Tobias Ackermann advises German and international clients on international trade and public procurement law. He is admitted to the German Bar.
Languages: German, English
References
Comprehensive legal counselling on the EU’s sanctions against Russia
Representing the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action in a preliminary injunction procedure of Taiwan chip supplier GlobalWafers on its Siltronic takeover before the Administrative Court of Berlin and the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg
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Tobias Ackermann studied law with a focus on international and European economic law at Ruhr University Bochum. After his first state exam, he was a research assistant at the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict in Bochum and also worked at BLOMSTEIN. As a PhD student, he conducted research stays at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, and at the European University Institute, Florence/Fiesole. His dissertation deals with issues related to armed conflicts and inter-state investment treaties. Tobias Ackermann completed his legal traineeship (“Referendariat”) at the Higher Regional Court of Berlin with placements at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, a major international law firm (litigation department), and the German Federal Chancellery.
Publications
The Applicability of Investment Treaties in the Context of Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine, ICSID Review - Foreign Investment Law Journal, June 2023 (with Sebastian Wuschka)
Die Beförderung russischen Rohöls auf dem Seeweg im Lichte des sog. Ölpreisdeckels, Recht der Transportwirtschaft (RdTW) 1/2023, p. 9-12
Exportverbote in den EU-Sanktionen gegen Russland: Eine Bestandsaufnahme nach neun Sanktionspaketen, ZfZ Zeitschrift für Zölle und Verbrauchsteuern 1/2023, p. 2-7 (with Florian Wolf)
EU-Sanktionsrecht: Zur Reichweite der Verbote, russische Güter zu kaufen, einzuführen und zu verbringen, Recht der Transportwirtschaft (RdTW) 11/2022, p. 418-423 (with Pascal Friton and Florian Wolf)
Zuschlagskriterium einer „EU-Lieferkette“ vergaberechtswidrig, Anmerkung zu OLG Düsseldorf Vergabesenat, Beschluss vom 01.12.2021 - VII-Verg 55/20, jurisPR-VergR 6/2022 (with Pascal Friton)
Verweis eines Bieters auf Umsätze früherer Konsortien, Anmerkung zu EuGH Große Kammer, Urteil vom 07.09.2021 - C-927/19, jurisPR-VergR 3/2022 (with Pascal Friton)
Several publications on issues of public international law and international economic law, including
The Effects of Armed Conflict on Investment Treaties, Cambridge University Press 2022
Investments in Conflict Zones: The Role of International Investment Law in Armed Conflicts, Disputed Territories, and ‘Frozen’ Conflicts, Brill 2020 (co-edited with Sebastian Wuschka)
Investments Under Occupation: The Application of Investment Treaties to Occupied Territory, in: Katia Fach Gómez, Anastasios Gourgourinis, Catharine Titi (eds.), International Investment Law and the Law of Armed Conflict, Springer 2019
A Treaty on Enforcing Human Rights Against Business: Closing the Loophole or Getting Stuck in a Loop?, Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 24(1) 2017, pp. 43-79 (with Professor Pierre Thielbörger)
Presentations
Lecturer at the Hamburger Zollakademie “Zollfachkraft” (“Customs Specialist”) course on “Export Control Law” (since autumn 2022)
The Role of International Investment Law in the Context of the Russian War of Aggression against Ukraine, Conference of the Krickenbeck Circle of International Investment Law, 23 June 2023 (together with Sebastian Wuschka)
Der Ukraine-Konflikt und der Investitionsschutz: Die Rolle der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, IFHV Discussion on the War in Ukraine: Der Ukraine-Krieg als Herausforderung an das Völkerrecht, das Verfassungsrecht und das Verwaltungsrecht, Bochum, 15 November 2022