Mohith is a competition lawyer with a practice focused on strategic antitrust litigation, digital markets, and merger control. He advises and represents leading Indian and multinational companies before the Competition Commission of India (CCI), its investigative wing, appellate tribunals, and constitutional courts.
Over the past several years, Mohith has worked on some of India’s most significant competition matters, particularly in the technology sector. His experience combines high-stakes litigation strategy with fast-moving product, commercial, and compliance advisory, which is especially relevant for clients navigating regulatory risk in digital and innovation-driven markets. He has advised and represented clients across technology, aviation, automobiles, autoparts, consumer and industrial goods, pharmaceuticals, media, and financial services.
Mohith’s work covers the full spectrum of competition law, including abuse of dominance, digital platform conduct, cartel investigations, merger control, competition compliance, dawn raid preparedness, and strategic advisory.
In addition to active casework, Mohith has contributed to competition law thought leadership and policy dialogue in India, including writing and speaking on digital markets, AI-related competition issues, evidentiary standards in antitrust enforcement, and the evolving interface between ex ante and ex post regulation. His current interests include experimenting with AI and “vibe coding”, and finding his way back to the guitar after years away from it (usually with Sleep Token playing in the background).
notable work (whilst at previous organisations):
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Advised and represented Google in multiple high-profile competition matters, including the landmark Android mobile licensing litigation securing annulment of several far-reaching remedies, and regulatory advisory on product launches and compliance across several areas.
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Secured strategic case outcomes for Google in developer complaints relating to Play Store policy implementation and platform conduct, including back-to-back favourable closures in successive matters raising similar issues.
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Represented Google in a major ad tech and search-related complaint, where part of the matter was dismissed at the threshold in the CCI’s first decision under Section 26(2A) (closing previously decided issues), while continuing to defend the remaining issues.
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Represented 360 ONE in CCI merger control filings and secured approvals in transactions involving the insurance and lending sectors.
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Represented Vistara in competition law matters arising from its commercial arrangements and integration process with Air India.
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Previously advised ADIA and other investors in one of India’s first green channel transactions.
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Previously secured a full penalty waiver / exonerations for Panasonic in India’s pioneering leniency cases. Represented clients in regulatory and appellate advocacy for the “leniency plus” rule application.
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Advising multinational and Indian clients across sectors (including technology, consumer goods, industrial solutions, and healthcare) on complex competition law matters, including strategic advisory on distribution/ discounts and channel strategy, merger control aspects of joint ventures and investments, competition compliance initiatives, implementation of regulatory remedies, and defense in conduct and cartel-related proceedings before the CCI.
awards & recognition
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Chambers & Partners, Asia Pacific & Global Editions, “Associates to Watch” (2026)
education
- BSL LLB, ILS Law College, Pune, 2018
bar admission
- Bar council of India, 2018
Mohith is a competition lawyer with a practice focused on strategic antitrust litigation, digital markets, and merger control. He advises and represents leading Indian and multinational companies before the Competition Commission of India (CCI), its investigative wing, appellate tribunals, and constitutional courts.
Over the past several years, Mohith has worked on some of India’s most significant competition matters, particularly in the technology sector. His experience combines high-stakes litigation strategy with fast-moving product, commercial, and compliance advisory, which is especially relevant for clients navigating regulatory risk in digital and innovation-driven markets. He has advised and represented clients across technology, aviation, automobiles, autoparts, consumer and industrial goods, pharmaceuticals, media, and financial services.
Mohith’s work covers the full spectrum of competition law, including abuse of dominance, digital platform conduct, cartel investigations, merger control, competition compliance, dawn raid preparedness, and strategic advisory.
In addition to active casework, Mohith has contributed to competition law thought leadership and policy dialogue in India, including writing and speaking on digital markets, AI-related competition issues, evidentiary standards in antitrust enforcement, and the evolving interface between ex ante and ex post regulation. His current interests include experimenting with AI and “vibe coding”, and finding his way back to the guitar after years away from it (usually with Sleep Token playing in the background).
notable work (whilst at previous organisations):
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Advised and represented Google in multiple high-profile competition matters, including the landmark Android mobile licensing litigation securing annulment of several far-reaching remedies, and regulatory advisory on product launches and compliance across several areas.
-
Secured strategic case outcomes for Google in developer complaints relating to Play Store policy implementation and platform conduct, including back-to-back favourable closures in successive matters raising similar issues.
-
Represented Google in a major ad tech and search-related complaint, where part of the matter was dismissed at the threshold in the CCI’s first decision under Section 26(2A) (closing previously decided issues), while continuing to defend the remaining issues.
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Represented 360 ONE in CCI merger control filings and secured approvals in transactions involving the insurance and lending sectors.
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Represented Vistara in competition law matters arising from its commercial arrangements and integration process with Air India.
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Previously advised ADIA and other investors in one of India’s first green channel transactions.
-
Previously secured a full penalty waiver / exonerations for Panasonic in India’s pioneering leniency cases. Represented clients in regulatory and appellate advocacy for the “leniency plus” rule application.
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Advising multinational and Indian clients across sectors (including technology, consumer goods, industrial solutions, and healthcare) on complex competition law matters, including strategic advisory on distribution/ discounts and channel strategy, merger control aspects of joint ventures and investments, competition compliance initiatives, implementation of regulatory remedies, and defense in conduct and cartel-related proceedings before the CCI.
awards & recognition
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Chambers & Partners, Asia Pacific & Global Editions, “Associates to Watch” (2026)