Competition/Antitrust
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
Band 2
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Provided by Economic Laws Practice
The Competition Law & Policy Group at ELP has an outstanding reputation of delivering result-oriented solutions to its clientele, both national and international, belonging to sectors ranging from IT, ITeS, TMT, pharmaceuticals, fibre cement sheets, cement, ports, sugar, shipping & logistics, telecommunication, automobile manufacturing, automobiles, automotive components and sports.
The Team regularly acts for and represents complainants and defendants in various conduct and/or behavioural inquiries before the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”), the Competition Appellate Tribunal (“COMPAT”), various High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. ELP has also been involved in some critical merger control cases that have been approved by the CCI.
The team comprises of lawyers and economists who have a wide-ranging experience in dealing with various aspects of competition law. The team also works closely with ELP’s litigation, tax, and corporate and/or commercial practice groups in order to provide comprehensive support to transactions that could invite scrutiny by the CCI.
ELP has forged a reputation for rendering cutting-edge competition and/or antitrust advice and litigation services to the IT, Pharmaceuticals and the Telecommunications, Media and Technology Industry. The Team remains also extremely active in cartel enforcement activity across industry groups and has emerged as a “go-to” Team for competition and/or antitrust work in India.
Chambers Review
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.
Work Highlights
- Economic Laws Practice represented Google in defending allegations against some of Google’s business practices, including conditions for licensing of Google’s mobile apps to original equipment manufacturers, before the Supreme Court of India.
Strengths
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"The firm has vast and deep understanding of the law and its application, with a practical approach."
"The team are very experienced and able to efficiently handle complex matters. It's a very balanced team that is staffed with resources across various levels of experience."
"The firm has vast and deep understanding of the law and its application, with a practical approach."
"The team are very experienced and able to efficiently handle complex matters. It's a very balanced team that is staffed with resources across various levels of experience."
Notable Practitioners
Ravisekhar Nair is highly adept at handling contentious matters for clients in the technology sector, working from the firm's Delhi's office.
"Ravi is a professional in his work and provides strong, sound advice."
"He brings a lot of strategic insight based on his years of experience and is a firm, confident hand."
Parthsarathi Jha is frequently mandated on contentious competition law issues, with a particular focus on the technology and telecoms sectors.
"He's extremely good and a very sharp and very brilliant lawyer."
"Mr Jha has thorough knowledge on the legal aspects of business and is ready to acquire the needed information fast. He is very useful in guiding us."
Ranked Lawyers at
Economic Laws Practice
India
Members
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Clients
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APM Terminals B.V.
Alcon Laboratories (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Industries Ltd.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Eris Lifesciences Limited
Everest Industries
Google Inc., Google Ireland & Google India Private Limited
Johnson Controls Inc.
Novartis India Limited
Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI)
PVR Limited
Pidilite Industries Ltd.
Polycab Wires Pvt. Ltd.
Premier Ltd.
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Worldline India Pvt. Limited
Industries
Provided by Economic Laws Practice
Automobiles
Chemicals
Construction
Energy
Financial Services
Government
Health Care
Industrial Engineering
Insurance
Media
Mining & Metals
Pharmaceuticals
Private Cleints
Retail
Softwares
Sports
Technology
Telecommunications
Transportation