Isabel Oest, LL.M. (UNSW Sydney)

Isabel advises national and international clients on all aspects of German and European antitrust law, with an emphasis on merger control and cartel proceedings before the German Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission as well as antitrust related action for damages. Isabel also advises on German foreign investment control and handles multi-jurisdictional merger control and FDI-filings. She also advises on abuse of dominance issues and on the preparation and implementation of compliance audits and trainings.

Isabel is recognized as an antitrust expert by Legal 500 Germany, Chambers and Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal). She has been nominated as “Lawyer of the year 2023” in the category Competition/ Antitrust Law by Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers.

Education and Professional Career

• since 01/2021 Partner with COMMEO
• Counsel with COMMEO (01/2015 – 12/2020)
• Associate with COMMEO (09/2010 – 12/2014)
• Associate with Baker & McKenzie in Frankfurt am Main (2008-2010)
• Admission to the bar (2008)
• Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of New South Wales, Sydney (Australia)
• Studies of law at the universities of Trier, Cologne and at the University of East London; stagiaire at the European Commission, DG Competition, in Brussels during the legal training