Isabelle is a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Team and is the managing partner of the Brussels office. She is also a member of the firm’s Retail & Consumer Goods group.
Isabelle has substantial experience in the application of the EU competition rules and counsels clients active in a wide range of sectors on antitrust risk and business compliance issues. She provides strategic advice regarding merger control, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, assisting clients in EU, Member State and foreign proceedings. She also regularly counsels clients in relation to their pricing strategies and commercial ventures including distribution, licensing and joint ventures.
Isabelle has been consistently recommended for over 20 years as an expert in EU competition law matters by Chambers Europe and Chambers Global, in particular for her business-minded and practical approach to finding legal solutions for clients. Chambers Global reports that Isabelle is valued by clients for her flexibility to handle both specific instructions around merger filings and ongoing questions relating to competition compliance. "She gets straight to the point, raising interesting facts that might be relevant for our business and proactively advising us on issues," says one source. A second client notes: "She is willing to take a clear position on an issue and come up with a practical solution that we can really use in our business."
In the Chambers Global 2024 edition, clients have commented as follows:
- “Isabelle Rahman is fabulous to work with and very supportive."
- "Isabelle Rahman is a very strong asset. She took over a complex situation and was able to bring together all stakeholders thanks to the combination of her excellent technical knowledge, commercial knowledge and ability to provide substantiated, clear and to-the-point recommendations."
- "Isabelle Rahman is very sharp and insightful. She has a deep understanding of business and clients' needs and deep expertise in competition law. She is pragmatic, business-oriented, client-focused and a problem solver. She makes the client's life easier."
She has also been recommended by European Legal Experts, Practical Law Company (PLC) and The Legal 500 EMEA, which noted that ”Isabelle gives top-notch advice with a first class client service and approach”. Clients commented that “Isabelle Rahman always knows when and whom to engage in order to deliver the best work product and in an efficient manner both time- and budget-wise.”
‘Isabelle Rahman is always well-prepared and informed, ahead of the curve, and provides to-the-point advice meeting the client’s business needs. Isabelle listens to the client and their needs which is very important. Never leaves a stone unturned. Always accurate, efficient and works within the set tight timeframes. Very pleasant to work with.’
