Gauri Chhabra is a Partner with the Firm’s Competition Law practice and is based out of its Mumbai office.

Gauri has worked on a full range of competition law matters, including cartel enforcement, abuse of dominance, merger control and competition compliance. Gauri has represented Indian and multinational clients across sectors, such as airlines, cement, natural resources and manufacturing, before the Competition Commission of India (CCI). She has also represented various private equity companies, asset management companies and financial institutions to seek merger control clearance from the CCI. She has also worked closely with the CCI on drafting the merger regulations and streamlining its procedures, as part of the “Law Firm Working Group”, constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Gauri’s experience in relation to cartels includes advising and representing Singapore Airlines in an alleged cartel, filing leniency applications to seek the benefit of lesser penalty for its clients, etc. In the area of abuse of dominance, she has acted for Microsoft Corporation (India), Adani Gas Limited and Gujarat Gas Company Limited, to name a few.

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Merger Control

• Warburg Pincus in its acquisition of a controlling stake in Tata Technologies Limited.
• Emerson Electric Co.’s acquisition of valves and controls business of Pentair plc.
• TPG Holdings’ acquisition of the McAfee business of Intel Corporation.
• Brookfield’s acquisition of the tower business of Reliance Infratel Limited.
• Capital Square Partner’s acquisition of the business unit of Aegis Limited.
• Ultra Tech Limited’s acquisition of Jaypee’s assets.
• Johnson Control Inc. in its acquisition of assets ofHitachi Corporation.
• Nippon Life Insurance Company’s acquisition of Reliance Capital Asset Management Company.
• Blackstone Group in its acquisition of Pune Dynasty Project Limited.

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Professional Memberships

• Bar Council of Delhi

Education

• LL.B. (Hons.), Amity Law School, New Delhi
• Masters of Law (LL.M.), New York University, School of Law