Greg Olsen
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Competition Law
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+44 20 7006 2327Share profile
Band 2
About
Provided by Greg Olsen
Practice Areas
Greg Olsen is the Head of the London Antitrust Practice.
Greg has over 25 years' experience in the application of EU and UK competition law to mergers, joint ventures and commercial arrangements as well as market investigations and alleged behavioural violations such as cartels, anticompetitive arrangements and abuse of market power. Greg advises major companies and institutions in a diverse range of industries including financial services, insurance, media and consumer goods.
In 2018, Greg was named "Dealmaker of the Year" by Global Competition Review.
Career
University of Canterbury NZ (LLB) 1987
University of Oxford, Keble College (B.C.L) 1990
Winter Williams Commonwealth Scholar 1990
Admitted as a solicitor in New Zealand 1990
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2002
Joined Clifford Chance 2007
Chambers Review
UK
Greg Olsen assists clients with merger control reviews before the CMA, including both phase I and II investigations. He also has experience advising clients on European Commission investigations into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour. He is the head of the firm's non-contentious competition practice in London.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Greg Olsen is bright, astute and has built a rapport quickly and easily to create a trusted relationship."
"Greg Olsen is widely considered to be a safe pair of hands."
"He made it very easy for us to understand something and this made a massive difference."
"It has been a great pleasure working with Greg Olsen over a long period of time."
"I really appreciate the fact that he is always available and that his advice is always practical."
"Greg Olsen is bright, astute and has built a rapport quickly and easily to create a trusted relationship."
"Greg Olsen is widely considered to be a safe pair of hands."
"He made it very easy for us to understand something and this made a massive difference."
"It has been a great pleasure working with Greg Olsen over a long period of time."
"I really appreciate the fact that he is always available and that his advice is always practical."
Discover other Lawyers at
Clifford Chance LLP
London (Firms)
