Tobias Ulbrich

About Tobias Ulbrich

Tobias Ulbrich is a lawyer and specialist lawyer with many years of experience in transport law, consumer protection, and tort law. He is one of the legal pioneers in addressing the diesel emissions scandal and led groundbreaking cases against car manufacturers at an early stage.

He gained particular notoriety through his participation in the first model declaratory action against Volkswagen AG — a milestone in collective legal protection in Germany.

Today, his focus is on three areas: transport law damage cases along complex supply and logistics chains, vehicle reversal in cases of defects and manufacturer responsibility, and vaccination damage law with hundreds of ongoing proceedings following Covid-19 vaccinations.

In addition to his legal practice, Ulbrich lectured on transport law at FOM University and is active as a training manager for aviation safety officers. He holds a private pilot's license (PPL(A)+NFQ) and, as managing director of fastlaw.online GmbH, combines traditional legal advice with legal tech approaches.

Training

Graduated in 2003
Indiana University Bloomington · Humboldt University of Berlin · University of Leuven (Belgium)

Study of law

With a focus on European law · Indiana University Bloomington  ·  Humboldt University Berlin  ·  University of Leuven (Belgium)

Professional background

since 2007
Düsseldorf

Co-founder & Partner

Rogert & Ulbrich Rechtsanwälte in Partnerschaft mbB

2003–2007

lawyer

Diehl Köhler & Partner · Düsseldorf

since 2003

Admission as a lawyer

Düsseldorf Bar Association

additional qualifications

  • Successfully completed specialist lawyer training in transport and forwarding law
  • study of European law
  • Private Pilot (PPL(A)+NFQ)
  • Training manager for training of aviation safety officers (with approval of the LBA)

memberships

  • DGTR (German Society for Transport Law)
  • DGLR (German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics – Lilienthal-Oberth eV)
  • AOPA Germany – Association of General Aviation.
  • AOPA – Working Group of Flying Lawyers and Tax Advisors
  • IAOPA – International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations
  • BCMR (Business Club Maas Rhine)
  • DNHK (German-Dutch Chamber of Commerce)

foreign language skills

English

Russian

Dutch

Direct contact

+49 211 819 771 99

Profiles & Directories

main areas of activity

  • Transport law & freight forwarding law
  • aviation law
  • Industry consulting for transport / logistics / aerospace

Publications & articles by Tobias Ulbrich