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].
April 08, 2021 | International Edition
Baker McKenzie's Ex-Amsterdam Head Elected to Dutch ParliamentThe newly elected member of parliament was managing partner of Baker McKenzie's Amsterdam office up until 2018.
By Linda A. Thompson
3 minute read
April 07, 2021 | International Edition
Wave of Trade Work on the Horizon for Brussels Law FirmsBrussels trade lawyers are readying themselves for a steep increase in compliance and litigation work.
By Linda A. Thompson
5 minute read
March 23, 2021 | International Edition
Fieldfisher Associate Among Three Lawyers Elected to Dutch ParliamentThe lawyers were among those elected to the lower house of the Dutch parliament during last week's general elections.
By Linda A. Thompson
3 minute read
March 19, 2021 | International Edition
Sixty Thousand Belgians Bring Historic Climate Case Against GovernmentThe plaintiffs in the climate inaction lawsuit are accusing Belgian authorities of neglecting their duty of care and breaching international treaties on fundamental rights.
By Linda A. Thompson
3 minute read
March 15, 2021 | International Edition
'"Big" is an Understatement': Why App Developers Are Choosing the EU in Battle Against AppleA flurry of app developers have accused the U.S. tech giant of anti-competitive practices and asked the EU's competition authority to right the alleged wrongs of the App Store.
By Linda A. Thompson
6 minute read
March 04, 2021 | International Edition
Big Law's 'Big Tech' Problem: Are You With Them, Or Against Them?With the tech giants entering all manner of industries with increasing speed in Europe, major law firms may have to start picking sides with clients.
By Linda A. Thompson
6 minute read
February 16, 2021 | International Edition
'It Became a Necessity': How Brexit Fuelled Simpson Thacher's Brussels LaunchCharged by a competition boom, Brussels was "the obvious choice" for the firm's first continental European office, the firm's executive chairman said.
By Linda A. Thompson
4 minute read
February 04, 2021 | International Edition
EU's Vaccine Export Blocks Weakened Brexit Agreement, Lawyers SayLawyers say EU officials' now-scrapped decision to trigger a safeguard clause has cast a cloud over an agreement meant to prevent border checks between Ireland and Northern Ireland post-Brexit.
By Linda A. Thompson
4 minute read
February 04, 2021 | International Edition
King & Spalding Defeats Russian Government in Human Rights CaseThe firm has netted a victory in the first of two high-profile human rights cases against Russia before the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights.
By Linda A. Thompson
3 minute read
February 03, 2021 | International Edition
Allen & Overy Regains Amsterdam Partner From NautaDutilhThe hire is the latest in a series of lateral moves in the Netherlands in 2021.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
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