Tobias Gafus

associate

Career

Studied in Passau and Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), with funding from the Max Weber Program and Stiftung der deutschen Wirtschaft. First state examination in 2017, second state examination in 2020. Legal traineeship at Hanseatic Superior Regional Court of Hamburg with stages including at Dr. h. c. Gerhard Strate, Drug Commissioner of the Federal Government in Berlin, and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Costa Rica in San José. Following this, editor at Verfassungsblog.

Joined the law firm in 2020.

Currently working on his dissertation in the field of criminal law.

Practice

Press law and the right of expression, freedom of information, broadcasting law, law of new media, constitutional and European law.

Advises and represents individuals and companies in and out of court in media inquiries and reporting; advises and represents broadcasters in proceedings relating to media law; advises and represents members of government, federal and state authorities and broadcasters in the areas of media law, media constitutional law and media regulation.