Dr. Andreas Bartosch (born 1969, 1st German law degree (1. Deutsches Juristisches Staatsexamen) 1993, 2nd German law degree (2. Deutsches Juristisches Staatsexamen), PhD (Doctor iuris) awarded by the law faculty of the University of Regensburg/Bavaria) has been practicing EU Competition law in Brussels for the entirety of his professional life. During his almost 25 years of professional experience he has acquired a remarkable profile in the area of EU State aid law. In this field Dr. Bartosch enjoys the status of a recognized legal expert, being regularly recommended to advise and represent clients in complex assignments. In this capacity, Dr. Bartosch has not only acted on behalf of clients in the Federal Republic of Germany, but also, due to the fact that he is frequently recommended as a Brussels-based expert, on behalf of clients from other EU Member States.
His particular reputation in the field of State aid lawyers and practitioners is accentuated by the legal practitioner´s commentary authored by him, published at German publishing house C.H. Beck in its first edition in 2009, in its second edition in 2015 and in its third edition in 2020. This book has become a standard source of reference in this field.
Dr. Bartosch regularly advises and represents the public sector in different areas of EU State aid law, i.e. complex notifications to the EU Commission as well self-assessments inter alia in the fields of rescue and restructuring, research and development, major public infrastructure investments, fiscal aid cases, as well as regional aid measures. A further area of practice is the preparation, lodging, and, defense of complaints against allegedly illegal aid grants.”