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#### LET THE COMPETITION BEGINWhy Nisha Uberoi’s move from Trilegal to JSA could shake up the business of competition law
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By Vanita Bhatnagar
Entered with a team of five, departed with 27. This high-profile partner exit shows how cutthroat the competition is among law firms
26 Jul 2024 / 8 min read
Vanita is a lawyer by training and writes stories at the intersection of business & public policy, law, regulations and building inclusive workplaces.
Why Nisha Uberoi’s move from Trilegal to JSA could shake up the business of competition law
journey.” Uberoi was involved in many such journeys. She helped secure a rare clearance for a merger between Schneider Electric and construction major Larsen & Toubro’s electric business, in 2020 while at Trilegal. The go-ahead came after a burdensome 210-day investigation conducted by antitrust watchdog Competition Commision of India (CCI), and the regulator accepted Uberoi’s proposal of implementing behavioural remedies over more onerous structural ones. [Uberoi’s] briefing notes are always sharp, pointed, and result-oriented. I have found her both pragmatic and litigation strategic. ABHISHEK MANU SINGHVI, SENIOR COUNSEL AT THE SUPREME COURT Uberoi is also leading the defence in India’s highest penalty...
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On the afternoon of 17 July, J. Sagar Associates (JSA) announced the biggest-ever move in the Indian antitrust circles, stunning those in the legal fraternity.
Nisha Kaur Uberoi, the national head of the competition law practice at Trilegal, one of India’s top legal firms, is set to join rival JSA as a competition chair with her team of 27 fee-earning associates, including two partners and support staff like personal assistants, officer clerks, in August.
Uberoi (45) is a consummate litigator and global deal-maker who has spearheaded complex M&A transactions amounting to over US$150 billion. Her departure from Trilegal’s market-leading competition law practice after seven years means the firm loses not only one of its top-earners but also a roster of marquee clients.
These include blue chip firms like tech giant Apple Inc. to conglomerates like Aditya Birla group, and energy-management firm Schneider Electric, among others.
Trilegal’s partner in corporate M&A, Sridhar Gorthi, who is also part of the firm’s management committee said: “We will continue to strengthen and expand this practice group as we have done with all our other areas of expertise.” He added that: “Nisha was instrumental in building our competition practice and has been part of the firm’s extraordinary growth journey.”
Uberoi was involved in many such journeys. She helped secure a rare clearance for a merger between Schneider Electric and construction major Larsen & Toubro’s electric business, in 2020 while at Trilegal. The go-ahead came after a burdensome 210-day investigation conducted by antitrust watchdog Competition Commision of India (CCI), and the regulator accepted Uberoi’s proposal of implementing behavioural remedies over more onerous structural ones.
[Uberoi’s] briefing notes are always sharp, pointed, and result-oriented. I have found her both pragmatic and litigation strategic.
ABHISHEK MANU SINGHVI, SENIOR COUNSEL AT THE SUPREME COURT
Uberoi is also leading the defence in India’s highest penalty case of US$1.2 billion, involving an alleged cement cartel, representing the US$60 billion Aditya Birla conglomerate. Her clients will be moving with her to JSA, she told The Ken.
“Clients are obviously free to choose their legal advisors. It would be unprofessional to discuss any of them by name,” said Gorthi.
Trilegal’s competition practice now has 18 members across levels, including two partners, added Gorthi.
https://the-ken.com/story/how-to-spur-competition-in-competition-law-ask-nisha-kaur-uberoi/