Stephanie Pautke

Practice Areas

Stephanie advises national and international clients on all aspects of German and European antitrust law with a specific industry focus on the pharmaceutical/healthcare, chemical and consumer goods sector. She is known for her expertise in behavioral IP related antitrust matters, distribution and contract related work, including e-Commerce, digitalization, R&D co-operations, and licensing matters. Her clients appreciate her long standing work in cartel investigations, the control of abusive practices and antitrust compliance.

Career

Founding partner of COMMEO (since 09/2010)

Partner at the Frankfurt office of Baker & McKenzie (2005-2010); Associate with Baker & McKenzie in Frankfurt with secondments to the Washington D.C., London and Brussels offices (2000-2005)

Professional Memberships

• Licensing Executives Society (LES) Germany (member of the board)

• German Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP) (member of the board and head of the competition law committee)

• International Bar Association (IBA), Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee

• European Competition Lawyers Association (ECLA)

• Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht

• Kartellrechtsforum Frankfurt

Languages Spoken

English, German

Work Highlights

• Co-author of the Expert report on Information Exchange in Dual Distribution scenarios commissioned by the European Commission as part of the reform process of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation

• Continuous advice and litigation on global R&D, distribution, digitalization, licensing and IP strategies for various international clients in the pharma, consumer good and chemical industry.

• Continuous advice on cartel investigations.