Nelson Jung is head of the Clifford Chance UK Antitrust practice, based in London and Brussels. Nelson has led on some of the most complex and high‑profile mergers, antitrust investigations and market studies across sectors including but not limited to technology, pharmaceuticals and retail.
Nelson was previously at the UK's Competition and Markets Authority where he was the Director of Mergers Group. He also held a number of senior positions at the CMA's predecessor, the Office of Fair Trading, including Director of Competition Enforcement and Head of Mergers.
He is a Non Governmental Advisor to the European Commission and member of the Centre for Competition Policy Advisory Board.
- Cisco Systems on its $28 billion acquisition of Splunk
- Adobe on its $1.9 billion acquisition of Semrush
- Aviva on its £3.7 billion acquisition of Direct Line
- Delivery Hero in the successful settlement of the European Commission's cartel investigation into online food delivery
- AWS on all aspects of the CMA's market investigation into the supply of cloud services in the UK
- Permira on its $3 billion acquisition of financial services firm JTC
- Amazon on its $8.4 billion acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios
- Amazon on its investments of $8 billion in Anthropic
- Hitachi Rail on the UK antitrust aspects of its acquisition of Thales' ground transportation systems business
- Delivery Hero on its acquisition of Glovo
- Montagu on its acquisition of Capita’s ESS and investment in Parentpay Group
- Recordati on its $845 million acquisition of EUSA Pharma
- Amazon in relation to an EU antitrust investigation into marketplace services
- Motor Fuel Group on its £1.2 billion acquisition of MRH, U.K.'s largest petrol station and convenience retail operator
- Delivery Hero on the sale of Hungry House (the online UK food ordering service) to Just Eat
- Booker Group plc on the antitrust aspects of its £3.7 billion merger with Tesco plc
- ClearScore on the sale of its business to Experian
- Amazon in relation to the CMA market study into online platforms and digital advertising
- Mastercard on its acquisition of VocaLink
Experience while at the Competition and Markets Authority and Office of Fair Trading:
- Director responsible for the delivery of over 200 merger decisions across a wide range of industries, including consumer goods and retail, online services, healthcare and rail
- Playing a leading role in developing UK merger policy, including the drafting of several CMA guidelines and publications
- Leading on several antitrust investigations and acting as decision-maker in cases in the pharmaceutical sector and electronic platform services
- Regularly representing the CMA and OFT domestically and internationally, including before Parliamentary Committees, the European Competition Network, the EU Merger Working Group and the OECD
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, London
- +442070066675
- Email me
- Speaks English, German and French
- Practice area Antitrust, EU & trade, M&A corporate
Career & qualifications
- Université Paris (Erasmus, European Law) 1998
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität (First state exam in law) 2000
- Regional Court Darmstadt; Gleiss Lutz (Second state exam in law) 2002
- Admitted as a Rechtsanwalt in Germany 2003
- University College London (LLM) 2004
- Admitted as solicitor in England & Wales 2007
- Partner since 2016
Awards and citations
- "Nelson Jung has incredible commercial acumen and a clear understanding of the best path to navigate complex situations for an optimal outcome.“
Chambers & Partners 2023 UK: Competition - "Nelson Jung's outstanding knowledge of competition law makes him unique. He is very responsive and always available. He draws on excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing, and his experience as a former regulator is very valuable."
Recommended in Chambers 2022 Competition Law - Identified as a 'Leading Individual'
Legal 500 UK 2021: EU and Competition - Identified as an 'Recommended' lawyer
Chambers UK 2021: Competition Law - "He has a strong structured approach based on precedents from CMA cases"
Chambers UK 2020: Competition Law - "Has an excellent standing in the community and strong relationships with the major competition agencies"
Chambers Europe 2019: Competition Law