Samvad Partners

With litigation, merger control, and compliance capabilities, Samvad Partners is able to cover the full gamut of antitrust and competition mandates both domestically and internationally. The practice regularly handles CCI investigations into collusive conduct, price fixing allegations, and anticompetitive behaviour, alongside complex transaction filings, and challenges to the constitutional validity of the Competition Act, for a wide range of clients including private equity firms, media and entertainment businesses, and technology companies. In Mumbai, Vineetha MG heads up the department and specialises in merger control regulations and abuse of dominance allegations, while in Bangalore, Poornima Hatti — who concentrates on competition-related litigation and arbitration — co-leads the team alongside Natasha Mahajan and Nivedita Nivargi. New Delhi’s Ankur Singh stands out for his aptitude for cartelisation and abuse of dominance cases, and spearheads the office with Ashwini Vittalachar and Junaira Rahman. Hyderabad-based Ekta Bahl is another name to note.