Patrick Todd’s practice focuses on EU and UK competition law, digital markets regulation, and consumer protection.

Patrick’s experience includes abuse of dominance, restrictive practices, merger control, and consumer protection in a range of industries. He also advises clients on the evolving digital regulatory landscape, including the EU Digital Markets Act and forthcoming UK pro-competition digital regime. He has published articles on a range of competition law issues in digital markets.

Prior to joining the firm in 2020, Patrick worked at a major international law firm for two years in London and Brussels. He also spent six months in the firm’s Bay Area office during 2022-2023.

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Notable Experience

Notable Experience (*including those prior to joining Cleary)

  • Google in various matters, including:

    • Compliance with the EU Digital Markets Act.
    • The UK Competition and Markets Authority’s market study into mobile ecosystems.
    • The European Commission’s investigation into the Android operating system, including remedy compliance and the subsequent appeal to the General Court and European Court of Justice.
    • Investigations by the Competition Commission of India into the Android operating system.

  • A third-party software company in the European Commission’s investigation into Microsoft Teams for potential abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU.

  • Whirlpool in UK merger control aspects of the sale of its European major domestic appliance business to Arçelik, securing clearance from the Competition and Markets Authority at Phase 2.

  • Synthomer on the EU merger control aspects of its acquisition of OMNOVA Solutions, securing conditional clearance from the European Commission in Phase I.*

  • AbbVie on the EU merger control aspects of its acquisition of Allergan, with clearance subject to commitments negotiated with the European Commission in Phase I.*

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Publications

“Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act: A Game-Changer for UK Consumer Protection,” (co-author with Jackie Holland and Matthew Day) Cleary Antitrust Watch blog, June 20, 2024; republished by Concurrences

“UK Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Bill Passed By Parliament,” (co-author with Henry Mostyn and Sara Siglienti) Cleary Antitrust Watch blog, May 28, 2024

“CMA Publishes Provisional Approach to Implementing the UK’s Forthcoming Digital Markets Regulatory Regime,” (co-author with Jackie Holland, Anders Jay, and Mallika Sen) Cleary Antitrust Watch blog, January 31, 2024

“CMA Warns Wowcher Over Online Choice Architecture Practices,” (co-author with Jackie Holland and Nikita Barysnikov), Cleary Antitrust Watch blog, November 30, 2023 

“Amendments to the Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Bill Passed,” (co-author with Jackie Holland, Henry Mostyn, Lanto Sheridan, and Nikita Barysnikov), Cleary Antitrust Watch blog, November 30, 2023 

The Dominance and Monopolies Review – 11th Edition

“CMA and ICO Issue Joint Paper on Online Choice Architecture,” (co-author with Jackie Holland and Leeke Melaku), Cleary Antitrust Watch blog, August 11, 2023

“CMA lays out approach to UK Government’s proposed AI principles,” (co-author with Henry Mostyn and John Kwan), Cleary Antitrust Watch blog, June 5, 2023

“Global Overview” (co-author with Patrick Bock and Henry Mostyn), and “United Kingdom” chapter (co-author with Henry Mostyn), Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Dominance 2023, March 2023

“General Court Partially Annuls European Commission Decision in Google Android,” co-author, Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memorandum, October 20, 2022

The Dominance and Monopolies Review – 10th Edition 

“UK Government Confirms Plans for Digital Markets Regulatory Regime,” Cleary Antitrust Watch blog, May 6, 2022

“United Kingdom” chapter (co-author with Henry Mostyn), Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Dominance 2022, April 2022

“Dutch Court Rules on Legal Privilege for In-House Lawyers,” co-author, Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memorandum, March 4, 2021

“Digital Platforms and the Leverage Problem,” Nebraska Law Review, Volume 98(2), December 2019

“Vertical Restraints, the Single Market Imperative and UK Competition Policy After Brexit,” Competition Law Journal, Volume 18(3), October 2019

“Intra-Platform Exclusion in Software Markets,” Journal of Antitrust Enforcement, Volume 6(3), October 2018