Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India

Aviation; Competition & Anti-Trust Law; and Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences

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.

English, Hindi

Supreme Court Bar Association Competition Law Bar Association

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

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.