Competition & Anti-Trust Law
The Firm has one of the largest competition law practices in India with over 20 years of experience under the modernized competition regime in India. We were one of the first firms to identify this new area of law and set up a dedicated practice in the year 2003.
The team advises on the full bouquet of antitrust and competition issues, including competition investigations, litigation, compliance, advisory, merger control, and structured numerous transactions relating to acquisitions, mergers, and amalgamations. We represent clients before the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the Competition Appellate Tribunal, the High Court, and the Supreme Court of India.
The Firm has been involved in a large majority of behavioural investigations conducted by the CCI and has conducted compliance programs and antitrust risk assessments for various organizations across sectors.
Since as early as 2004, the Firm has been working closely with the CCI to establish a robust, yet practicable, antitrust regime in India.
Our Partners:
New Delhi
Arjun Nihal Singh
New Delhi
Overview
Arjun deals with intricate and complicated competition issues and assists in rendering strategic solutions in terms of the Indian Competition Law including the use of economic theory to put forth arguments before the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) and the Supreme Court of India (SC), in addition to making merger filings before the CCI.
He has been involved in numerous high-profile merger transactions, contentious litigations across multiple industries, including fast moving consumer goods, steel, cement, tyre, broadcasting, real estate, auto-parts, agro-chemicals to name a few. He has also represented some of the largest international corporations in cartel and abuse of dominance investigations. He regularly advises clients on comprehensive competition compliance programs and helps train top-management of companies so that they are in compliance of competition laws of the country and has specific experience in preparing clients for ‘dawn raids’.
He is a regular contributor to various international and Indian journals and his articles have appeared in various peer-reviewed journals including in publications of the American Bar Association.
He has been recognised by Legal500 in the competition / anti-trust space and clients say ‘Arjun Nihal Singh provides excellent support to the practice with great subject knowledge. He is always accessible and available for discussion on strategy.’