April 2014


News

More UK lawyers expected on future Spanish M&A deals
Vodafone’s acquisition of Ono in a €7.2bn deal could trigger greater involvement of UK-qualified lawyers in Spanish domestic transactions. Read more

Lawyers in Portugal set for increase in hedge fund work
Portuguese lawyers are set for a wave of instructions relating to Alternative Investment Undertakings, a form of hedge fund, when an EU directive is implemented later this year.Read more

New sectors open up for law firms in Africa
Opportunities for lawyers in the African banking and finance, agriculture and tourism sectors are beginning to emerge. Read more

Events

Surviving the competition regime: A high-risk business

April 29th, 2014, Barcelona
In recent years, the competition authorities have exercised their capacity and punitive force to proactively pursue and investigate criminal conduct, resulting in significant penalties both at European and national level. Find out more
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Barcelona Report 2014
Entrepreneurs come together

While Barcelona´s M&A market is picking up as smaller companies join forces in order to enter international markets, it has also fuelled the belief that many of the city´s businesses lack the depth of resources needed to be competitive in the long term. For Barcelona´s lawyers, while M&A deals present more opportunities, clients are negotiating hard on fees and showing an increasing preference for law firm tenders. Read more


Client View
Nuno Moraes Bastos, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
, Zurich Portugal
Ensuring a company avoids any problems such as money laundering and bribery is one of the main challenges facing in-house counsel, says Nuno.

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Legal updates

 
Consumers – Portugal
New protection for web consumers
By Joana Gomes dos Santos
Caiado Guerreiro

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Employment – Spain
Labour market reform: two years on
By Ignacio Aizpuru
AC&G Asesores Legales

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