Lara Steinbach

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Overview

Lara Steinbach is an associate in the Antitrust and Competition Team in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.

She advises on competition law and regulatory matters, including multijurisdictional, EU and German merger control and cartel investigation.

Her practice focuses on foreign investment screening in an international context. Lara has extensive experience related to German foreign direct investment control, interacting with the Federal Ministry for Economics and Energy.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Lara practiced in Brussels and Berlin. She has been involved in matters before the European Commission, the German Federal Cartel Office and various other national competition authorities and national foreign investment authorities.

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Contributing Author, “Top EU Court Finds That the EU Commission Cannot Review Below-Threshold Transactions”, Kirkland Alert, September 2024

Memberships & Affiliations

Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V. (German Antitrust Law Association)

Forum Investitionsprüfung e.V. (German Foreign Investment Law Association)

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2021Germany

Languages

  • English
  • German

Education

  • Higher Regional Court of BerlinSecond State Examination2021
  • Humboldt University of BerlinFirst State Examination2018
  • University of Sydney Law SchoolLL.B.2015