Prof. Dr. Thomas Thiede LL.M.

Thomas Thiede specializes in advising and representing clients in German and European antitrust law as well as in commercial and corporate law. His practice focuses on assisting companies in merger control proceedings before the antitrust authorities, in cartel fine proceedings, the defense and assertion of claims for antitrust damages, the drafting of contracts and distribution systems in compliance with antitrust law as well as general antitrust advice.

A further focus of his legal practice is the representation in court and out-of-court advice in commercial and corporate law, in particular in corporate transactions. Due to his many years of experience abroad, he is regularly consulted on cross-border matters and the drafting of English-language contracts.

Thomas Thiede is an honorary professor at the Karl-Franzens University in Graz. He is the author of numerous books and articles, in particular on antitrust law and international private and procedural law, editor of the commentary by Soergel on the German Civil Code, the practical commentary by Schwimann/Kodek on the German Civil Code and a permanent contributor to the NZG – Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht published by C.H. Beck.