Tobias Lutzi is Junior Professor for Private Law (Tenure Track) and postdoctoral researcher (Habilitand) at the Institute For Private International and Comparative Law at the University of Cologne.

He is the General Editor of ConflictofLaws.net, co-editor of MMR. Zeitschrift für das Recht der Digitalisierung, Digitalwirtschaft und IT, member of the Scientific Council of the European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL), Young Academy of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and of the Advisory Boards of the journals Juristischen Schulung (JuS). In Augsburg, he also acts as co-director of the research centres for Japanese Law and Digital Law and as the co-host of the Law Faculty's discussion series, Augsburger Rechtsgespräche.

His research is focused on private international law, including international civil procedure and the CISG, and on German and comparative private law, with a focus on the law of damages and the challenges raised by digital technology.