Dr. Tobias Schiebe, LL.M.
Attorney-at-Law
MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE
Languages
German, English, Japanese
Memberships
- German-Japanese Lawyers’ Association
- Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
Address and Phone
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 23F
6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-6123
Japan
Phone: +81-3-6438-2784 (direct)
Phone: +81-3-6438-2770
Fax: +81-3-6438-2777
Dr. Tobias Schiebe, LL.M.
Attorney-at-law
MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE
Languages
German, English, Japanese
Memberships
- German-Japanese Lawyers’ Association
- Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
Address and Phone
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 23F
6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-6123
Japan
T +81-3-6438-2784 (direct)
T +81-3-6438-2770
F +81-3-6438-2777
Profile
Dr. Tobias Schiebe is a qualified German lawyer and a registered foreign attorney in Japan. He has been a member of ARQIS since 2011. Before joining the Tokyo office, Tobias advised domestic and international mid-size and blue-chip companies on various aspects of German and European law.
Tobias’s practice in Japan focuses on labour law, compliance and data protection law. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E). Tobias also advises on general corporate and commercial law, in particular company establishment and setting-up of joint ventures, and has broad experience in dealing with HR issues arising in corporate transactions such as mergers and acquisitions and restructurings. In addition, he frequently advises on a wide range of individual HR matters.
Tobias’s academic background and legal training in Europe and the Asia-Pacific Region includes work experience in a Japanese law firm in Tokyo, the largest trade union in New Zealand and the Hamburg office of an Anglo-American law firm. In addition to his legal practice, Tobias is a frequent speaker at legal seminars for business people in Germany and Japan. In March 2021 Tobias co-established together with his colleague Ulrich Kirchhoff the service “unwyr” in cooperation with IT-Deutschland Global Solutions K.K. to seamlessly provide IT and legal services with regard to data protection compliance (www.unwyr.jp).
Vita
- Studies at Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel
- LL.M. studies at Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
- Legal training in Hamburg and Tokyo
- 2010 Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Law at Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel
- Since 2011 with ARQIS Rechtsanwälte
- 2013 Completion of Exam for Specialist Lawyers in Labour Law (Germany)
- Since 2013 with ARQIS Foreign Law Office, Tokyo
- 2021 Certified Information Privacy Professional / Europe (CIPP/E)
