Competition/Antitrust
3 Ranked Lawyers
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Axiom5
Asia-Pacific 2026
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2022
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Overview
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Axiom5 is a boutique law practice providing advice and thought leadership on competition law and policy in India. Our name, derived from Euclid's 5th axiom, reflects our commitment to approaching antitrust issues with a holistic mindset. We offer meticulously tailored, strategic solutions to help clients navigate complex market dynamics, governance structures, and economic policies, balancing crucial details with the big picture.
Industry sectors (7)
- Technology
- Pharmaceuticals
- Aviation
- Automotives
- Media & entertainment
- Infrastructure & real estate
- Private equity and sovereign wealth funds
Capabilities (5)
- Complex antitrust litigation - handling enforcement inquiries, appeals, and defence strategies in unilateral conduct and cartel inquiries
- Strategic merger control and gun-jumping defence — Advising on and structuring regulatory clearances for complex M&A, assessing pre-merger notification obligations, and preparing robust gun jumping defences
- Global cartel and leniency advocacy - Representing clients in cross-border and domestic cartel inquiries, dawn raid defences, and preparing leniency applications for penalty mitigation
- Ex-ante digital markets regulation - advising on prospective conduct rules, market designation frameworks, and ex-ante regulatory compliance strategies
- Proactive compliance and risk mitigation — designing tailored frameworks, executing audits, and establishing information firewalls to mitigate corporate antitrust exposure
Clients (8)
- Manipal Group
- UFO Moviez
- Toyota Kirloskar Motors
- Roche
- Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
- Super Cassettes
- Brookfield Asset Management
Work & experience
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Axiom5 is India’s sole antitrust boutique, offering strategic expertise that integrates deep knowledge with real-time insight into global antitrust trends and evolving regulatory landscapes. We craft legally robust, commercially aligned solutions across sectors such as technology, healthcare, media and aviation. Recent standout work includes representing Google, Toyota, Warner Bros, UFO Moviez, and Roche, and securing key merger clearances for global sovereign wealth funds and the Manipal Group.
Notable work
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Counsel for Google in an ongoing abuse of dominance inquiry
2023Ongoing
Axiom5 defends Google in an ongoing CCI abuse of dominance inquiry over its Play Store real money games pilot.
Counsel for UFO Moviez India Limited before the NCLAT
2025Ongoing
Axiom5 represents UFO in two major NCLAT appeals involving vertical restraints in digital cinema equipment supply.
Secured clearance for the Manipal Group's acquisitions in Aakash Educational Services Limited
2025Completed
Axiom5 secured CCI approval for Manipal's rescue acquisition of AESL and defended related gun-jumping proceedings.
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India
Samir Gandhi
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Rahul Rai
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Mohith Gauri
Competition/Antitrust
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Top figures
13
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2022
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