Dr. Tobias Caspary is an antitrust and competition law associate. He divides his time between Fried Frank's London and Frankfurt offices.

Dr. Caspary's practice focuses on European and German competition law. He advises and represents clients before the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office. Prior to joining the Firm, Dr. Caspary practiced competition law for several years at another major international law firm in Brussels. He has also obtained a doctorate in law in the area of antitrust (Sales Below Cost under German Competition Law, with a Comparative Analysis of the EC and US Antitrust Laws) and has published various articles on competition matters. He is also a member of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht (association of German, Austrian and Swiss competition lawyers) and the Competition Section of the UK Law Society.

Dr. Caspary also advises on economic sanctions and other trade regulatory matters.

Honors & Awards

Dr. Caspary is recognized by Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading individual in Competition/European Law - UK (Spotlight Table) and Corporate/M&A - Germany (Spotlight Table).

Publications

Client Memoranda

EU Intensifies Sanctions Against Iran and Syria, Oct 17, 2012
Authors: Mario Mancuso, Jay R. Kraemer, John Pisa-Relli, Robert P. Mollen, Tobias Caspary, Melina Kapeliou, Omar Nasar

New US Sanctions Law Increases Risks for Doing Business with Iran, Aug 15, 2012
Authors: Mario Mancuso, Jay R. Kraemer, Robert P. Mollen, John Pisa-Relli, Tobias Caspary, Melina Kapeliou, Melissa D'Arcy, Maria Cirincione

EU Further Strengthens Sanctions Against Syria, Jul 25, 2012
Authors: Mario Mancuso, Jay R. Kraemer, Tobias Caspary, Melina Kapeliou

U.S. Eases Economic Sanctions against Burma, Opens Door to U.S. Investment and Financial Services, Jul 12, 2012
Authors: Mario Mancuso, Jay R. Kraemer, Robert P. Mollen, John Pisa-Relli, Tobias Caspary, Melina Kapeliou, Melissa D'Arcy, Maria Cirincione

New EU Dual-Use List, Jun 14, 2012
Authors: Mario Mancuso, Robert P. Mollen, Tobias Caspary, Omar Nasar

New U.S. Sanctions Against Iran and Syria Have Dramatic Extraterritorial Implications, May 8, 2012
Authors: Mario Mancuso, Jay R. Kraemer, Robert P. Mollen, John Pisa-Relli, Tobias Caspary, Melina Kapeliou, Melissa D'Arcy, Maria Cirincione

EU Imposes Ban on Exports of Telecommunications Monitoring Equipment to Iran, Mar 27, 2012
Authors: Mario Mancuso, Jay R. Kraemer, Robert P. Mollen, Tobias Caspary, Melina Kapeliou

EU Imposes Further Sanctions Against Iran - Oil and Petroleum Sector Targeted, Jan 24, 2012
Authors: Mario Mancuso, Jay R. Kraemer, Tobias Caspary, Melina Kapeliou

Ministry of Justice Issues Final Guidance on "Adequate Procedures" Under the UK Bribery Act, Mar 30, 2011
Authors: James Kitching

Alerts and Newsletters

Antitrust Cooperation Agreement Would Permit EU and Swiss Competition Authorities to Share Evidence and Confidential Documents Without the Consent of the Investigated Party, May 20, 2013
Authors: Barry Nigro, Dr. Tobias Caspary, Till Vere-Hodge

Record €20 Million EC Fine for Failure to Notify Minority Acquisition Upheld by EU General Court, Dec 12, 2012
Authors: Alasdair Balfour, Tobias Caspary, Till Vere-Hodge

German Competition Authority Imposes EUR 2.4 Million Fine on Haribo for Illegal Information Exchange, Aug 2, 2012
Authors: Alasdair Balfour, Barry A. Nigro, Tobias Caspary

In-depth UK investigation of trading platform merger, Jun 20, 2011
Authors: Alasdair Balfour, Dr. Tobias Caspary

