Competition Law
UK
8 years ranked
Provided by Sidley Austin LLP
PATRICK J. HARRISON advises on all aspects of EU and UK competition law. Patrick spent four years in Brussels before relocating to Sidley’s London office in 2007 and is admitted both as a Solicitor in England and Wales and as an Advocaat in Belgium. He has significant experience representing clients before the European Commission and the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), securing favorable results for clients requiring regulatory approvals, or facing regulatory challenges.
Patrick focuses his practice on merger control, cartel and dominance investigations, counselling, and compliance. He has also represented clients in EU and UK judicial review proceedings regarding both competition cases and legislation of broader application. In this context, he has pleaded a number of cases before the EU Courts.
Provided by Chambers
Patrick Harrison has particular experience advising clients on foreign direct investment filings before the CMA. He offers additional experience acting on CMA merger reviews.
Provided by Chambers
He has very good business understanding, explains concepts well and is quick to understand our business.
Patrick Harrison is an excellent partner for UK competition matters.
He is our go-to resource for any complex competition questions.
Patrick Harrison is a very commercially-minded regulatory advisor and is extremely creative in his problem solving, for what are fairly complex and novel legal queries.
Whenever there is a messy competition matter, he's the guru we rely on.
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