Lara Steinbach

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Overview

Lara Steinbach is an antitrust & competition associate in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.

Her practice focuses on regulatory matters, including antitrust law, foreign investment screenings, EU foreign subsidies and capital markets. She has a strong emphasis on foreign investment review and regularly handles filings across key international regulatory frameworks. Lara has extensive experience navigating Germany’s foreign direct investment regime.

Before joining Kirkland, Lara practiced in Brussels and Berlin. She has advised clients before the European Commission, German Federal Cartel Office, and several other competition and foreign investment authorities.

In 2024/2025, she worked in Kirkland’s London office.

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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