Mr Abhishek Singh Baghel > DSK Legal > New Delhi, India > Lawyer Profile

DSK Legal
Level 5 – Max House,
Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III
New Delhi – 110020, India
India

Work Department

Competition Law

Position

Partner

Career

Abhishek is a Partner at the firm’s New Delhi office and is a legal expert in Antitrust (Competition Law – litigation, advisory, policy and compliance). He represents clients in every aspect of conduct as well as combination filing before Competition Commission of India, Appellate Tribunal, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. He has more than 9 years of experience advising Trading houses, financial and multilateral institutions, real estate developers, investors, oil PSUs, telecom, lottery and automobile companies. He has represented the Competition Commission of India in the disputes relating to Cement Cartel, NSE-MCX, DLF Ltd., Jet Etihad Merger, inter-regulator dispute, etc.

Abhishek has considerable experience working for international clients such as Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui and Company, Dow Chemicals, Unicharm, Coca-Cola, Vodafone, Sumitomo Chemicals, Schindler, Honda Cars etc. on competition law as well as indirect taxation front. He has also assisted in M&A transactions from the Competition Law perspective including combination filings, seeking approval from the Competition Commission of India  and advisory since the notification of Combination Regulations in 2011.

Abhishek regularly writes and speaks on topics relating to Antitrust advocacy, implementation of antitrust reforms and judgments on competition law jurisprudence. His latest work includes Competition Law compliance, policy making and advisory on emerging topics such as Resale Price Maintenance, applicability of combination regulations on joint ventures and the Green Channel Mechanism.

 

Other Areas of Practice

Abhishek has a significant experience in Media Law. He regularly represents high profile clients from the Indian film Industry as well as the studios in different areas of litigation before the authorities. He also has exposure in medical laws, contracts, civil litigation and advisory work. Abhishek has drafted agreements relating to sponsorship, franchise, coaching, media and film rights, employment and consultancy.

Abhishek has been a counsel for the Income Tax Department before the Delhi High Court from 2013-15. He has also represented private clients in matters related to Indirect Taxation before the CESTAT, State VAT Tribunals, Commissionerates and High Courts.

Languages

English and Hindi

Memberships

Bar Council of Delhi

Education

  • B – Faculty of Law, University of Delhi 2007-10
  • B.Com. (Hons.)- Hansraj College, University of Delhi 2004-2007

Lawyer Rankings

India > Antitrust and competition

The New Delhi-based competition law practice at DSK Legal stands out for its extensive expertise, often advising on merger control, cartelisation issues, bid-rigging, anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance claims, and compliance matters. The department is led by the tetrad of Abdullah Hussain, who has an excellent track record acting for clients in the manufacturing, aviation, pharmaceuticals, shipping and tech sectors; Kanika Chaudhary Nayar, who has extensive expertise in handling cartel investigations, abuse of dominance cases, anti-competitive agreements and merger control filings; Kunal Mehra, a key name for assisting prominent corporates with competition compliance work; and Abhishek Singh Baghel, who is sought after by international clients regarding a range of contentious and non-contentious competition matters.