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Tobias Bomsdorf
Partner

Dr. Tobias Bomsdorf

Rechtsanwalt

Languages
  • German
  • English

Tobias Bomsdorf is head of the CMS Dispute Resolution practice in Frankfurt. With a focus on commercial litigation and in particular product liability, Tobias has long-standing experience in the enforcement of and defence against claims and in complex disputes, working for leading industrial insurers, major German and international corporations as well as numerous medium-sized companies. He frequently handles high-profile cases that could lead to an existential crisis for the companies in question.

In addition to handling warranty and product liability cases in the automotive industry, the engineering and plant engineering sector, the pharmaceutical industry (in particular pharmaceutical liability) and the food industry, Tobias also has wide-ranging experience in the implementation of recalls. Furthermore, he advises on multi-party claims (German/international) and has experience with cases involving up to 3,500 B2B claimants across Europe.

Tobias joined CMS in 2000 and has been a partner since 2007.

Awards & Recognitions
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    Winner – Product Liability Defence: Germany
    Lexology Index – Client Choice Ranking 2025/26
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    „Tobias Bomsdorf und sein Team sind für die Beratung und Vertretung in Wirtschaftsstreitigkeiten und Produkthaftungsfällen wärmstens zu empfehlen. Sie verfügen über umfangreiche Erfahrung sowohl in der gerichtlichen als auch außergerichtlichen Streitbeilegung und decken nahezu alle Bereiche der Produkthaftung ab, darunter auch Spezialthemen wie das Arzneimittelhaftungsrecht oder Haftungsfälle in der Energiewirtschaft.“
    The Legal 500 Deutschland, Mandant, 2026
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    „Tobias Bomsdorf – einer der erfahrensten Schiedsrichter und Prozessanwälte. Sehr kluger, hervorragender Stratege. Äußerst professionell.“
    The Legal 500 Deutschland, Mandant, 2026
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    „Tobias Bomsdorf und sein Team sind für die Beratung und Vertretung in wirtschaftsrechtlichen Prozessen wärmstens zu empfehlen. Ihre pragmatische Beratung ist stets auf die Bedürfnisse des Mandanten zugeschnitten.“
    The Legal 500 Deutschland, Mandant, 2026
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    „Wir arbeiten seit vielen Jahren mit Tobias Bomsdorf zusammen und schätzen seinen Pragmatismus und seine bemerkenswert konsequente Beratung im besten Interesse des Mandanten. Dadurch entstand eine Zusammenarbeit im Teamwork statt einer Prinzipal-Agent-Beziehung.“
    The Legal 500 Deutschland, Mandant, 2026
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    Listed for Product Liability
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2025 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    „pragmat., ohne den notwendigen jurist. Tiefgang vermissen zu lassen“, Mandant; „verliert die wirtschaftl. Interessen seiner Mandanten nie aus dem Blick“, Wettbewerber
    JUVE Handbuch, 2024/2025
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für Konfliktlösung
    JUVE Handbuch, 2024/2025
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für Handel, Vertrieb und Logistik
    JUVE Handbuch, 2024/2025
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    Listed for product liability
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2024 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    ‘A colleague who offers top performance. He has the ability to find pragmatic solutions and implement them. His network is extremely helpful for his clients. Response times are always the best. A lawyer who acts in a practical manner and can achieve very good solutions for the client.’, client
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
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    Listed as "Leading Practitioner"
    Who's Who Legal 2023, 2024 – Product Liability Defence
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    „zuverlässig, schnell, kompetent, exzellente Prozessführung“, Mandant; „lösungsorientiert, professionell“, Wettbewerber
    JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für Vertrieb und Handel
    JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für Konfliktlösung
    JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024
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    „Oft empfohlen“
    JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024
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    „lösungsorientiert, professionell“, Wettbewerber
    JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024
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    „zuverlässig, schnell, kompetent, exzellente Prozessführung“, Mandant
    JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024
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    "Tobias Bomsdorf: Fast, competent, reliable, excellent process management.", client
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2023
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    Recommended lawyer for Product Liability Defence
    Who's Who Legal 2023
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    Top-100-Anwälte
    Kanzleimonitor 2022/2023
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    Führender Anwalt Vertragsrecht
    Kanzleimonitor 2022/2023
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    Führender Anwalt Produkthaftung
    Kanzleimonitor 2022/2023
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für Vertrieb, Handel, Logistik
    JUVE Handbuch, 2022/2023
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für Konfliktlösung
    JUVE Handbuch, 2022/2023
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    „tiefe Kenntnisse im Produkthaftungsrecht, viel prakt. Erfahrung in der Autoindustrie“, Wettbewerber
    JUVE Handbuch, 2022/2023
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    "has a great team, experienced, quick, pragmatic, simply fantastic; good coordination of international partners and offices", "very good legal briefs", clients
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2022 (GCLF)
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    "proficient and proactive, thinks outside the box", clients
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2022 (GCLF)
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    "solution-oriented and professional", competitor
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2022 (GCLF)
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    "Recommended" for Distribution and Franchising, Dispute Resolution
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2020-2022 (GCLF)
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    "excellent", client
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2021 (GCLF)
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    Leading lawyer for contract law
    Kanzleimonitor 2020-2022
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    Listed as top 100 lawyer
    Kanzleimonitor 2020-2022
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    "Tobias Bomsdorf is technically outstanding, always pragmatically interested in the (economic) solution in the interests of the client, and does not get lost in endless fundamental discussions. First-class written submissions, technically sound, clear on the subject, clear and well structured, precise in the linguistic execution. Good advice and presentation of various alternatives including their evaluation, so that this enables clear decision-making. Very pleasant personal collaboration."
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2021
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    "Tobias Bomsdorf is known as experienced point of contact for industrial insurers, national and international corporations and medium-sized companies."
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2021
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    Recommended lawyer
    Kanzleimonitor 2020, 2021
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    "outstanding combination of legal skills and the ability to resolve complex issues pragmatically", client
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2019 (GCLF)
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    "Tobias Bomsdorf gives 'quick, high-quality advice'".
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2017

Publications

  • Author of numerous case law reviews and articles in the relevant press as well as national newspapers.

Lectures list

  • Since many years a regular speaker at several notable industry associations, Chambers of Commerce and Industry, seminar providers and universities, in particular on topics of distribution and product liability law. Also conducted numerous inhouse trainings on these topics at leading companies in the industries of automotive supplies, machine and plant construction, and electronic devices.

Education

  • PhD at University of Münster; liability-related topic
  • Trainee lawyer in Oldenburg and Bremen
  • Law studies at the Universities of Marburg and Münster

Insights by Tobias

CMS advises Vishay Intertechnology on the acquisition of Birkelbach

07 Nov 2024 2 min read

CMS advises Finnish process technology house Roxia on a partial acquisition of German Aquachem

27 Jul 2022 1 min read

CMS advises Plastic Omnium on establishment of Joint Venture with ElringKlinger

02 Nov 2020 3 min read

CMS advises industrial holding company Armira on investment in children’s audio systems producer Boxine

06 Sep 2019 2 min read
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