pleased to share that our Partner, Vivek Agarwal’s article “Tighter CCI Scrutiny of Pricey Deals has its Justification” has been nominated for the Concurrences Antitrust Writing Awards, 2025, in the best ‘Business Article’ category.
The article delves into the rationale behind India’s decision to enforce a deal value threshold (DVT) to trigger CCI merger filings. It also discusses certain global developments around the enhanced antitrust scrutiny of high-value deals, especially in the digital sector.
The article is also nominated for the Reader’s Choice Award which will be decided based on readers’ votes. You may access the article and vote here: https://awards.concurrences.com/en/awards/2025/business-articles/tighter-cci-scrutiny-of-pricey-deals-has-its-justification
Pleased to share that Vihang Virkar, Lead Partner, Mumbai Corporate Practice Group, along with Partners Vivek Agarwal and Ayesha Rai have been recognised in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2025 Guide.
Read More: https://chambers.com/law-firm/dmd-advocates-asia-pacific-8:23107209
Pleased to share that DMD Advocates has, once again, been recognised as a leading firm for its Aviation and Tax practice in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2025 Guide.
Read More: https://chambers.com/law-firm/dmd-advocates-asia-pacific-8:23107209
Pleased to share that Anuradha Dutt, Founder & Managing Partner, Delhi, and Fereshte Sethna, Founder & Managing Partner, Mumbai, have been recognised as the “Legal Icons” in the A-List 2024-25 published by India Business Law Journal.
Access the full list: https://lnkd.in/dsHwqMM8
Pleased to share that our Partner, Vivek Agarwal has again been chosen as the winner of the Lexology Client Choice Awards 2025 in Competition Law, India.
Client Choice recognises law firm partners who stand apart for exceptional client care, quality of service, and the ability to add real value to clients’ business which is above and beyond their peers.
Pleased to share that DMD Advocates has been ranked for Banking and M&A practice in the IFLR 1000 2024 Rankings. Additionally, our Senior Partner & Head of Corporate, Rashi Dhir, Lead Partner Mumbai Corporate Practice Group, Vihang Virkar, and Partners Pallavi Puri and Ayesha Rai have been recognized as Notable Practitioners.
Know more: https://www.iflr1000.com/Firm/DMD-Advocates/Profile/54389
Pleased to share that our Senior Partner & Head of Corporate, Rashi Dhir, Lead Partner, Mumbai Corporate Practice Group, Vihang Virkar, Partners Vivek Agarwal and Ayesha Rai, and Senior Advisor Sachit Jolly, have been recognized in the Legal Era Leading Lawyers Ranking 2024-25.
Know more: https://www.legaleraonline.com/legal-era-leading-lawyers-ranking-2024-25
Pleased to share that our Senior Partner & Head of Corporate, Rashi Dhir, along with Lead Partner, Mumbai Corporate Practice Group, Vihang Virkar, Partners Vivek Agarwal and Ayesha Rai, and Senior Advisor Sachit Jolly, have been recognized in the asialaw 2024 rankings.
https://www.asialaw.com/Firm/dmd-advocates-india/Profile/6345#lawyers
Pleased to share that seven of our practice areas have been recognised in the Asialaw 2024 Rankings.
– Aviation
– Banking & Finance
– Corporate and M&A
– Competition/Antitrust
– Dispute Resolution
– Intellectual Property
– Tax
Pleased to share that DMD Advocates has been recognised for General Corporate Tax and Indirect Tax practice in the ITR World Tax Rankings 2025.
Read More: https://www.itrworldtax.com/NewsAndAnalysis/ITR-World-Tax-2025-is-now-live/Index/1620
We are pleased to share that our competition law partner, Vivek Agarwal has been recognized as ‘Global Elite Thought Leader’ by Who’s Who Legal, London, based on research conducted in 2024. Only three other antitrust lawyers from India have made it to the coveted list.
Know more at: https://www.lexology.com/wwl/report/competition/rankings?r=1846202
Pleased to share that Rashi Dhir, Senior Partner & Head of Corporate, and Vihang Virkar, Lead Partner Mumbai Corporate Practice Group, have been recognized in the Forbes Legal Powerlist 2023 as Top 100 Individual Lawyers (above 10 years of experience).
Read More: https://www.legalpowerlists.com/winners-2023
Pleased to share that DMD Advocates has won two awards in the categories of International trade (WTO, BIT arbitration) and Taxation (Indirect) in India Business Law Journal’s 2024 Indian Law Firm Awards.
Pleased to share that two of our deals are recognised as the ‘2023 Deals of the Year’ by India Business Law Journal.
