Thomas Elkins
Europe Guide 2024
Band 3 : Competition/European Law
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Provided by Thomas Elkins
Practice Areas
Thomas is a partner in the Antitrust and Foreign Investment team of Linklaters.
He has expertise in all aspects of competition law, including merger control (before the European Commission and the French Competition Authority as well as coordinating multi-jurisdictional clearances), behavioural practices (cartel and abuse of dominance cases) and private damages claims.
Thomas is a longstanding advisor to clients in the automotive, healthcare, tech and retail sectors. He regularly publishes in reputable journals and is repeatedly quoted by Global Competition Review, in particular in articles on Big Data and on French investigations.
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Earning a higher position in the rankings is Thomas Elkins, who handles a range of merger control work, follow-on damages claims, appeals against fines, and investigations into allegations of anti-competitive practices. He is particularly active for clients from the financial services and transport sectors.
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"We keep going back to him. He always finds practical solutions where others do not."
"Thomas Elkins is very competent, customer-oriented and has great availability. I am looking forward to working again with him."
"He is very responsive, attentive and pedagogic. He has expertise in complex areas and is honest in the proposed solutions and paths."
"He is able to effectively consolidate the documents from both parties requiring antitrust information, coordinate well between the parties involved in the transaction and efficiently manage the timeline for submission and approval."
"Thomas Elkins is exceptionally business-oriented and a very good lawyer."
"We keep going back to him. He always finds practical solutions where others do not."
"Thomas Elkins is very competent, customer-oriented and has great availability. I am looking forward to working again with him."
"He is very responsive, attentive and pedagogic. He has expertise in complex areas and is honest in the proposed solutions and paths."
"He is able to effectively consolidate the documents from both parties requiring antitrust information, coordinate well between the parties involved in the transaction and efficiently manage the timeline for submission and approval."
"Thomas Elkins is exceptionally business-oriented and a very good lawyer."