Compliance should be part of the culture of a business, staff at all levels of an organisation should be educated and those who do not comply should be disciplined
The pharmaceutical sector may have become more concentrated due to regulatory and compliance demands, but this has meant more work for law firms, says José Luís Esquível, managing partner of Esquível Advogados
Major law firms in Madrid grew in the last year with transactional activity driving healthy increases in revenue – however fee pressure persists, while the ‘war for talent’ escalates
With some clients delaying investment decisions until after the election, law firms are changing their business models as they seek to maintain workflow
Mid-sized law firms in Spain still have a lot to offer major clients – even those that may have significant in-house capabilities – argue Pedro Rueda and Francisco Aldavero, partners at Madrid-based Araoz & Rueda in Madrid.
Despite electoral uncertainty, optimism is high that deal flow will improve, while it is also anticipated that there will be significant opportunities in capital markets and real estate
Recent years have seen a substantial increase in finance-related litigation in Spain, which has had the effect of making the market for related legal services much more competitive, according to Jesús Giner, head of
Technology is revolutionising interaction between lawyers and their clients, but businesses will still have a close relationship with their legal advisers
Law firms in Madrid will see an increase in M&A and real estate-related opportunities in the next 12 months, according to Grant Thornton Spain partner Gonzalo Navarro.
