Desai & Diwanji’s competition team stands out for its expertise in providing a wide spectrum of advisory services to its domestic and multinational clients, including in relation to:

• anti-competitive and combination agreements
• abuses of dominant positions
• cartel investigations
• competition audits
• competition law filings and clearances
• competition law compliances
• damages actions
• enforcement actions
• leniency applications
• market dominance
• merger control
• restrictive practices
• risk assessment and strategic advisory

Our team of expert lawyers regularly advises on the applicability of merger control provisions in complex transactions, supervises commercial discussions, and handles merger control approval filings that include representations before the Competition Commission of India (CCI), for high-value global as well as domestic M&A and private equity transactions and joint ventures across various industry sectors.

The team also routinely represents clients in investigations and litigation proceedings for alleged anti-competitive practices including unfair pricing, abuse of dominance and cartelisation before the CCI, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) and the Supreme Court of India.

Lawyers from our Competition practice draw on the experience of members of the Firm’s other practice areas in order to provide clients with robust legal advice and solutions coupled with a seamless service experience, resulting in an efficient realisation of client objectives.