The movement towards more transparent business practices in the finance sector has prompted a unique agreement between Portuguese banks
The launch of a new regulatory framework brings closer a new Lisbon airport
The current economic crisis is seeing much more focus placed by clients on cost and efficiency issues, with an evident desire also by many for their law firm advisers to choose sides, believes Dulce Franco,
As in many other countries, the older (and sometimes historical) areas of Portuguese cities and their real estate cultural heritage have been progressively abandoned in the past decades, while, at the same time, economic activities
The success of the in-house legal team of The Royal Bank of Scotland in Iberia is driven by its ability to operate autonomously, which includes finding different paths to its distinct Portuguese and Spanish legal
Major mergers are difficult transactions to manage at the best of times, but even more so when the outcome will have a direct impact on the way the companies own lawyers will work
As we draw to the end of one of the most challenging years for law firms and their clients in recent history, what are your thoughts on what 2010 will bring? Will the 'difficult 2009' be followed
Manuel Castelo Branco is clearly a man of patience. Almost 15 years after he first explored the possibility of creating a truly Iberian law firm, his vision was finally realised this year with the creation of
Rewarding excellence In collaboration with UNICEF At a ceremony held on 24th September 2009 at Lisbon’s Pestana Palace Hotel, Iberian Lawyer revealed the winners of the 40 under Forty Awards 2009, the list including lawyers from private
There will be no surprises in 2010, according to the Managing Partner of one major Spanish firm. There are only two scenarios ahead for lawyers in the New Year: success or failure.