1. IL&FS v HDFC: Supreme Court ruling on the transferability of debts and actionable claims.
2. Roadzen merger with Vahanna Tech Edge Acquisition I Corp.
Congratulations to the teams!
Pleased to share that Anuradha Dutt, Founder & Managing Partner, Delhi and Fereshte Sethna, Founder & Managing Partner, Mumbai, have been recognised as the “Most Influential Women in Law 2024 – The Legacy Builders” by BW Legal World.
Read More: https://bwlegalworld.businessworld.in/article/Spotlighting-2024-s-Vanguards-BW-Legal-World-Most-Influential-Women-In-Law/08-03-2024-512656/
Pleased to share that Anuradha Dutt, Founder & Managing Partner, Delhi and Fereshte Sethna, Founder & Managing Partner, Mumbai, have been recognised as the “Legal Icons” in the prestigious A-List 2023-24 published by India Business Law Journal (IBLJ).
To access the full list, click here.
We are pleased to share that Vihang Virkar (Lead Partner, Mumbai Corporate Practice Group) & Ayesha Rai (Partner) has been ranked for Aviation practice in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2024 Guide.
Read more: https://chambers.com/legal-rankings/aviation-india-8:5:110:1
We are pleased to announce that DMD Advocates has, once again, been ranked for its Tax practice in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2024 Guide.
Read more: https://chambers.com/legal-rankings/tax-india-8:49:110:1
We are delighted to share that our competition law partner, Vivek Agarwal has been recognized as the Global Elite Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal, London, based on research conducted in 2023. Only four other antitrust lawyers from India have made it to the coveted list.
Know more at: https://www.lexology.com/wwl/report/competition/rankings?r=1846202
Pleased to share that our Partner Sachit Jolly has been recognized as one of the ‘Highly Regarded Practitioner in India 2024’ by ITR World Tax.
Read more: https://www.itrworldtax.com/Lawyer/DMD-Advocates/Sachit-Jolly/Profile/9821#profile
Delighted to share that two of our deals have featured in the ‘Deals of The Year 2022’ list published by India Business Law Journal.
1. Supreme Court upholds Devas Multimedia wind-up
2. Tyre companies and ATMA win cartel review
Congratulations to the teams!
https://law.asia/deals-india/#disputes
Absolutely thrilled to announce that our Founder & Managing Partner (Delhi), Ms. Anuradha Dutt, has featured in BW Legal World’s list of ‘100 Influential Women Driving Change in Indian Legal Ecosystem’.If you are in the market for, http://www.swisswatch.is/ our platform is your best choice! The largest shopping mall!
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We are pleased to announce that our Partner, Sachit Jolly, has been recognized as “Rising Stars 2023” by Asian Legal Business.
In this list, ALB showcases lawyers under the age of 40 who are making their mark in the country’s legal market.
Read more at https://lnkd.in/dKrRKYvg
We are delighted to share that Who’s Who Legal (WWL) has yet again recognised our Partner, Vivek Agarwal, as a ‘Global Elite Thought Leader’ in their Competition 2023 guide. Only five lawyers from India have made it to this coveted list.
Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/dWG_QBK9
We are delighted to share that our partner, Sachit Jolly, has been ranked as a leading individual for Tax in the 2023 edition of Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific rankings.
We are delighted to share that DMD Advocates has been once again ranked as a leading firm for Tax in the 2023 edition of Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific rankings. Congratulations to members of our tax team. Special shout-out to our tax partners Tushar Jarwal and Sachit Jolly.
We are delighted to announce that our Partner, Vivek Agarwal, has again been selected as the exclusive winner of Lexology Client Choice Awards 2022 in Competition Law for India.
Client Choice recognises those law firm partners around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. The criteria for this recognition focuses on an ability to add real value to clients’ business above and beyond the other players in the market.
Delighted to share that our Partner, Vivek Agarwal, has been ranked in the top ten competition lawyers in Asia Pacific by Global Competition Review (GCR) – Who’s Who Legal (WWL) 2022.
WWL says:
Vivek Agarwal at DMD Advocates enjoys a fantastic reputation in the market where he is recognized for his “thorough subject knowledge and practical approach in resolving the issues”.
We are thrilled to share that our Partner Sachit Jolly has been recognized as a Leader by ITR World Tax once again.
We are delighted to announce that our Partner Sachit Jolly has been recognized as a ‘Rising Star’ for Tax by asialaw.
https://www.asialaw.com/Lawyer/sachit-jolly/Profile/4614#undefined