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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].
August 3, 2022
The US firm opened in the UK, again via a merger, last year.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
July 25, 2022 | Europe
Fossil 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
July 14, 2022 | Europe
The Luxembourg court ruled against the U.S. pharmaceutical company Illumina in what had been seen as a legal test for a new merger control approach that has significantly widened EU competition authorities' powers to scrutinize and block merger deals.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
July 13, 2022 | Europe
Three NGOs contend that a KLM ad campaign violates European consumer law. The lawsuit comes as legal disputes over greenwashing claims are on the rise.
By Linda A. Thompson
7 minute read
July 11, 2022 | Europe
The firm has also appointed a competition partner who joined from Covington earlier this spring as the new head of its Brussels base.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
July 7, 2022 | Europe
The lawyer will be sworn in as a judge at the General Court of the Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice in September.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
July 6, 2022 | Europe
It is the second double hire for the global firm's Milan office in the last 30 days.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
July 6, 2022 | Europe
The case is unprecedented due to its extraterritorial scope, the number of governments sued and the highly ambitious reduction targets it is seeking.
By Linda A. Thompson
4 minute read
June 27, 2022 | Europe
The legal body is to close the four-person operation in November as work has dried up post Brexit.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
June 23, 2022 | Europe
The Covington counsel is jumping ship after a little over seven years at the U.S. firm.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
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