The renewed focus of much of the work of the Banco Banesto legal team is towards analysing and balancing risk, says Mónica López-Monís, Secretary General
Javier Folguera’s role as General Counsel and Vice-Secretary to the Board of leading Spanish satellite company Hispasat may have required an education in the satellite business but he was already very comfortable managing cross-border
Recent headlines may have highlighted dissatisfaction by some Latin American countries with certain investment arbitration processes, but this does not mean the end of arbitration in the region, insists Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga, Miami-based coordinator of
Each business dispute may be different but following best practices can help to make a litigation or arbitration run more efficiently, says Ignacio DÃez-Picazo, dispute resolution partner at Herbert Smith in Madrid
The Portuguese courts may have already been running at over-capacity before the onset of the financial downturn, but efforts are at least now being made to make litigation more efficient, and to encourage alternative dispute
With cost and timing issues a key factor for parties’ in litigation and arbitration, the efficient use of expert financial witnesses can have a positive impact on both, insists Fernando Cuñado, a Director in
Since its creation in 2007, Spain’s Comisión Nacional de la Competencia (CNC) has had evident success in raising not only the public awareness of competition issues but also thestakes for companies engaged in anti-competitive
This year will see changes to Portugal’s Competition Act that may impact merger control, notification and judicial review, says Nuno Ruiz, Head of EU & Competition at Vieira de Almeida
The Spanish Competition Authority’s market reports are challenging the way businesses operate but are also prompting debate around their compilation
Competitor challenges play a vital role in ensuring that the European Commission (EC) maintains a level playing field across Europe, says Javier Ruiz Calzado, Co-Chair of Latham & Watkins Global Antitrust and Competition Practice.
