AZB & Partners

With strengths across merger control filings and conduct cases, AZB & Partners maintains a leading position in the Indian market and is well-equipped to handle the full gamut of antitrust and competition matters. The group is sought after by impressive names from the technology, media and entertainment, and energy sectors. Its capabilities to handle high-profile and high-value investigations into anticompetitive business practices, merger filings, and abuse of dominance mandates at both domestic and cross-border levels continue to garner new clients. Heading up the department in Mumbai is Bharat Budholia, while the Delhi office is co-led by Ram Kumar Poornachandran and Hemangini Dadwal. Budholia stands out for his extensive experience acting before the CCI and the NCLAT in antitrust enforcement cases, while Poornachandran is noted for his expertise in high-stakes investigations. On the settlement front, Dadwal is the name to note with a history of acting on precedent-setting matters, including representing Google in the first digital markets investigation. Other key members of the practice include Toshit Shandilya, Dinoo Muthappa, and Kirthi Srinivas.