Puja Patel

Practice Areas

Puja is an associate in the Antitrust practice group, advising clients on a range of antitrust and competition issues. Her practice concentrates on antitrust clearance of mergers and acquisitions, antitrust litigation and non-merger antitrust investigations. She has been recognized by Chambers USA as the sole “Associate to Watch” for the antitrust practice in New York, with clients noting “Puja has a good balance of client knowledge, entrepreneurial approach and awareness of the client's business needs.” She has also been recognized as a “Rising Star” by the Legal 500 for Antitrust: Merger Control and a “Future Leader” by Who’s Who Legal: Competition.

Puja advises clients on all aspects of the merger review process, including Second Request investigations before the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, antitrust risk assessments, SPA aspects, multi-jurisdictional filing analysis, and Hart-Scott-Rodino Act compliance. She also has significant experience in representing clients in complex antitrust litigation matters, from fact and expert discovery, pleadings and motions, to settlement strategy. Puja also counsels clients on complex, high-stakes antitrust issues including competitor collaborations, vertical arrangements, joint ventures and Section 8 interlocking directorate issues. She has worked on dozens of complex cross-border matters in a wide range of industries including pharmaceuticals, financial services, technology, airlines, industrials and food/agriculture.

Puja currently serves as Co-Vice Chair of the ABA Antitrust Section’s Diversity Advanced Committee and member of NYSBA Antitrust Section’s Executive Committee.