September 2011

Welcome to the September Iberian Lawyer email alert,

bringing insight and analysis for lawyers who advise international business interests in Spain and Portugal as well as the increasingly global interests of Iberian businesses around the world.
Sincerely,

Scott Appleton
Editor
Iberian Lawyer 

News

Clifford Chance recruits leading Garrigues projects partner

 Pricing Legal Services Workshop, IE Law School

To mark the launch of next intake of the IE Law School’s Lawyers’ Management Program (LMP), we are pleased to invite you to a unique workshop which will examine the pricing of legal services in a period of economic downturn.

Kevin Doolan, alongside Moray McLaren, will lead a Case Study examining the advantages and disadvantages of different pricing models and their interplay with the traditional in-house lawyer and law firm approach.

Date and time: Tuesday October 4th, 09:00 – 12.30

Venue: IE Law School Executive Education,
             Pº de la Castellana 60, Madrid

  Find out more

Analysis
Special Focus: Latin America 2011:
Driving a new economic and law firm dynamic 
International investor interest is on the increase across Latin America but it is Brazil that remains the major focus, creating a new law firm dynamic in the region. Latin America continues to present mixed opportunities for international investors. Argentina continues to show slow growth while investor interest in Peru has dipped ahead of impending elections.
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Client View
Social inclusion as a guiding principle – ONCE
The aims and goals that inform and underpin the success of ONCE can apply to any business sector, says the Head of Legal José Luis Barceló Blanco
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Client View
Demonstrating value through business principles – NOVABASE
To communicate the rationale behind a growing team, legal managers have to use the same language as their business colleagues, says Carina Branco
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