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.