Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Antitrust

Partner

Puja Patel’s practice focuses on a range of antitrust and competition issues, including antitrust clearance, antitrust litigation, and non-merger antitrust investigations.

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, multijurisdictional 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 an array of industries including life sciences, financial services, technology, airlines, industrials, and food/agriculture.

Puja joined the firm as a partner in 2025.

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.

New York University, B.S.