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Overview

Ravisekhar Nair is a Partner at ELP and co-heads the Competition Law & Policy practice of the firm. Ravi has close to two decades of experience and is currently involved in some of the most contentious cases pending before the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Ravi represents clients across industry sectors in investigations and inquiries before the CCI and the Office of the Director General, CCI. He also represents clients before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, various High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. Ravi has extensive experience in rendering general competition law advisory, merger control advisory and competition compliance services for clients.

Ravisekhar Nair is a Partner at ELP and co-heads the Competition Law & Policy practice of the firm. Ravi has close to two decades of experience and is currently involved in some of the most contentious cases pending before the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

Ravi represents clients across industry sectors in investigations and inquiries before the CCI and the Office of the Director General, CCI. He also represents clients before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, various High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. Ravi has extensive experience in rendering general competition law advisory, merger control advisory and competition compliance services for clients.

He was part of the “Law Firm Working Group” formed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to give a final shape to the merger regulations governing combinations in India and has closely worked with the CCI to get various processes and procedures in place. Ravi also assisted the CCI on framing of its draft Regulations in 2008 and 2009 as well as the 2007 amendments to the Competition Act. Ravi has worked closely with various Government Departments and clients and has rendered advisory assistance on substantive issues of competition law.

Ravi has various publications on competition law to his credit and regularly speaks at various forums on competition law. Ravi is ranked by Chambers Asia-Pacific, is recognized as a Leading Individual for Antitrust and Competition by Legal500 – Asia-Pacific and by Who’s Who Legal – as Future Leader for Competition. He also features in the Forbes’ list of India’s top 100 lawyers. Ravi has been recognized as India Lawyer of the Year by Benchmark Litigation APAC Awards 2024.  He also features as Leading Lawyer for Antitrust and Competition in Legal Era 2024 rankings.

Thought Leadership

Newsletter/Booklets 28th Jan 2025

2024 Year in Review – The Indian Competition Regime

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News & Media 27th Jan 2025

NCLAT grants partial relief to Meta; Experts discuss implications on competition and data privacy

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Newsletter/Booklets 9th Jan 2025

Competition Law & Policy Newsletter for Q4 of 2024

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Alerts & Updates 21st Nov 2024

CCI penalizes WhatsApp and Meta for Abuse of Dominance

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Newsletter/Booklets 15th Oct 2024

ELP – Quarterly Update – Competition Law & Policy – Q3 of 2024

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Alerts & Updates 4th Oct 2024

Impact of the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 on Alternative Investment Funds

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News & Media 17th Sep 2024

Creeping acquisitions, deals aimed at gaining control of startups to face CCI scrutiny

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News & Media 13th Sep 2024

M&A deals above Rs 2,000 crore to be reviewed by Competition Commission of India

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Recognitions

What People Say

Ravi is a professional in his work and provides strong, sound advice.

Chambers Asia-Pacific

Ravisekhar provides clarity in thought, detailed analyses and smooth handling complex competition matters

Lexology

Ravisekhar is a great competition lawyer

Lexology

He is warmly praised by interviewees, one noting he is “incredibly energetic, mature, sensible and extremely responsive.”

Chambers & Partners

A very accomplished lawyer who understands the economic principles that underpin competition law. I have great respect for his views on a matter, and case strategy

Chambers & Partners

Ravisekhar is a great competition lawyer. He deserves to be among the leaders in competition law in India

Who’s Who Legal

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