Dr Thorsten Süß is Of Counsel at the Cologne office. He has been with BLD as a lawyer since 2016 and as a partner since 2022. As an expert in medical and hospital liability, he has worked for our clients throughout Germany and, together with BLD partner Marcel Hohagen, has also headed the “State and Public Liability” advisory team. Since January 2026, he has been a professor of commercial and insurance law at the Technical University of Cologne and continues to work at BLD in his role as Of Counsel as an expert in the field of medical liability.

Prof. Dr. Thorsten Süß
2003-2008
Law studies at the universities of Marburg, Münster and Strasbourg (France); certified training on insurance law
2009-2011
Scientific assistant at the University of Muenster (Prof. Dr. Peter Oestmann), doctoral research studies concerning history of civil procedure law
2011-2013
Legal clerkship at the higher regional court Hamm district
2013-2015
Lawyer in Hamm, focusing mainly on insurance and medical law
2016 - 2025
Lawyer at BLD
2021
Call for a professorship in Civil Law at the Federal University for Public Administration in Brühl (refused)
2022 - 2025
Partner at BLD
Since 2026
Professor of Economic and Insurance Law at the Technical University of Cologne
Since 2026
Of Counsel at BLD
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Süß
Of Counsel
Theodor-Heuss-Ring 13-15
50668 Cologne
Tel +49 221 944027-34