Latham & Watkins advised silicon metal and silicon-based alloy producer Globe Specialty Metals on its merger with Grupo FerroAtlántica.
New arbitration rules for international disputes will strengthen the ability of parties to choose the best dispute resolution mechanism available, according to the vice chair of theInternational Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution´s (CPR)
The Fintech sector needs to be regulated to enable it to better compete with traditional banks, according to the former lawyer who co-founded the Spanish financial services company Digital Origin.
Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira has announced that billing in 2014 totaled €255.4 million, up 3 per cent on the previous year.
Uría Menéndez is advising CaixaBank on its bid to acquire all the outstanding shares it does not already own in Portugal´s Banco BPI.
General counsel are under intense pressure to do as much work as possible in-house to save money, if law firms want to win instructions they must become increasingly focused
Cases relating to sale of bank shares as well as clauses in loan agreements on the rise in Spain, while BES fallout and swap agreement-related disputes increasing in Portugal
The total value of M&A deals in Spain and Portugal doubled in 2014 – a further increase is expected this year, though imminent elections are causing uncertainty
Perception of corruption among lawyers greatest in Portugal, where majority say it is a problem, but also a belief that it is a ´cultural issue´ in Spain
Clients in Spain are showing an increasing tendency to sue law firms, according to a reinsurer, with many now expecting firms to advise on the ´merits´ of deals
