Linda A. Thompson
Linda A. Thompson is the Brussels-based correspondent for Law.com International. She writes about legal and regulatory issues related to the EU and the European Commission, as well as about lawyers and legal issues in Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands. Her coverage includes the business of law at global and domestic law firms and in-house legal departments. and the impact of regulatory decisions on law firms and global companies. She can be reached at [email protected].
October 14, 2022 | International Edition
'Some Firms Have Been Naïve': A Baker Botts' Partner on Getting it Right in BrusselsThe partner in charge of Baker Botts' Brussels office reflects on becoming an office managing partner in her early thirties, on how some firms get it wrong in Brussels, and the challenge of retaining talent.
By Linda A. Thompson
8 minute read
October 12, 2022 | International Edition
Covington Hires Baker McKenzie Brussels Competition PartnerIt is the second time a Brussels antitrust partner has left Baker McKenzie in the space of 2 months.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
October 11, 2022 | International Edition
Latham & Watkins Lawyer Rejoins Firm as Partner After 4-Year EU Commission StintThe move continues a trend of EU competition officials jumping ship to join (or rejoin) elite law firms.
By Linda A. Thompson
3 minute read
September 19, 2022 | International Edition
In 2 Separate Suits, NGOs Sue European Commission Over Green Investment LabelOne of the two lawsuits is being handled by U.K. firm 11KBW and Baldon Avocats, the French firm that won what has been dubbed as the "climate case of the century."
By Linda A. Thompson
4 minute read
September 14, 2022 | International Edition
Google Loses Appeal in €4.3B Antitrust CaseEurope's second-highest court backed up Brussels officials on their claim that Google has abused its dominant position in the mobile internet space. Google was advised by a quartet of elite law firms.
By Linda A. Thompson
4 minute read
September 14, 2022 | International Edition
Google Loses Appeal in €4.3B Antitrust CaseEurope's second-highest court backed up Brussels officials on their claim that Google has abused its dominant position in the mobile internet space. Google was advised by a quartet of elite law firms.
By Linda A. Thompson
4 minute read
August 17, 2022 | International Edition
DLA Piper Boosts Brussels Office With Hire of Baker McKenzie PartnerThe hire has been a partner at Baker McKenzie since 2018.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
August 04, 2022 | International Edition
Baker McKenzie Hires Partner-Led Team From Sidley Austin in BrusselsArnoud Willems helped launch Sidley Austin's Brussels office in 2003 when he was still an associate, and more recently headed its EU trade and customs team until last December.
By Linda A. Thompson
3 minute read
August 03, 2022 | International Edition
UK IP Boutique Absorbed by US Law FirmThe US firm opened in the UK, again via a merger, last year.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
July 25, 2022 | International Edition
New Trend in Climate Litigation Threatens EU Emissions CurbsFossil Fuel companies are using a 1990s investment agreement treaty to recoup investment losses suffered as a result of governments' plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions. NGOs have called the treaty a "climate action killer" and lawyers say it has created a regulatory chill.
By Linda A. Thompson
9 minute read
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