Saket Sharma

Assistant Professor - Selection Grade

LLB, (Department of Law), University of Jammu

LLM, (Faculty of Law), University of Delhi

Area of Specialization

Competition Law, Intellectual Property Law, Regulation

Research & Publications:-

Sharma, Saket, ‘Principled approach to Competition Law Enforcement in India’, Tax India Online, October 05, 2016, available online at: http://tiolcorplaws.com/news/details/MjczNTc=

Sharma Saket and Chandrasekaran Sumathi, ‘Technology Standards: Promoting Innovation and Competition in India’, Concept Brief, CompIP Project, April 2016, available online at http://compip.circ.in/concept-brief/ 

'Protect intellectual property, for starters’, The Hindu Business Line, January 22, 2016. (contributing author) Available online at www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/protect-intellectualproperty-for starters/article8135713.ece 

Mehta, Pradeep S and Sharma Saket, ‘A new competition law enforcement paradigm’ Financial Express, August 17, 2015. Available online at www.financialexpress.com/opinion/a-new-competition-law-enforcement-paradigm/120354/ 

Sharma, S. 2015: Competition Distortions Require a Policy Response: Evidence from Competition Commission of India Orders, Lex Witness, February: 51-53.

Sharma, S. 2014: Micros of the Macro Law: Economics Actuates Competition Law, Lex Witness, September: 42-43.

Sharma, S. 2014: Trailing Five Trends in Five Years of Competition Law Regime in India: Need to Gear up for Competition Law Compliance, Lex Witness, May: 34-36.

Sharma, Saket; Competition Compliance and Role of CCI: Need to Move Beyond Advocacy, CIRC Issue Note, 2013, available at www.circ.in/pdf/Competition_Compliance_and_Role_of_CCI_Need_to_Move_Beyond_Advocacy.pdf 

Sharma Saket, ‘Competition Law Compliance: Agenda for CCI’, in The Interface between Business Strategy and Competition Law, Policy Souvenir, 2013, available at www.circ.in/pdf/The_Interface_between_Business_Strategy_and_Competition_Law.pdf 

‘Resolving patent wars through competition law’ Financial Express, 31 Mar 2014, (contributing author) available at www.financialexpress.com/news/resolving-patent-wars-throughcompetition-law/1236976/0 

‘Build a compliance culture’ Financial Express, 22 Nov 2013, (contributing author), available at www.financialexpress.com/news/build-a-compliance-culture/1197970/0

Mehta Pradeep S, Natasha Nayak, Navneet Sharma, Saket Sharma (2012), “Infusing Competition Through Appropriate Policy Responses” CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition, New Delhi and Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, available online at http://oldwebsite.iica.in/images/120608(CIRC)SynthesisPaper-NCPSectorStudies.pdf 

Recent Key Conference Paper Presentations and Training Sessions Conducted-

Delivered two training sessions on Competition Law for Indian Economic Services officers training organized by CUTS Institute in Jaipur, India, 12-16 September, 2017

Delivered a session and case study on Competition Impact Assessment in training organised by South Asia Forum for Infrastructure Regulation (SAFIR) 24-28 April, 2017, Jaipur, India  

Presented a paper in the National Conference on Competition Law and Policy: Problems and Prospects, organised by Indian Law Institute, New Delhi and Competition Commission of India on 18 & 19 March, 2017

Paper presentation in 1st National Conference on Economics of Competition Law organised by Competition Commission of India, New Delhi, India, March, 2016

Presentation on Competition Impact Assessment at Competition Assessment Workshop organised by Competition Commission of India at IICA, Manesar, August 5, 2016

CIRC National Workshop on Competition Policy & Law with Bharati Vidyapeeth University, New Law College, Pune, 07th February, 2015, Pune

Conducted training session on Bid Rigging at training programme organized by Indian Railways Institute of Logistics and Material Management for PSU officers at IHC, New Delhi, 2014.

Presented at international conference on theme Time for a Multilateral Framework for Competition Law, MESD International Conference (12-14 Dec 2012), New Delhi, organised by University of Delhi in 2012.

Presented at UGC National Seminar on ‘Mergers & Acquisitions in Global Scenario’, 17-18 August, 2012, Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi

International workshop on IP and Innovation in Globalised World, Skolkovo Foundation, Moscow, 22-23 April 2014

Book/Course Modules Published

Authored Course Book on Competition Law for Post Graduate level students for School of Law, IGNOU, 2013

Authored Course Book on IP and Protection of Traditional Cultural Expression for Post Graduate level students for School of Law, IGNOU, 2013

Authored Three Modules on Competition Law for National Law University, Delhi for the University Grants Commission E-Pathshala Project, 2015-16.

Rewards & Recognition

Prof. Sivasubramaniam Gold Medal 87th Convocation University of Delhi

Awarded University Law Union Prize for being the overall Topper in LLM/MCL batch at 87th Convocation University of Delhi

Resource Person for Competition Advocacy by Competition Commission of India in 2017

Certified Trainer Dale Carnegie & Associates, 2017

Received Fellowship for course on Green Fiscal Reforms by United Nations Partnership for Action on Green Economy, 2017.

Member of the Committee for Sustainable Business Model for Professional

Diploma in Public Procurement (PDPP) by World Bank, also acted as Course Coordinator for CUTS Institute for PDPP by World Bank.

Worked closely with National Competition Policy Committee established by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, GoI to assist in identifying evidence related to competition distortions in various sectors in India (2011-12).