Oliver is partner and co-head of the international electronics group at Bird & Bird. Oliver´s general area of expertise includes German intellectual property law with a strong focus on German patent and trade mark law. His specific area of expertise is the orchestration and implementation of international patent infringement litigation for the electronics, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. He is, however, also experienced in other technical areas, such as mechanics.

Oliver is noted in the annual German legal directory "Juve Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien" as a frequently recommended patent litigator since 2002 and is indicated as one of the leading patent litigators (under 50 years). He is also listed in MIP’s guide to the "World’s Leading Patent Law Practitioners" and in "Chambers Europe 2009" for patent litigation. According to the "Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Practitioners 2009", Oliver Jan Jüngst is valued by clients for his capabilities as a communicator and a tactician, and is described as "one of the leading German patent litigators". He is also praised for his client-focused service and practical approach.

Oliver attended law school at the University of Hamburg where he obtained his law degree (with honors) in 1995. He subsequently clerked with the Higher Regional Court of Schleswig while at the same time working as a Legal Research Assistant at the University of the Armed Forces in Hamburg from 1995 to 1998. His interest in the United States legal system led him to complete summer law programs at Cornell University in 1995 and at the University of Wisconsin in 1998; he also earned an LL.M. with particular emphasis on US intellectual property law from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1999.

Oliver started his career with the Wessing Rechtsanwälte law firm in 1999. He joined Bird & Bird in July 2002 to help establish Bird and Bird´s German practice, located in Düsseldorf. He is entitled to practice before all German Regional Courts as well as all German Higher Regional Courts through his admittance before the Düsseldorf Bar.

He is an active member of the German Lawyer’s Association, the German-American Lawyer’s Association and the German Intellectual Property and Copyright Association. Oliver has also written and lectured on legal topics relating primarily to patent litigation.