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Dr. Otmar Lell

Project Manager

Dr. Otmar Lell
Project Manager

Tel: +49 (0)30 2359116-19
Fax: +49 (0)30 2359116-99

o.lell@conpolicy.de

 

Otmar Lell is an expert in the fields of consumer policy and consumer law. His focus includes regulatory approaches in consumer policy, digitalization, issues of consumer law enforcement as well as consumer interests and sustainable development.

Prior to his engagement with ConPolicy Otmar Lell was active in the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv) from 2002 to 2020. He developed and represented positions of the German and European consumer movement on a broad range of issues including sustainable consumption, consumer interests in the transport sector and collective redress schemes. 

Otmar Lell studied law at Regensburg University and at Tulane Law School, New Orleans. In his doctoral thesis he enquired legal questions of environmental product labelling in German, European and international law - with a focus on genetically engineered food and food from organic farming.

Selected publications

  • Gossen, M. & Lell, O. (2023), Sustainable consumption in the digital age. A plea for a systemic policy approach to turn risks into opportunities. GAIA 32/S1 (2023): 71 – 76.
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  • Kettner, S.E. & Lell, O. (2023). Consumer Safety Knowledge and Behavior in the Digital Space. Study commissioned by DIN VR.
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  • Gossen, M., Frick, V., Lell, O. & Scholl, G. (2022), Politik für nachhaltigen Konsum in der digitalen Welt; Policy Paper im Auftrag des Umweltbundesamtes.
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  • Lell, O. & Thorun, C. (2022). Jahresabrechnungen von Wohnungseigentümergemeinschaften. Studie im Auftrag des DIN Verbraucherrats.
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  • Rauber, J., Lell, O. & Muster, V. (2022). Less traffic, more quality of life – Guidelines for communicating sufficiency as a goal of municipal transport policy. Publication on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency
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Selected lectures and presentations

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Selected moderations

  • German Retailers Working Group : Intermediaries dialogue on behalf of GIZ (Virtual, September 29, 2022)
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection of the State of Brandenburg: 2nd Brandenburg Forum on Waste Prevention (Potsdam, 22. November 2021)
  • German Federal Ministry of Justice: Workshop „Transformation of Consumer Policy“ (virtual, 6./7. July und 22./23. September 2021)