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Nivi Balaji

Nivi Balaji

Lawyer

Lawyer
Nivi Balaji

Nivi specialises in UK and EU competition law, advising on merger control, foreign investment regimes and behavioural antitrust matters. Nivi advises clients across a number of sectors including energy and infrastructure, transportation, telecoms, consumer goods and retail.

  • Advising Hitachi Rail on the antitrust aspects of its acquisition of Thales' ground transportation systems business.
  • Advising Harbour Energy on the acquisition of a portfolio of assets belonging to natural gas and oil company Wintershall Dea from BASF and LetterOne.
  • Advising Booker Group on the antitrust aspects of its merger with Tesco.
  • Advising Telefonica on antitrust aspects of the merger between O2 and Virgin Media.
  • Advising GP Investments and Rhône Capital on the combination of RHI and Magnesita.

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Career and qualifications

  • University of Durham (LLB) 2013
  • College of Europe (LLM) 2014
  • Joined Clifford Chance 2015
  • Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2017
  • Admitted to the Paris Bar 2022

Awards and citations

  • ‘The entire Clifford Chance team (David Tayar, Clémence Carlier, Amélie Lavenir, Antoine Réco, Nivi Balaji, Sophie Scholl) is exceptional in every regard – they quickly understand competition dynamics in a highly complex industry, they have extensive knowledge of merger control processes, and they successfully deliver challenging, large-scale multi-jurisdictional antitrust projects.’
    Legal 500 EMEA 2023: France: EU, Competition And Distribution