Abhishek Singh BaghelPartner
New Delhi Office
Level 5 – Max House,
Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III
New Delhi – 110020
Service Lines
- Antitrust (Competition Law Litigation and Advisory)
About Abhishek Singh Baghel
Abhishek is a Partner at the firm’s New Delhi office and is an expert in Antitrust (Competition Law – litigation, advisory, policy and compliance). He represents clients in every aspect of conduct as well as combination filing before the Competition Commission of India, Appellate Tribunal, High Courts, and the Supreme Court of India. He has more than 13 years of experience advising Trading houses, financial and multilateral institutions, real estate developers, investors, oil PSUs, telecom, lottery, and automobile companies. He has represented the Competition Commission of India in their cases relating to the Cement Cartel, NSE-MCX, DLF Ltd., Jet Etihad Merger, inter-regulator dispute, etc.
Abhishek has considerable experience working for international clients such as Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui and Company, Dow Chemicals, Unicharm, Coca-Cola, Vodafone, Sumitomo Chemicals, Schindler, Honda Cars etc. on competition law as well as indirect taxation front. He has also assisted in M&A transactions from the Competition Law perspective including combination filings, seeking approval from the Competition Commission of India and advisory since the notification of Combination Regulations in 2011.
Abhishek regularly writes and speaks on topics relating to Antitrust advocacy, implementation of antitrust reforms, and judgments on competition law jurisprudence. His latest work includes Competition Law compliance, policy-making, and advisory on emerging topics such as Resale Price Maintenance, the applicability of combination regulations on joint ventures, and the Green Channel Mechanism.
Other Areas of Practice
Abhishek has significant experience in Media Law. He regularly represents high-profile clients from the Indian film Industry as well as the studios in different areas of litigation before the authorities.
He also has exposure to medical laws, contracts, civil litigation, and advisory work. Abhishek has drafted and negotiated agreements relating to sponsorships, franchising, sports academies, media, and film rights, employment, consultancy, etc.
Abhishek has been a counsel for the Income Tax Department before the Delhi High Court from 2013-15. He has also represented private clients in matters related to Indirect Taxation before the CESTAT, State VAT Tribunals, Commissionerates, and High Courts.
Awards and Recommendations
Legal500 Asia-Pacific 2023 – Ranked as a “Recommended Lawyer” for Antitrust and Competition.
