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
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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
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