Big move in Competition Law: JSA onboards Trilegal's Nisha Kaur Uberoi and others

Nisha Kaur Uberoi

Law firm JSA Advocates & Solicitors (JSA) has taken on board rival Trilegal's Nisha Kaur Uberoi as the Chair of the Competition Practice, along with her team of over 25 attorneys, according to an official statement.

"Nisha leads one of the largest competition law teams in India and is widely regarded as one of India’s foremost competition lawyers. Nisha brings with her an extensive expertise in complex areas like merger control, cartels, abuse of dominance, and the digital economy, she represents clients before the Competition Commission of India (CCI), NCLAT, and the Supreme Court," the statement from JSA added.

With more than two decades of experience, prior to Trilegal, Nisha led the competition practice at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, and AZB & Partners, where she co-headed the competition practice. She is an alumni of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and National University of Singapore.

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Amit Kapur & Vivek K. Chandy, Joint Managing Partners, at JSA Advocates and Solicitors said, "We are thrilled to welcome Nisha and her team to JSA. This move will greatly enhance and consolidate the firm’s existing domain in Competition Law, and further bolster our market leading Corporate and Disputes practices. We look forward to leveraging Nisha's insights and experience to deliver exceptional value to our clients. The addition of Nisha and her team to our existing practice in JSA, is a testament to our commitment to meeting the complex antitrust and competition needs of our clients globally.”

Nisha Kaur Uberoi said, “I am delighted to join JSA, which is renowned for its excellent corporate and disputes practices. An inclusive and equitable platform, JSA’s professional structure was a big draw. I look forward to working with our 5 partner and 35 lawyers strong market leading practice of Vaibhav, Equity Partner and Retained Partners Ela, Pranav and Harshita to further consolidate our Competition Law presence, to achieve new heights and deliver exceptional results."