious competition law issues, especially from its Delhi office. The team possesses expertise in abuse of dominance and cartel-related mandates and significant capability in the area of dawn raid preparation. It receives regular referrals from overseas firms on merger control assignments, often acting for leading clients in the shipping, pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors, such as Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association, Gujarat Paper Mills Association and Avery Dennison (India).

Sarvada Legal houses a respected competition law practice in Delhi and is noted for its experience advising national companies on a range of competition matters. The competition team frequently advises on cartel and abuse of dominance investigations by the CCI, including litigation. Its team provides advice on antitrust issues linked to transactions, as well as compliance training.

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. Clients include HSBC, Generali and Spotify India.