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Mr Bastien Thomas

Work Department
Merger control / Anti-competitive practices / State aid Private actions Foreign investments
Position
Partner
Career
Bastien Thomas specializes in competition law and co-heads Racine’s Competition Team.
With almost 20 years of experience, Bastien specialises in French and EU merger control, State aid, anti-competitive practices (cartels, abuses of a dominant position) and damages actions. Bastien also specialises in the regulation of foreign subsidies and foreign investment control. He regularly assists and represents clients before the French Competition Authority, the European Commission and French and European courts.
His sectors of expertise include automotive, mobility, food, energy, microelectronics and retail.
He has been a member of the Paris Bar in 2006 and joined Racine as Partner in 2015.
Languages
French, English, German, Italian
Memberships
Lecturer at Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University in European and International Competition Law within the Master 2 “Global Business Law and Governance” (Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Columbia University and Sciences Po) and the Master 2 “Economic international law” (Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University)
Founding member of the State Aid Monitoring Association (Association de Suivi des Aides d’État)
Member of the Association of Competition Law Practitioners (Association des Avocats Pratiquant le Droit de la Concurrence)
Education
Master’s degree, European Business Law (Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas – 2004)
Master’s degree, European Business Law (Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas 2004)
ESSEC Business School (2003)
Lawyer Rankings
France > EU, competition and distribution
(Leading partners)Particularly well known for its strong expertise in state aid, Racine has a comprehensive competition and distribution law offering. The team undertakes a significant volume of merger control cases, including complex phase II proceedings, and is also frequently involved in high-profile antitrust proceedings before the FCA, with notable recent experience in major cases in the technology and advertising sectors. Distribution matters, follow-on damages claims, and FDI and FSR filings are also among its core areas of expertise. Bastien Thomas and Guillaume Fabre, who are recognised for their excellent experience across the board, lead the team with distribution expert Sophie Pasquesoone and Valérie Ledoux.
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Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Employment
- EU, competition and distribution
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Media and entertainment: Cinema
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Insolvency
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- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Data privacy and data protection
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Private equity: Fund formation
- Private equity: LBO
- Tax
- Mergers and acquisitions
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