Isabel Oest is the only female, along with five colleagues, to be awarded “Lawyer of the Year 2023” for antitrust and competition law. In addition, our partners Jörg-Martin Schultze, Dominique Wagener, Stephanie Pautke and Johanna Kübler are among “Germany’s Best Lawyers 2023” in this field of law.

“TOP Law Firm” and “TOP Lawyer”:
German business magazine WirtschaftsWoche ranks COMMEO as well as our four female partners Dominique Wagener, Stephanie Pautke, Johanna Kübler and Isabel Oest in the field of competition law in Germany.

Following a strong performance, COMMEO rises to band 3 in the current Chambers ranking. Our partners Jörg-Martin Schultze, Dominique Wagener, Stephanie Pautke, Johanna Kübler and Isabel Oest are also individually recommended as competition law experts. Jörg-Martin Schultze is praised as an “experienced practitioner.” Dominique Wagener is “very strong in distribution matters,” and Stephanie Pautke is an “expert in verticals.” Johanna Kübler “offers a clear strategy and communication and focuses on efficient processes,” and Isabel Oest provides “in-depth commercial awareness.”

COMMEO is again ranked in Tier 3 and “with 4 female partners and one male partner […] probably also has the best quota of women in antitrust law in Germany.” There isn’t a “team that is better organized than Commeo” and “the entire team has outstanding expertise on the most specific issues.” Johanna Kübler “is very level-headed and works prudently like few partners. She always has both the big picture and knowledge of the details.” Isabel Oest “has teeth – she doesn’t give up even when the case drags on for months or years.” Dominique Wagener and Stephanie Pautke are listed as “Leading Names”. In addition, Jörg-Martin Schultze, Johanna Kübler and Christoph Weinert are recommended as competition law experts.

Our partners Dominique Wagener, Stephanie Pautke and Johanna Kübler are again recommended by the German publication JUVE as “Leading Advisors for Competition Law (over 50 years)”.

All five COMMEO partners are recommended in the current ranking in the category “Competition”. In addition, Stephanie Pautke and Johanna Kübler are recognized as “Global Elite Thought Leaders”. COMMEO is the only law firm to be represented twice in this category. Jörg-Martin Schultze is appreciated as an “excellent competition lawyer”. Stephanie Pautke is considered a “renowned expert in distribution and contract-related antitrust matters“. Dominique Wagener is praised as a “very experienced” lawyer who excels particularly in follow-on damages actions. Johanna Kübler is considered a “well-seasoned expert on competition law“ in the field of German and European merger control. Isabel Oest is praised as a “highly committed antitrust lawyer” on the international level.

(survey among Germany’s corporate counsel)

COMMEO partner Stephanie Pautke rises to the top of the list and is the most frequently recommended antitrust expert by in-house counsel in Germany. “Commeo has finally established itself in the top group” and secures the 2nd place of the most mentioned law firms for competition law.

All five partners of COMMEO are once again among “Germany’s Best Lawyers 2022” for competition law in Germany.

More than 2000 German lawyers and in-house lawyers have voted:
COMMEO among the top 10 most recommended law firms for competition law.