The economic crisis is accelerating changes to the ownership and structure of many of Portugal's largest companies to which market players must respond
A fast rail connection to the border will open Portugal up to much more than merely Spain
The main issues holding back the Portuguese economy remain a lack of market confidence and business liquidity, but fundamental to a sustainable recovery is the solidity of the country’s major banks, says Paulo Câ
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
