Gauri Chhabra
Partner - Antitrust and Competition
Merger Control | Cartel Enforcement | Competition Compliance
Overview
Gauri Chhabra is a seasoned competition lawyer, leveraging over 15 years of extensive competition law experience. She has worked on a full range of competition law matters, including cartel enforcement, abuse of dominance, merger control, and competition compliance. She has represented Indian and multinational clients across sectors, such as airlines, cement, natural resources, and manufacturing, before the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
Over the course of her career, Gauri has worked on industry-defining mandates in competition law, securing unconditional approvals for high-profile global and Indian transactions. In the realm of merger control, Gauri is known for her practical and commercially sound advice. Over the years, Gauri has represented significant private equity clients and is adept at advising them on all competition law aspects.
Gauri was also part of the Law Firm Working Group that worked closely with the CCI on drafting the merger regulations and streamlining its procedures. She regularly writes for various publications on various aspects of competition law.
Education
- Masters of Law, New York University School of Law, New York, 2007;
- Bachelors of Law, Amity Law School, New Delhi, 2005.
Admissions
- Bar Council of Delhi
Select representative clients/matters
- Petronas, in its acquisition in AM Green
- Jindal Steel, in its investment in MG Motors
- Carlyle, in its acquisition in Hexaware
- Carlyle, in its acquisition in Yes Bank
- Carlyle, in its acquisition in Varmora Ceramics
- India InfoEdge, in its investment in MG Motors
- Raymond Ltd, in its investment in Maini Precisions
- Hapag-Lloyd, in its acquisition in JM Baxi
- Blackstone, in its acquisition of climate and technologies business from Emerson
- Warburg, in its acquisition in Medplus Healthcare
- JICC and Honda Motors Co. Ltd, in its acquisition in Hitachi Astemo Electric Motors Ltd
- ACRE Trusts, in restructuring of debt of Jayaswal Neco Industries Ltd
- Blackstone, in its acquisition of stake in Aakash Education; Sona Comstar; Piramal Glass; Mphasis Ltd
- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd, and Nissan Motor Car Carrier Co. in leniency proceedings
Recognition
- Ranked by Chambers & Partners Global, for Competition, 2026
- Ranked by Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific, for Competition & Antitrust, 2026
- Recognized in the 7th Edition of Global Competition Review’s ‘Women in Antitrust’ List, 2025
- ‘Notable Practitioner’ for Competition & Antitrust by Asialaw, 2025
- ‘Rising Star’ for Competition & Antitrust by Asialaw, 2020-2024
- ‘Global Leader’ for Competition by Who’s Who Legal, 2022-2024
- ‘Future Leader’ for Competition by Who’s Who Legal, 2017-2021
- ‘Client Recommended’ for Competition Law by RSG India, 2019
