Mr. Thomas Reyntjens

Thomas is a part-time DPhil student at Brasenose College. He researches the potential anti-competitive effects of horizontal shareholding by institutional investors. Horizontal shareholding exists when the leading shareholders of horizontal competitors overlap, which is increasingly the case in many industries. Thomas takes a holistic approach to this topic by integrating competition law research with insights from corporate governance and corporate law scholarship, economic theory, and empirical economic research. Thomas' research is funded by a generous grant from Oxford's Law Faculty. Professor Luca Enriques and Professor Martin C. Schmalz supervise his research.

Thomas obtained a Magister Juris degree (Distinction) from the University of Oxford, graduating first in class (Clifford Chance prize). He also holds a Master of Laws from KU Leuven (summa cum laude), where he graduated first in class.

Thomas is currently also a Legal Secretary (référendaire) at the General Court of the European Union.