Lawyers have a role to play in ensuring clients adopt a culture of business ethics rather than merely taking steps to avoid criminal offences
The ‘Me Too’ movement has raised awareness of sexual harassment and has prompted companies and their senior management to pay closer attention to the problem
Failing to meet deadlines, little transparency and having to repeatedly supply the same information to firms is a cause of frustration, says Efacec’s Francisco Goes Pinheiro
If the external law firm you use has advised a rival business, you can benefit from the experience they have gained, argues Intrum Spain’s Carlos Ruiz Cabrera
Female leaders are experts at building relationships, good at providing support for their teams, as well as being great organisers and highly skilled at multitasking, attendees at an Iberian Lawyer InspiraLAw event in Lisbon heard.
The recent merger with Olswang and Nabarro caused some turbulence for CMS in Spain, but José Luís Arnaut, managing partner of CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut in Portugal insists the merger has gone down
On 20 January 2016, the Directive 2016/97 – concerning insurance distribution – was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council. The Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) provided a harmonised legal framework for this activity.
The Gold Awards recognise excellence among in-house lawyers and compliance.
Good external lawyers are aware that their added value will be the practical insight they can offer into enforcement and court practice, says Samsung’s Carla de Abreu Lopes