Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1986 and a Registered European Lawyer since 2012, Isabelle WEKSTEIN-STEG works in intellectual property, media law and new technologies. In particular, it represents media outlets, audiovisual groups, collecting societies, television channels, platforms, as well as producers, creators and artists from all cultural and artistic sectors.
She also advises banks, investment funds and groups of companies on mergers and acquisitions and restructuring transactions, particularly in the media sector. Isabelle regularly represents financial institutions and individuals in international civil, commercial and financial litigation, such as those related to the Madoff fraud.
She has acted on multiple occasions before the European Commission and the Court of Justice of the European Union in the context of major merger transactions, thus having a solid experience in French and European competition law.
She also supports her clients in social matters, with a dedicated team.
She also advises banks, investment funds and groups of companies on mergers and acquisitions and restructuring transactions, particularly in the media sector. Isabelle regularly represents financial institutions and individuals in international civil, commercial and financial litigation, such as those related to the Madoff fraud.
She has acted on multiple occasions before the European Commission and the Court of Justice of the European Union in the context of major merger transactions, thus having a solid experience in French and European competition law.
She also supports her clients in social matters, with a dedicated team.
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
• Avocat au barreau de Paris
• Registered European Lawyer
• Université Panthéon Sorbonne (Paris I) - Diplôme d’études approfondies (DEA) de droit des affaires et économique
• Baruch College – The City University of New-York (CUNY) - Formation en gestion des affaires
• Université Panthéon Sorbonne (Paris I) - Maîtrise de droit privé mention carrières judiciaires
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Corporate - M&A
• Intellectual Property
• Employment Law
• Media, Entertainment & Sports
• Technology, IT & Data Protection
• Banque, Finance & Paiement
• Criminal Law and White-Collar Crime
• Commercial & Competition
• Healthcare & Life Sciences
PUBLICATIONS & NEWS
• Les Échos, 20 octobre 2025 – Citation dans l’article « Le patron des Éditions L’Harmattan relance la vente malgré la poursuite de la guerre familiale »
• Guide de la Diversité culturelle, coéditrice et coautrice, Naïve / Actes Sud, 2008
• Competition, coautrice et éditrice, Éditions Maklu, 2006 – Ouvrage consacré aux questions de concentration économique dans les industries culturelles
• Droits voisins du droit d’auteur et numérique, Éditions Litec, 2002
• Contributions régulières dans Dalloz, Légipresse, La Semaine Juridique et Huffington Post sur les thématiques du droit d’auteur, de l’édition et de l’internet
COMMITMENTS
• Fondatrice de l’association Luttons contre les Préjugés
• Membre du Conseil d’administration d’ALADIN
• coautrice et coréalisatrice du documentaire Les Français c’est les autres, Avec Productions (2016)
AWARDS
• Best Lawyers France 2026 – Double distinction en Media Law et Intellectual Property Law
• Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – WAN Avocats classé parmi les meilleurs cabinets en Media & Entertainment Law ; Isabelle Wekstein-Steg reconnue comme « Leading Partner »
• Leaders League / Décideurs Magazine 2025 – Référencée parmi les avocats de premier plan en droit des médias et de la culture
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