Thomas Woolfson

Thomas Woolfson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Member of cabinet - Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager

  • Education

    • Universite de Fribourg/Universitat Freiburg

      2010 - 2010
      Erasmus International Law
    • Universite catholique de Louvain

      2008 - 2010
      Master European & International Law

      Activities and Societies: European Law Students' Association (ELSA) - VP Seminars & Conferences; Model United Nations Society Belgium - Member

    • Universite catholique de Louvain

      2005 - 2008
      Bachelor Law

      Activities and Societies: European Law Students' Association (ELSA) - Member; Volunteer at 'Service-Cours' (student-run service which sells the course books to law students); Les Scouts (youth movement) - Staff member;

    • Collège Saint-Michel

      1999 - 2005
      Certificat d'Etudes Secondaires Secondary Education

      Activities and Societies: Cercle Politique du Collège Saint-Michel

    • New York University School of Law

      2011 - 2012
      LL.M. International Legal Studies

      Activities and Societies: European Law Society - Board Member; NYU International Arbitration Association - Member

    • University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law

      2009 - 2009
      Summer Program International Legal Studies

      Course taught by Justice Kennedy and Prof. Douglas-Scott.

  • Experience

    • Steptoe & Johnson LLP

      Aug 2008 - Aug 2008
      Student Summer Job

      Hired to rationalise and reorganise the office library.

    • Allen & Overy

      Sept 2009 - Sept 2009
      Summer Trainee

      Worked in EU Competition law.

    • Van Bael & Bellis

      Sept 2010 - Sept 2010
      Summer Trainee

      Worked in EU Regulatory, Competition and Corporate law.

    • Université catholique de Louvain

      Oct 2010 - Jul 2011
      Teaching & Research Assistant

      Main task was to teach tutorials to 1st and 2nd year law students; also some research in EU law.

    • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

      Aug 2012 - Jul 2013
      Law Clerk
    • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

      Sept 2013 - Dec 2018
      Associate
    • General Court (Court of Justice of the EU)

      Jan 2019 - Jan 2023
      Référendaire
    • European Commission

      Jan 2023 - now
      Member of cabinet
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Negotiation and Leadership

      Harvard Law School Executive Education
      Apr 2024
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Thomas Woolfson
      Fulbright Scholarship Fulbright Commission for Educational Exchange Aug 2011 The scholarship, awarded by the Fulbright Commission Belgium, is intended to cover tuition expenses.
    • Awarded to Thomas Woolfson
      Fellowship to attend McGeorge School of Law Summer Program on International Legal Studies Universite catholique de Louvain (UCL) Jul 2009 The fellowship, awarded by the Law Faculty of the UCL, is intended to cover most of the tuition for the Summer Program.