Ministry of Justice Issues Final Guidance on "Adequate Procedures" Under the UK Bribery Act, Mar 30, 2011
Authors: James Kitching

Indian Merger Control An Important New Clearance Regime, Mar 16, 2011
Authors: Alasdair Balfour, Tobias Caspary

The European Antitrust Update, Summer 2010

Joaquín Almunia Nominated as New EU Competition Commissioner, Dec 3, 2009
Authors: Barry Nigro, Peter Guryan, Richard Park, Ianis Girgenson, Tobias Caspary

Recent FTC Report and Nomination of New FTC Commissioners Suggest More Active Antitrust Enforcement, Nov 20, 2009
Authors: Barry Nigro, Peter Guryan, Richard Park, Ianis Girgenson, Tobias Caspary

The European Antitrust Update, Nov 13, 2009

Changes in U.S. Antitrust Enforcement, Oct 19, 2009
Authors: Barry Nigro, Peter Guryan, Richard Park, Ianis Girgenson,Tobias Caspary

The European Antitrust Update, Spring 2009

The European Commission Fines Intel €1 Billion for Abuses of Dominance, May 15, 2009
Authors: Peter Guryan, Richard C. Park, Alyson L. Redman, Ianis Girgenson, Tobias Caspary

The European Antitrust Update, Winter 2008

Articles

2013 Reform of Germany's Export Control Act, May 17, 2013
Source: Global Trade and Customs Journal
Authors: Tobias Caspary, Tino Eckert

The EU and US Economic Sanctions Listing and De-Listing Process (Part Two), Nov 19, 2012
Source: WorldECR
Authors: Mario Mancuso, John Pisa-Relli, Tobias Caspary

Don't Ignore Added EU Muscle To Iran And Syria Sanctions, Oct 19, 2012
Source: Law360
Authors: Mario Mancuso, Robert Mollen, Melina Kapeliou, Tobias Caspary

The EU and US Economic Sanctions Listing and De-Listing Process (Part One), Oct 11, 2012
Source: WorldECR
Authors: Mario Mancuso, John Pisa-Relli, Tobias Caspary

Assessing EU's Reinforced Sanctions Against Syria, Jul 30, 2012
Source: International Trade Law360
Authors: Mario Mancuso, Jay Kraemer, Tobias Caspary and Melina Kapeliou

Expanding The Extraterritorial Reach Of US Sanctions, May 14, 2012
Source: Law360
Authors: Mario Mancuso, Jay Kraemer and Robert Mollen

BRIC Merger Control - The New Regulatory Frontier, Apr 24, 2012
Source: International In-house Counsel Journal
Authors: Alasdair Balfour, Tobias Caspary

Swimming Against the Zeitgeist? German Federal Cartel Office Issues Third Fine for Resale Price Maintenance (CIBA), Issue 3, 2010
Source: European Competition Law Review
Authors: Tobias Caspary

German Supreme Court Confirms Prohibition of Minority Investment, Issue 6, 2009
Source: European Competition Law Review
Authors: Tobias Caspary

The German Parliament Introduces Second Domestic Turnover Threshold for Merger Control (Third Act to Cut-Back Bureaucratic Burdens in Particular in the Small and Medium-sized Economy), Mar 25, 2009
Source: e-Competition
Authors: Tobias Caspary

German Court of Appeals: Adding More Bite to the de minimis Exception for Merger Control, Issue 4, 2009
Source: European Competition Law Review
Authors: Tobias Caspary

News

Media Mentions

Sven Schulte-Hillen and Tobias Caspary speak to Corporate INTL about the independent competition authority in Germany, Sep 30, 2009

Rankings - Chambers

Chambers Global 2013, Mar 15, 2013

Events

Past Events

Speaking Engagements

Fried Frank Hosts International Corporate Compliance Executive Seminar, Jun 21, 2012

 (Also at Frankfurt am Main, Germany Office)