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Scott Appleton
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Iberian Lawyer
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Lawyers looking to second wave of Portuguese asset sales
The success of the Portuguese Government’s sale of stakes in key public companies EdP and REN is prompting new international interest in follow-on privatisations, say lawyers. Read more
New Spanish “super regulator” to take charge
The Spanish Government has announced plans to merge many of the country’s national regulatory bodies and create a new “super regulator” to encourage a more joined-up analysis of issues and to wield greater enforcement powers. Read more
Ventura Garcés following Madrid merger trend
Continuing the trend of law firm consolidation, Madrid-based Thomás de Carranza Abogados has joined forces with Barcelona’s Ventura Garcés & López-Ibor Abogados. Read more
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| Events
In-House College 2012 Miami 
Managing the corporate legal function
through times of change
Where: University of Miami
When: Friday April 13th, 2012
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Analysis
Dispute Resolution Report 2012:
Hanging up the gloves The economic downturn across Iberia continues to impact on the competition arena. There may be less merger control activity, but State Aid, antitrust and cartel issues remain at the top of lawyers’ agendas, especially in Spain. A major concern of lawyers in Portugal however is the draft of a new Competition Law, which will impact on policy, enforcement and judicial decision-making. Read more
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| Client View
Taking a simpler legal approach to the energy business
Andrés Campaña, Iberdrola
“A commercial push following regulatory changes has meant redefining how Iberdrola manages the legal issues in the liberalised electricity and gas markets, says Andrés Campaña
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Communicating the benefits of change
Juan Luna, Hewlett Packard Corporation
“Changing the way legal departments work will produce greater efficiencies and value to the business if the reasoning behind it is clear, says Juan Carlos Luna at Hewlett Packard
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| Legal updates
Data Protection
By Jesús Herranz
BDO Abogados
The New EU Data Protection Framework: In January the European Commission presented a reform of the EU Data Protection Directive. The main focus is to guarantee privacy rights in the digital economy and to remove the current fragmentation and….
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Intellectual Property
By Jose Antonio Súarez Lozano
Súarez de la Dehesa
The Bonnier Case: another attempt to reconcile IP rights and ISPs: The recent Bonnier case before the European Court of Justice is another attempt to find a solution to the seemingly endless conflict between copyright holders and….
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