Talwar Thakore & Associates' practice has solid expertise in handling merger control mandates, often appearing before the CCI. The client roster includes prominent companies in the digital markets and healthcare sectors; in a notable highlight, the firm represented Match in its complaint against Google for anti-competitive conduct in relation to in-app payments. Practice head Sonam Mathur handles the full gamut of competition law issues, including cartel investigations, abuse of dominance allegations, and complex merger control matters. Dinoo Muthappa, who was promoted to the partnership in April 2023, advises domestic and international clients in the financial services, automobiles, consumer goods and media sectors. Managing associate Shubhang Joshi is also a key name to note.

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  • ‘The team is very energetic and responsive. They constantly keep the client informed and involved.’

  • ‘Very easy to work with.'

Key clients

  • Match Group
  • Heraeus Group
  • Linde plc
  • HSBC Group
  • Generali Group
  • Syngenta
  • Spotify
  • PepsiCo
  • Sanofi
  • Roche
  • Orix Corporation
  • American Tower Corporation
  • The Economist
  • ResMed
  • Disney-Star
  • Carrier

Work highlights

  • Acting for Match in bringing a claim of alleged anti-competitive conduct against Apple, concerning the policies of the latter's App Store.
  • Assisted Carrier and Viessmann HoldCo with the competition law aspects of the acquisition of Viessmann Climate Solutions SE and its subsidiaries by Carrier, as well as the acquisition of a minority shareholding in Carrier by Viessmann HoldCo.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sonam Mathur

Other key lawyers

Dinoo Muthappa, Shubhang Joshi