The failure of US law firms to become truly multicultural and international in their scope is an opportunity for other legal markets says Charna E. Sherman, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP.
The former Chief lawyer at Microsoft, William Newkom, who is the new President at the American Bar Association (ABA) believes that politicians should not interfere in the administration of justice.
Policymakers in both advanced and emerging market countries should learn some lessons from the recent turbulence in global financial markets, says Rodrigo Rato the outgoing Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
A political crisis presents a significant challenge to corporate lawyers, says International Bar Association (IBA) Vice President, Fernando Peláez-Pier of Hoet Peláez Castillo & Duque in Caracas.
Far from questioning the current reforms of the legal profession, Garrigues chairman Antonio Garrigues, believes that they are a very positive development.
The French legal market has important lessons for Iberia’s independent law firms, suggests Pierre Étienne Lorenceau, they will need to adopt clear business strategies in order to avoid losing their best people
Uría Menéndez chairman, Rodrigo Uría, believes that current reforms in Spain threaten the basis of the legal profession.
On the eve of the 50th Anniversary of the European Union the Commissioner for Competition, Neelie Kroes, explains why the fight against cartels is a current priority throughout the EU.
Lawyers, like other professionals, are losing confidence in the way politicians exercise their authority, says Carlos Carnicer, President of the CGAE.
European Commission proposals for private anti-trust claims will expose Europe to the excesses of the US litigation culture, believes Malcolm Carlisle, Group Managing Director of Eschmann Holdings and Chairman of the European Justice Forum.
