SKILL ROADMAP 48 · SPECIALISED LEGAL FIELDS
Competition and Antitrust Law
Competition basics → Anti competitive agreements → Abuse of dominance → Merger control → Investigations → Digital markets
Track your progress
- This roadmap has 6 steps, 3 checkpoints and 2 projects.
- Open the interactive version to tick checkpoints and projects. Your progress is saved in your browser.
1 What this path is
Competition lawyers advise on agreements, market behaviour and mergers that may harm competition, and represent parties before the Competition Commission of India.
2 Who this path may suit
The work involves economics, regulatory practice and complex investigations.
3 The roadmap, step by step
- Learn competition basics.
Learn: the Competition Act 2002 and basic economic ideas such as markets and market power.
Practise: by defining the relevant market for one product. - Learn anti competitive agreements.
Learn: cartels and vertical agreements.
Practise: by analysing a cartel decision of the CCI. - Learn abuse of dominance.
Learn: what dominance is and how it is abused.
Practise: by analysing a dominance case involving a large technology company. - Learn merger control.
Learn: notification thresholds, including the deal value threshold introduced by the 2023 amendment.
Practise: by checking whether a recent deal needed CCI approval. - Learn investigations.
Learn: how the CCI and Director General investigate, and how settlements and commitments work.
Practise: by mapping the stages of an investigation. - Follow digital markets.
Learn: debates on regulating digital platforms in advance.
Practise: by writing a policy note on digital competition.
4 Your levels and checkpoints
Beginner level
- Explain the three pillars of competition law
Intermediate level
- Analyse a CCI decision
Advanced level
- Assess merger notification requirements
Advanced professional level
You advise on complex competition matters and investigations.
These checklists are for honest self assessment. They are not an official certification.
5 Build these projects
- A market definition exercise
- A merger notification assessment
6 Internship direction
Look for competition practices at firms and competition regulators.
7 Portfolio evidence
Analyses and policy notes.
8 Common mistakes
- Ignoring the economics behind competition decisions