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1st & 9th Floors, Ashoka Estate
Barakhamba Road
NEW DELHI
110 001
India
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Mr G.R. Bhatia
Work Department
Aviation; Competition & Anti-Trust Law; and Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences
Career
G. R. Bhatia is a Partner in the Competition Law practice area at the Firm. A former Additional Director General of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the erstwhile Monopolies & Restrictive Trade Practices Commission, he underwent intensive training in ‘Anti-monopoly Laws in Japan’ organized by the Japan Fair Trade Commission and has also attended training program on ‘Unilateral Conducts and Cartelization’ organized by the Korean Fair-Trade Commission in
Seoul. He was also associated with the amendments which were made to the Competition Act in 2007, and spearheaded the Firm’s team that advised the FTC and the DoJ in aligning the U.S. antitrust internal reference materials with Indian laws and circumstances.
In recognition of his in-depth experience in the field of competition law, Mr. Bhatia was appointed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, as an Expert on the National Committee on Competition Policy.
Prior to his stint at the MRTPC, Mr. Bhatia also served as the Registrar of Companies and the Official Liquidator of Patna High Court. Mr. Bhatia is a faculty with the Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants and Indian Institute of Management for competition law and policy.
He is Consulting Editor of Manupatra Competition Law Reports and also a Member of Editorial Board of Chartered Secretary. He regularly contributes articles on Corporate and Competition law issues.
Mr. Bhatia represents and appears before the CCI and the Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) on competition issues. He is an Ombudsman for several German majors on issues relating to anti-competitive and anti-corruption in the Indian jurisdiction. He has appeared as a Competition Law Expert in various courts including the London Court of International Arbitration.
Languages
English, Hindi
Memberships
Supreme Court Bar Association
Competition Law Bar Association
Education
LL.B. -Campus Law Center, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
M. Com (Hons.)- University of Delhi
B. Com (Hons.)- University of Delhi
Diploma in Corporate Laws – Indian Institute of Law
Personal
- Recognized as ‘Litigation Star in Competition/ Antitrust’ by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024.
- Recognized as ‘Top Tier Lawyer’ for Competition/Antitrust for 12 years by Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific Guide (2012-2024).
- Recognized as ‘Band 2’ Lawyer in Competition/Antitrust by Chambers and Partners Global Guide (2023).
- Recognized as ‘Leading Individual’ for Antitrust and Competition Practice by Legal500.
- Ranked and recognized as ‘Distinguished Practitioner’ by asialaw (2023 -24/2022-23).
- Recognized as ‘Highly Regarded’ by asialaw (2016-2020).
- Recognized as ‘India’s Top 100 Lawyers’ in the ‘A-list’ by India Business Law Journal.
Lawyer Rankings
India > Antitrust and competition
(Leading partners)Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India‘s competition law practice, led by the highly regarded practitioner G.R. Bhatia, handles a broad spectrum of antitrust and competition law matters. The team has established strength in handling abuse of dominance issues, cartel investigations, merger control and leniency proceedings, often for clients in the manufacturing, food and drink, infrastructure, biotech, pharmaceuticals, automotive and aviation sectors. Managing associate Arjun Nihal Singh is a star name in the department.