“You have the feeling the lawyers all love working on competition”. In the current Chambers Global ranking COMMEO is once again ranked in Band 3. Our partners Dominique Wagener (Band 3), Stephanie Pautke (Band 4), Johanna Kübler (Band 5) and Isabel Oest (Band 5) are also individually recommended as competition law experts. Stephanie Pautke is praised as a “brilliant lawyer at the intersection of IP and antitrust” and Dominique Wagener finds “practical solutions for intractable problems”. Johanna Kübler is “always two steps ahead of others” and Isabel Oest an “excellent choice for any legal issue”.
The Legal 500 Germany 2025
COMMEO is once again ranked in Tier 3 in the current Legal 500 ranking. Stephanie Pautke is considered an “excellent and pragmatic expert” and Isabel Oest offers “excellent advice” and is “highly professional and empathetic at the same time”. The “litigation specialist” Dominique Wagener and Stephanie Pautke are listed as “Leading names”. In addition, Johanna Kübler, Isabel Oest and Christoph Weinert “who is well-versed in antitrust dispute resolution” are recommended as antitrust experts.
ECJ strengthens Legal Privilege
The scope of the protective effect of EU legal privilege extends to all legal advice, irrespective of the area of law or a specific defense situation
Lexology Index: Thought Leaders Competition / Global Elite 2025
We are delighted that our partners have received multiple awards: Dominique Wagener, Stephanie Pautke, Johanna Kübler and Isabel Oest are again among Germany’s leading antitrust lawyers as “Thought Leaders”. Dominique Wagener, Stephanie Pautke and Johanna Kübler are also honoured as “Thought Leaders – Global Elite 2025″.
DAI – 11 March 2025, online
“Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Europäischen Kartellrecht”
Isabel Oest speaks on recent developments in European antitrust law
Press Release 1/2025
COMMEO founding partner Dr Jörg-Martin Schultze retires
“Standalone” exchanges of information as restrictions of competition by object
The European Court of Justice provides in its decision Banco BPN further guidance on information exchange between competitors
Press Release 12/2024
COMMEO advises Zeppelin on the acquisition of the sales and service business for Cat products in the Netherlands and Norway
kanzleimonitor.de 2024/2025
(survey among Germany’s corporate counsel)
COMMEO is delighted to be ranked second among the leading law firms for competition law in this year’s kanzleimonitor.de ranking. Stephanie Pautke is one of the 100 leading lawyers in Germany across all areas of law and, together with Dominique Wagener, is listed as a antitrust expert.
JUVE Handbuch 2024/2025
In the current JUVE ranking, our partners Dominique Wagener, Stephanie Pautke and Johanna Kübler are once again recommended by JUVE as “Leading advisors for Competition Law (over 50 years)”. Dominique Wagener is considered “very experienced”, Stephanie Pautke is recognized as a “brilliant antitrust lawyer” and Isabel Oest is “excellent in distribution related competition law issues”.