Vincent is an assistant professor in law and ethics at ESCP Europe and has been an English solicitor for over 20 years, practising regulatory (competition), commercial and EU law in both London and in Brussels. He has also been a British civil servant, working as a legal Director at the UK telecommunications regulator (Oftel) and as Senior Director (head) of the competition enforcement division at the Office of Fair Trading, leading the 180 strong team combatting cartels and anticompetitive behaviour, and dealing with merger control.
He took his first degree in England in law and French and then a Masters degree in European law at the University of Liège in Belgium. He has a PhD in law from King's College, London.