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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 18, 2023 | Europe
EU regulators have opened the first preliminary investigation into a social media company's compliance with the strict rules set out in the Digital Services Act, the major new law designed to stop the spread of disinformation.
By Linda A. Thompson
6 minute read
October 15, 2023 | Europe
Illumina has filed an appeal at the Court of Justice, the EU's top court, over the decision that gave the EU authority to review the merger. Illumina is being advised by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Grail by Latham & Watkins.
By Linda A. Thompson
5 minute read
October 3, 2023 | Europe
A senior Google in-house counsel has warned that new EU rules and more aggressive scrutiny of small mergers mean that the tech giant will need to report any deal it concludes anywhere in the world from now on.
By Linda A. Thompson
5 minute read
September 15, 2023 | Europe
The popular social media platform has three months to bring its handling of teenagers and children's data into compliance with EU privacy rules.
By Linda A. Thompson
3 minute read
September 14, 2023 | Europe
In-house lawyers across the continent have been fighting for years for the right to legal professional privilege. Increasingly, they are winning.
By Linda A. Thompson
7 minute read
September 10, 2023 | Europe
Thirty-four countries, as well as the African Union, the Pacific Community, the European Union and the Commission of Small Island States, will give evidence in the case over two days of hearings, beginning Monday.
By Linda A. Thompson
4 minute read
August 30, 2023 | Europe
Tech companies that fail to put appropriate measures in place to combat hate speech and curb online disinformation could soon be hit with fines going up to 6% of their revenue.
By Linda A. Thompson
7 minute read
August 21, 2023 | Europe
In an interview with Law.com International, influential scholar Anu Bradford discusses her new book, the power imbalance between Big Tech and democratic governments, and the EU's recent shift to what she describes as "techno-protectionism."
By Linda A. Thompson
9 minute read
July 19, 2023 | Europe
New antitrust enforcement guidelines being developed by Brussels officials are expected to result in more antitrust investigations and are being criticised.
By Linda A. Thompson
8 minute read
July 17, 2023 | Europe
Anna Dias, who was named by Law.com International as one of this year's up-and-coming female rising stars, joins DLA Piper as the EU is ramping up its regulation of foreign direct investment.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
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