LAWYER PROFILE

Isabelle Innerhofer

Europe 2026

BINDER GRÖSSWANG Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/European Law

Austria

11 years ranked

About

Provided by BINDER GRÖSSWANG Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Europe

Practice Areas

Isabelle Innerhofer is a counsel in the firm's Competition Team and has more than 15 years of experience in advising Austrian and international clients from a large number of industries on all questions of Austrian and EU competition law.

She focuses on

-private enforcement

-Austrian and EU merger control

-compliance and investigations

-eDiscovery audits

Career

She began her career as a trainee lawyer with Dechert LLP in Paris and Schönherr in Vienna and joined Binder Grösswang in 2005. Isabelle studied law in Vienna (master degree in 1998) and at the Université Paris X (Nanterre). She received her PhD from the University of Salzburg (Dr. iur.) in 2004 and obtained a postgraduate degree (LL.M.) from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento in 2003. She is admitted as a lawyer in Vienna since 2007 as well as attorney at law in New York since 2004.

Professional Memberships

She is a member of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht and the IBA.

Publications

Isabelle regularly publishes in the Austrian Journal of Antitrust Law (ÖZK).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Competition/European Law - Austria

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Isabelle Innerhofer moves up in the rankings on the basis of her notable activity in high-profile cartel investigations and subsequent damages actions. She also acts on merger clearance mandates and unfair competition inquiries conducted by the Austrian authorities. She has further experience in the competition compliance aspects of distribution agreements. She is particularly active in the automotive sector.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Isabelle Innerhofer is a very seasoned competition lawyer with a brilliant sense of humour so it is fun to work with her.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
She has a very practical approach. She is very good in negotiations and is able to make the clients understand difficult aspects. This makes her a really great person to work with.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
Isabelle Innerhofer is our contact person when it comes to complex and difficult antitrust and competition matters.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
She is good at navigating complex situations, and is always pleasant and friendly, so she is really the sort of person you want to have in these matters.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide