Aniket Ghosh is a competition and regulatory lawyer with over 10 years of experience advising on competition law issues across the full spectrum including merger control, behavioural proceedings, litigation, dawn raids, compliance review, and policy strategy. He has advised on high-stakes and complex mandates across diverse sectors such as aviation, technology, private equity, infrastructure, healthcare, and heavy industries. He appears frequently before the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), the High Courts in India, and the Supreme Court of India. He additionally has prior experience in appearing / presenting arguments for matters involving indirect tax before various tribunals and courts.
Representative Clients:
Meta, Singapore Airlines, Goldman Sachs, PVR Limited, Google, KYB Corporation,
Indicative Experience
- Represented Singapore Airlines in securing CCI approval by negotiating complex behavioural remedies for the merger of Vistara with Air India. (Deal was nominated by the Global Competition Review as Merger Control Matter of the Year- Asia Pacific-2025).
- Represented EQT AB and Goldman Sachs in securing CCI approval for their acquisition of Paraxel International.
- Represented ArcelorMittal in securing CCI approval for its acquisition of Essar Steel Limited under the corporate insolvency process.
- Represented UV Asset Reconstruction Company Limited in securing CCI approval for its proposed acquisition of Aircel Limited under the corporate insolvency process.
- Represented Power Finance Corporation in securing CCI approval for its acquisition of Rural Electrification Corporation.
- Represented GMR Airports Limited in securing CCI approval for its proposed acquisition by the Tata Group.
- Represented Fortis Group in securing CCI approval for its acquisition by IHH Berhard.
- Advised PVR Limited in relation to the merger control compliance aspects for its merger with INOX Leisure Limited, and successfully defended the transaction before the NCLAT.
- Advised KYB Corporation in relation to the merger control compliance aspects for its divestment of its stake in Conmat Projects.
- Advised a global technology company on antitrust risks associated with the launch of a new hardware product in India, including concerns around tying, bundling, and leveraging existing platform dominance.
- Guided a global shipping company on JV structuring, exclusivity terms, and discounting frameworks to mitigate competition risk.
- Conducted competition audits and reviewed commercial contracts for a global alcoholic beverage company with multi-jurisdictional operations.
- Undertook competition compliance training for the employees for a global consumer goods and engineering services company.
- Represented Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC (WhatsApp) in abuse of dominance proceedings concerning WhatsApp’s 2021 Privacy Policy before the CCI, the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court. (Matter was nominated by the Global Competition Review as Behavioural Matter of the Year- Asia Pacific-2025).
- Successfully defended Google in abuse of dominance proceedings regarding the integration of Google Meet with Gmail before the CCI.
- Represented PVR Limited in an abuse of dominance case relating to its terms with producer companies before the CCI.
- Represented Jaiprakash Associates in a bid rigging cartel case before the CCI and the NCLAT.
- Represented Biocon Limited in its abuse of dominance complaint against the Roche Group before the CCI & the Delhi High Court.
- Represented JSW Paints in its abuse of dominance complaint against Asian Paints Limited before the CCI.
- Represented the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (NCR Chapter) in its abuse of dominance complaint against the Department of Town and Country Planning, Haryana Government and Haryana Urban Development Corporation before the CCI.
- Guided a global agrochemical client through the investigation processes, including depositions, cross-examination protocols, and strategic responses to statutory requisitions.
- Supported a global electrical power products company, during on-site dawn raids by the Director General CCI, advising on legal protocols, internal communication, and post-raid engagement.
- Supported a global technology company in policy submissions to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ Committee on Digital Competition Law.
- Represented clients in engagements with the Parliamentary Standing Committees on issues related to data, antitrust, and platform regulation.
