
Sébastien Thomas is a Senior Associate in the EU Financial & Competition Law practice of Arendt & Medernach. He specialises in EU and Luxembourg competition law and in EU State aid law in particular.
Sébastien advises a wide range of both national and international public and private clients on EU and competition law and sectoral regulation.
Prior to joining Arendt, Sébastien worked as a legal secretary for different judges at the CJEU (General Court and Court of Justice). He was also a member of the Legal Service of the EU Commission (State aid team), which he represented before the EU courts in this capacity. In addition, he worked as an academic assistant at the College of Europe (Bruges). Sébastien is the author of a book on State aid law (in French), as well as several articles and case-law analyses in this field.
Sébastien holds a Master’s in Law from the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and an LL.M. in International Law from the University of Groningen (Netherlands), as well as an LL.M. in European Law from the College of Europe (Belgium).
- EU Law Live – Op-Ed | “The Extent of the Commission’s Duty to state Reasons when examining the Compatibility of a State Aid Measure – and some Aspects which are indissolubly linked to it – in the Light of other Provisions and Principles of EU Law (Case C-490/23 P, Neos v Ryanair and Commission)”
- EU Law Live – Analysis | “Is a ‘Socio’ of FC Barcelona an ‘interested Party’ entitled to lodge a State Aid Complaint for Breach of financial fair Play Rules by other football Clubs?: PBL and Abdelmouine / Commission (C-224/23 P)”
- EU Law Live’s Comptetition Corner | “Turbulence in the State aid sky: Selectivity as a new justification for discrimination under Articles 107(2)(b) and 107(3)(b) TFEU? An analysis of the Ryanair-COVID cases”, by Sébastien Thomas
- EU Law Live – Op-Ed | “Taking the principle of impartiality seriously in State aid procedures (Case T-486/18 RENV, Danske Slagtermestre v Commission)” by Sébastien Thomas
- EU Law Live – Analysis | “How to grant aid without granting State aid? A little German guide (Case T-409/21, Germany v Commission)” by Sébastien Thomas
- EU Law Live – Analysis | “Judgment of the Court of Justice of 17 November 2022 in Joined Cases Volotea v Commission (C-331/20 P) and easyJet Airline v Commission (C-343/20 P)” by Sébastien Thomas