Thomas Obersteiner

Prior to joining Willkie, Thomas was an associate with Baker & McKenzie (2012-2018), where he gained experience in international dispute settlement and E.U. competition law. Thomas also served as a trainee for the E.U. Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition (2011) and the Appellate Body Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (2012).

Thomas is a member of the American Bar Association (Antitrust Section) and the New York State Bar Association.

While at Columbia Law School, Thomas served as a Graduate Editor of the American Review of International Arbitration; and as a board member for the Columbia Antitrust Law and Economics Association (CALEA).

• Private Antitrust Enforcement in the U.S. and the E.U. – A Comparison of Key Issues, Corporate Counsel Review (State Bar of Texas), publication expected in mid-2020.
• Provisional Measures under ICSID Rules – The Power of Tribunal to Interfere with Domestic Criminal Proceedings, Journal of International Arbitration (Wolters Kluwer), publication expected in mid-2020  .
• “In Accordance with Domestic Law” Clauses: How International Investment Tribunals Deal with Allegations of Unlawful Conduct of Investors, Journal of International Arbitration (Wolters Kluwer) 31, no. 2 (2014): 265–288.
• International Antitrust Litigation: How to Manage Multijurisdictional Leniency Applications, Journal of European Competition Law and Practice (Oxford), Vol 4 Issue 1, 2013, pp. 16-31.
• The Scope of the TBT Agreement in Light of Recent WTO Case Law, Global Trade and Customs Journal, Issue 4, 2013, pp. 112–120 (with Luciana D.O. Silveira)