Dr. Tobias Bauerfeind is a senior associate in our German financial regulatory practice
He advises financial market players and institutional investors in all matters of asset management and financial regulation as well as related corporate governance issues. He also defends his clients in court proceedings and disputes with regulatory bodies.
During his doctorate (JGU Mainz) and legal clerkship (OLG Frankfurt) he worked in financial services regulation for various international law firms as well as for the German Central Bank (Bundesbank) and the ECB. He studied law in Mainz, Berkeley (Cal) and Oxford (Brookes, LL.M.). In 2022, he joined a US investment bank and the Ashurst office in London as a secondee. In 2023, he worked pro bono for an NGO on asylum and human rights matters in Greece.
Tobias is a reader in financial market law at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and publishes regularly in relevant journals. He is also a member of the advisory committee for investment firms and market integrity of the Association of Foreign Banks.
He was included in the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Germany™ for his work in Banking and Finance Law as well as Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice.
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