Panoramic: Automotive and Mobility 2025
Dr. Tobias Faber
Partner Corporate & Finance
Frankfurt
London
Languages
English, German
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Juve 2025"has all project contracts under control" (competitor)
Tobias Faber, described as a “charismatic” lawyer and recognized as “one of Germany’s leading practitioners” (Who is Who Legal) as well as an “Expert for Energy” (JUVE), offers exceptional legal expertise and a strong technical affinity in addressing legal and strategic questions related to energy and energy transition, construction (including contentious matters), (digital) infrastructure (in particular data center and fibre), and engineering projects and transactions.
As a renowned international legal counsel and strategic advisor, he skillfully manages the most complex and largest cross-border projects and transactions across EMEA and Emerging Markets. Tobias' team is one of the largest and most active in EMEA and performs around 80-100 projects and transactions annually. which allows the team having very deep sector and market know-how. His deep understanding of contemporary domestic and international markets in energy and energy transition, infrastructure, and digitalization is instrumental to the success of your projects and transactions. Whether you need advice on project developments (JV, EPC, EPCM, O&M, Offtakes etc.), Infra M&A transactions or high-scale project-related conflicts,
Clients regard him as the “first point of contact for projects in difficulty” (JUVE Handbook) and praise his empathy, expertise, innovation, precision, and leadership (Acritas Stars, JUVE Handbook).
They also appreciate his global perspective, effective team leadership, and unwavering focus on goals With experience as a former member of the regional parliament and former head of the administrative council of a municipal enterprise, Tobias is highly sensitized to issues in the public-private sector. Since 2020, he has also served on the Global Board of Hogan Lovells and since 2025 he is the global Head of Hogan Lovells’s Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects practice.
He shares his time between the German offices and the London office.
Thomson Reuters 2025"He has an unbelievably high level of empathy and it's very good that he manages to describe the subject matter in a not too legalistic way, so that is well-summarized for an in-house counsel."
Representative experience
Advising various sponsors, investors and financing parties in over 500+ successful energy transition, digital infra and traditional infrastructure projects, disputs and transactions.
Advising global energy and commodities company focused on sustainable energy investments on a pipeline of BESS projects in Germany, including the use of FIDIC-based contracts.
A leading data center developer in relation to the development, construction, lease-out (hyperscaler, colocation), financing and sale of various data center projects in Frankfurt and Berlin.
Calisen on the the market-first smart meter deal in Germany (with Octopus Energy).
Svevind on the development, financing and investment in one of the world largest hydrogen project (Hyrasia One).
Representing employers, project developers, manufacturers and sponsors in the energy sector in connection with the enforcement of or defence against claims before state courts or arbitral tribunals.
Advising Mytilineos/METKA in relation to Covanta Energy, Biffa and GIG’s Integrated Waste Management Facility EfW process plant in Cheshire (voted European EfW Project of the Year 2020 by IJ Global).
Advising the sponsors on the successful tendering of the Umm Al Hayman wastewater project (PPP) regarding the construction, financing and operation of the wastewater treatment plant in Kuwait.
Advising an international operator in relation to two wastewater facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Goodman on various powered-shelf data center development and negotiations of hyperscaler contracts.
AviAlliance / Athens International Airport on the expansion of the Athens Airport.
Silenos on the drafting and negotiating of project contracts for the geothermal power project “Bruck” in Bavaria, Germany.
Credentials
Education
- Dr. iur., Doctorate in Law, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Distinction, 2003
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Frankfurt
Court admissions
- Germany
Memberships
- International Project Finance Association
- DIS 40
Recognition
News
Press releases
14 November 2025
Press releases
13 March 2025
Awards & rankings
06 March 2025
Events
03 December 2024 | 4:30 PM
Hogan Lovells Events
18 June 2024 | 14:00 - 17:45 (CEST) I Reception: 18:00 drinks / snacks on the Hogan Lovells rooftop and conference venue
Hogan Lovells Events
22 November 2022 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. (GMT) | 3:00-4:00 p.m. (CET) | 9:00-10:00 a.m. (EST)