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].

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August 07, 2024 | International Edition

Record Number of Mass Claims Filed in EU in 2023, According to New Report

The Netherlands, Germany and Portugal were responsible for most of the growth in mass litigation claims across the 27-member bloc.

By Linda A. Thompson

2 minute read

July 23, 2024 | International Edition

Brussels' Reverse Revolving Door: Why Lawyers Leave Lucrative Jobs at Law Firms to Join the EU's Powerful Antitrust Enforcer

The revolving door from the European Commission to Brussels-based law firms has frequently stirred controversy, but the revolving door from law firms to one of the world's top antitrust enforcers has received much less attention.

By Linda A. Thompson

6 minute read

July 17, 2024 | International Edition

TikTok Owner ByteDance Loses Legal Challenge Against the EU DMA

The decision marks the first legal test for the EU's stringent new digital competition rulebook.

By Linda A. Thompson

3 minute read

July 15, 2024 | International Edition

Latham's Elisabetta Righini on Why Brussels Is a Must for a Career in Antitrust

Righini was one of the first WTO litigators in private practice in the late 1990s—an expertise that got her recruited by the European Commission, where she would spend over a decade.

By Linda A. Thompson

6 minute read

July 01, 2024 | International Edition

Eversheds Sutherland Hires Osborne Clarke Partner to Boost Real Estate Practice

Berend Zwart had worked at Osborne Clarke since 2018.

By Linda A. Thompson

2 minute read

June 25, 2024 | International Edition

Microsoft Faces EU Antitrust Charge for First Time in a Decade

The news comes a day after the EU accused iPhone maker Apple of infringing the bloc's digital competition rules.

By Linda A. Thompson

2 minute read

June 24, 2024 | International Edition

Partner at Leading Dutch Firm to Become Netherlands' State Secretary for Legal Protection

Teun Struycken, a partner in NautaDutilh's Amsterdam office, was put forward for the role by NSC, a center-right Dutch party.

By Linda A. Thompson

3 minute read

June 24, 2024 | International Edition

EU Officials Charge Apple With Violating New EU Antitrust Law

The company is the first to be found in breach of the EU's Digital Markets Act. Regulators said Apple imposes unfair restrictions on developers of applications for its App Store in violation of the law, which is intended to encourage competition in the tech industry.

By Linda A. Thompson

2 minute read

June 16, 2024 | International Edition

Investigation Into $2.5B Deal Shows EU Means Business With New Foreign Subsidies Rules

Lawyers say companies needed to pay serious attention to the additional potential hurdle that the new rules pose to the closing of M&A deals.

By Linda A. Thompson

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