Chandhiok & Mahajan, Advocates and Solicitors

Competition Practice & Data Privacy

Partner - Competition Practice & Data Privacy

Deeksha specialises in advising clients on all aspects of competition law. Her practice area spans across various sectors, particularly in the technology, auto & auto components, and pharmaceutical space, where she has advised and represented clients on complex and novel competition law issues. She has represented leading technology companies, such as Google, before various forums and acted in India’s only FRAND related competition dispute. Clients rely on her “strong legal expertise in identifying issues and arriving at practical solutions.”(Chambers, 2023). Combining her knowledge of competition law with her litigation experience, she has also acted for clients in various jurisdictional and due process challenges. This includes India’s first challenge to the legality of a dawn raid and a recent challenge against procedural lapses during a DG investigation. She has been described by clients as someone who “ensures implementation and execution of strategy” for handling complex matters (IBLJ, 2019). Deeksha is also part of the firm’s Data Privacy practice. Leveraging her existing knowledge of the client’s business and understanding of technology, she has been assisting clients in designing their data policies as per extant law in India, providing risk assessment and remediation advice to clients. Deeksha regularly contributes to various journals like, Concurrences, American Bar Association, Mondaq and newspapers including Bloomberg. She remains committed to diversity and inclusion initiatives, especially focused on integration of women in the workplace.

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Deeksha is a member of IBA, ABA and the Delhi High Court Bar Association.

LL.M., University of Oxford, 2013 Commonwealth Scholar, 2012

She is a highly regarded practitioner who inspires trust and confidences in her clients. In 2021, Deeksha is featured in the Global Competition Review’s prestigious 40 under 40 list - 2024 was awarded the 40 Under 40 Rising Star Award by the Legal Era -Legal Media Group. She is also recognized in the Chambers Asia Pacific and Global Guide for 2023.