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].
November 14, 2024 | The Recorder
Meta Hit With 800M Euro Antitrust Fine, Says It Will AppealFreshfields will represent the tech giant in the legal challenge the company plans to file before the EU’s General Court, a Facebook spokesperson told Law.com International.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
November 14, 2024 | International Edition
Meta Hit With €800M Antitrust Fine, Says It Will AppealFreshfields will represent the tech giant in the legal challenge the company plans to file before the EU’s General Court, a Facebook spokesperson told Law.com International.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
November 13, 2024 | Law.com
Next Likely EU Competition Hints at Priorities in 3-Hour Confirmation HearingPartners watched closely as Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, a lawyer by training who has no background in antitrust, talked of the need for a new instrument to address killer acquisitions.
By Linda A. Thompson
3 minute read
November 13, 2024 | International Edition
Likely Next EU Competition Chief Keeps Cards Close to Her Chest in 3-Hour Confirmation HearingPartners watched closely as Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, a lawyer by training who has no background in antitrust, talked of the need for a new instrument to address killer acquisitions.
By Linda A. Thompson
3 minute read
November 12, 2024 | International Edition
Shell Prevails in Dutch Climate Case After Switching CounselThe case was filed by several Dutch NGOs and handled by Paulussen Advocaten's Roger Cox, one of the country’s best-known and most influential climate lawyers.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
November 01, 2024 | International Edition
Leading Generic Drug Maker Slapped With €467 EU Antitrust FineTeva described the EU regulator's decision as "extreme, untested and factually unsupported."
By Linda A. Thompson
3 minute read
October 24, 2024 | International Edition
Intel Secures Hard-Won Victory in Decades-Long Legal Wrangle With EU RegulatorThe judgment centered on a 2004 antitrust investigation launched two competition chiefs ago.
By Linda A. Thompson
4 minute read
October 18, 2024 | International Edition
K&L Gates Brussels Hires Senior Antitrust Partner From Gibson DunnLena Sandberg's departure for K&L Gates leaves the U.S. firm with no female partners in Brussels.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
October 18, 2024 | International Edition
Austria's Wolf Theiss Launches in Brussels with Competition Law TeamWolf Theiss, one of Austria's largest firms, is opening a Brussels office to better serve clients from Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe.
By Linda A. Thompson
2 minute read
October 15, 2024 | International Edition
'Lawyers Are Pigeonholed, Wrongly So': Prosus GC Says It's High Time for In-House Lawyers' Business Savvy to Be Seen, and ValuedPaul Peake also discusses some of his pet peeves about working with outside counsel. No. 1 on his list: "Law firm coffee is terrible."
By Linda A. Thompson
7 minute read
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