Small and medium-sized enterprises in Spain and Portugal continue to risk losing potential investment and supply chain contracts and could face criminal charges
Firms will continue to ´shed fee earners´ despite the early signs of an economic upturn following EU bailout and three consecutive quarters of growth
Report accuses foreign investors of hunting for profits in Europe´s crisis countries, and says Spain´s ´solar dream´ has become a nightmare
But market insiders give hope to embattled lawyers by saying new EU legislation could halt the advance of the likes of KPMG, Deloitte, EY and PwC
Energy companies need to take steps to engage local communities affected by energy projects at an earlier stage to reduce the risk of environmental lawsuits, attendees at a British Embassy event in Madrid heard this
Slaughter and May and Uría Menéndez advised Caixa d’Estalvis I Pensions de Barcelona (La Caixa) on its issue of €1bn 2.375percent senior unsecured notes due 2019.
Latin American investment is pouring into Spain as countries such as Mexico reverse the tide of corporate M&A deals. This leaves law firms with a crucial decision to make on how best to
The main concerns of clients investing in Mozambique include regulatory requirements, as well as tax and environmental issues, according to lawyers speaking at a recent event on investing in Africa hosted by Iberian Lawyer.
More funds are investing in Spain and paying higher legal fees than banks but they may turn their attention to other markets
Opportunities for lawyers in the African banking and finance, agriculture and tourism sectors are beginning to emerge
