Biography: Competition

Mrs Pallavi S Shroff is a senior partner at Amarchand Mangaldas. She has nearly 30 years of experience in advising high-profile clients on contentious matters relating to litigation, arbitration and competition law.

Mrs Shroff has been actively associated with Competition Policy and Law in India. She was a key member of the high-powered SVS Raghavan committee, besides being part of the standing committee of Parliament reviewing the Competition Act 2000. She gave expert evidence before the committee when the Act was being reviewed, and also whilst considering amendments to the Act. She leads the vibrant practice at Amarchand Mangaldas, which constitutes of nine specialists in competition law.

She was also a key member of the advisory committee of regulations set up by the Competition Commission of India (CCI); member of the committee set up by the Planning Commission to recommend national competition policy and approach for the 11th plan; member of the advisory committee set up by the Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board to frame guidelines and regulations; and member, competition advocacy advisory committee of CCI. Under her leadership, the competition practice of the firm was has won various accolades, both nationally and internationally. The practice was recently recognised at the India Business Law Journal's 2010 Indian Law Firm Awards for the competition and antitrust category.

She is a regular speaker at several national and international fora, besides contributing to several international competition law publications. She was selected to feature in the Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law – the first-ever guide dedicated to the world's leading female practitioners, in the commercial arbitration category. She was also recently awarded with the Leading Woman Consultant Award at Women Leaders Conference 2010.

Other Practice Areas

Pallavi Shroff also features in the following practice areas:

• Arbitration
• Commercial Litigation