L&L is a full-service law firm with offices is New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The firm has constantly been ranked Band 1 across multiple practice areas by various rating agencies, including Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500. The competition law practice group at the firm is a market-leading competition practice with three partners and 12 associates who have prior work experience across jurisdictions. The competition team is spearheaded by Mr G R Bhatia, who is a highly acclaimed competition lawyer with close to 25 years’ work experience in private practice, at the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the erstwhile Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission. Mr Abdullah Hussain, another partner with the team, is a London School of Economics alumnus and has about 15 years of experience in the sector, and special expertise in merger control matters. The team also has a very strong cartel defence practice and is currently involved in all the major cartel/leniency cases before the CCI. More importantly, the team is a lead player in the competition litigation arena and represents some of the largest real estate players in the country. In addition to the recognition received by the partners, clients have also appreciated the associate bench strength. All the associates working with the team are trained competition lawyers who have studied at some of the top law schools, such as the London School of Economics, King’s College London, George Washington University, the University of Oxford, University of Michigan Law school and various national law universities in India.