Competition & Antitrust
Competition law shapes how businesses grow, transact and compete in India. Clavius advises businesses, investors and boards under the Competition Act, 2002 on the three areas the Act regulates: anti-competitive agreements, including cartels; abuse of dominant position; and combinations, that is, acquisitions, mergers and amalgamations.
We represent clients in proceedings, investigations and appeals under the Act, including matters where an agreement, conduct or combination outside India has, or is likely to have, an appreciable adverse effect on competition in the relevant market in India. Our work spans transaction planning, inquiries and investigations, compliance, contentious proceedings and advice where competition law meets corporate, regulatory or disputes matters.
Capabilities
Combinations & Merger Control
Assessing whether an acquisition, merger or amalgamation is a notifiable combination, preparing notices (including green channel), and addressing appreciable adverse effect on competition.
Cartels & Anti-Competitive Agreements
Advising on cartels, bid rigging, hub-and-spoke arrangements, vertical agreements such as tie-in arrangements and resale price maintenance, and lesser penalty applications.
Abuse of Dominant Position
Advising on abuse of dominant position, including unfair or discriminatory conditions or price, predatory price, denial of market access and using dominance to enter or protect other relevant markets.
Inquiries & Investigations
Representing informants and parties in inquiries and investigations, including hearings, interim relief, and settlement and commitment applications.
Competition Compliance
Designing compliance programmes and training covering anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position and combinations, including trade association risk.
Transactional Competition Strategy
Building competition analysis into deal structuring, due diligence and documents, so a notifiable combination does not take effect before approval.
Digital Markets
Advising digital businesses on agreements, dominant position and combinations caught by the deal value threshold.
Appeals & Compensation Claims
Representing clients in appeals against competition orders and in compensation claims for contraventions of the Act.
Search & Seizure (Dawn Raids)
Preparing for and responding to search and seizure operations, including the duty to preserve and produce documents.
Sectoral Regulation & Competition
Advising where competition law meets sector regulation, including references between sector regulators and the competition authority.