Challenges are not a problem for Ignacio Gómez-Sancha, managing partner of the Madrid office of Latham & Watkins. In July 2019, he took up an important legacy, that of Juan Picón, one of the greatest lawyers in Spain, and then he had to face the pandemic. Despite the difficulties, the law firm has managed to […]
The Global LegalTech Hub has created a new space within the organisation for the Spanish-speaking legaltech community: the GLTH Spanish Space. This new space seeks to promote legaltech’s talks where different speakers discuss topics about the future of legaltech in the present world. Through this project, GLTH aims to generate debate between spanish-speakers and their […]
Cuatrecasas Acelera is a startup acceleration program focused on legal challenges that the Firm has been promoting since 2016. This time, it is launching its 7th edition, seeking to consolidate its internationalization process. The programme is once again focused on boosting the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Spain, Portugal and Latin America, which will provide insight into […]
Mutualidad de la Abogacía, a non-profit insurance company, has announced its entry into the share capital of Millenium Hospitality Real Estate Socimi, by subscribing 5.046% of the company. Mutualidad de la Abogacía is a not-for-profit entity founded in 1948 that offers legal professionals and their families tailor-made solutions through savings, retirement and protection plans to […]
by Irina Wakstein Since 1994, Fundación Juntos por la Vida has sought to promote international fostering as a tool for social transformation. In this way, it carries out different programmes to accompany children by providing assistance and access to health, education and food. The mission of this non-governmental organisation is to change the lives of […]
By Michael Heron Eversheds Sutherland FCB is the combination of Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP and FCB Advogados, which merged in June 2021. Almost one year later, Iberian Lawyer spoke with the two co-managing partners, to assess the impact of this strategic decision. Albert Einstein was quoted as saying, “Growth comes through analogy; through seeing how […]
Cazorla Abogados and Iter Law have signed a strategic alliance agreement that seeks to strengthen their respective practice areas and teams as well as to boost their “legal boutique” model by providing coverage to their clients with a specialised focus on the energy and infrastructure sector. After having collaborated closely and continuously in recent months, […]
The Madrid International Arbitration Centre (CIAM) took stock of its first two years in operation, from its foundation in January 2020 to the end of 2021. During that period, CIAM has managed 10 international arbitrations for a value of over €48.6 million. Also, in the first quarter of 2022, CIAM received four new arbitrations. Taking […]
The law firm Dr. Reichmann, specialised in advising German-speaking clients, will boost the group’s German Desk offering services to German companies and investors with interests in the Balearic Islands.This integration is part of the ETL Global group’s growth plan to offer a wider service and geographical coverage in the areas of Civil, Commercial and Contract […]
By Michael Heron Satoshi Nakamoto is the name used by the presumed pseudonymous person or persons who first developed bitcoin. Indeed Bitcoin was the first decentralised cryptocurrency, which first released as open-source software in 2009. Since the release of Bitcoin, many other cryptocurrencies have been created, including NFTs, a non-fungible token, that may be associated […]
