Patrick Harrison
UK Guide 2025
Band 5 : Competition Law
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About
Provided by Patrick Harrison
Practice Areas
PATRICK 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).
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.
Professional Memberships
Law Society of England and Wales European Group
Publications
Patrick is the contributing editor for the Lexology Panoramic: Vertical Agreements, publication and has published widely on EU and UK competition law issues.
Chambers Review
UK
Patrick Harrison has particular experience advising clients on foreign direct investment filings before the CMA. He offers additional experience acting on CMA merger reviews and represents clients in behavioural investigations before UK regulators.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I would say he is very commercial and he has very sound technical knowledge."
"What sets him apart is his ability to look at the transaction as a whole. He is very rarely acting in a vacuum and he can tailor his advice accordingly."
"We were very pleased with Patrick Harrison's overall management of our matter and strong involvement in every aspect of it."
"I would say he is very commercial and he has very sound technical knowledge."
"What sets him apart is his ability to look at the transaction as a whole. He is very rarely acting in a vacuum and he can tailor his advice accordingly."
"We were very pleased with Patrick Harrison's overall management of our matter and strong involvement in every aspect of it."
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