Thomas Thiede

Rechtsanwalt | Partner bei SPIEKER & JAEGER

Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Thomas Thiede is a German-qualified lawyer and Professor specialising in European and international business law, with a particular focus on antitrust, tort law, and conflict of laws. He is a Partner at Spieker & Jaeger in Dortmund, where he advises clients on complex cross-border matters, regulatory risk, and competition law compliance. His practice combines strategic legal advice with hands-on experience in high-stakes proceedings, including cartel investigations and follow-on damages litigation. Thomas is admitted to the German Bar and holds the titles of Specialist Lawyer for International Business Law and Certified Compliance Officer (University of Münster). He is fluent in English and German and works comfortably in cross-border environments. Alongside his legal practice, he is actively engaged in academia. He teaches and publishes on European private law and competition law, with a particular emphasis on the interaction between EU law and national legal systems. He regularly contributes to international conferences and leading publications in his field.

Experience

  • SPIEKER & JAEGER (8 yrs 1 mo)
    • Partner
      Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

    • Rechtsanwalt
      Jul 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

  • Lecturer at University of Graz
    Jan 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 7 mos

    Lecturer in Conflict of Laws and Comparative Law; Own Research in emerging Topics in European Private Law; Publication of own scholarly Articles and Books; Project management in several projects of the Institute for European Tort and the European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law

  • Junior Scientist at Insitute for European Tort Law, Austrian Academy of Sciences
    Oct 2010 - Dec 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Own Research in emerging Topics in European Private Law; Publication of own scholarly Articles and Books; Project management in several projects of the Institute for European Tort and the European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law

  • Lecturer at University of Vienna
    Oct 2011 - Feb 2012 · 5 mos

    LV 030348 KU (2 SWS, 3 ECTS): “Conflict of Laws - Selected Issues”

  • Lecturer at University of Vienna
    Oct 2010 - Feb 2011 · 5 mos

    LV 030062 KU (2 SWS, 3 ECTS): “Conflict of Laws - Selected Issues”