Law firms in Iberia have increased their levels of recruitment in recent months due to an increase in transactional and finance work, however the bad news for younger lawyers is that access to equity partnership is becoming increasingly restricted
To integrate properly, communication and negotiation skills are required
While banking and finance-related disputes are common in both Spain and Portugal at present, lawyers in the two countries are not reaping the same rewards for such work. As our Litigation and ADR & Annual
The Iberian financial sector is generating plenty of disputes, but while this may be lucrative work for lawyers in Lisbon, it is less so for those in Madrid
Rising foreign investment in Lusophone Africa means more commercial disputes are being resolved through arbitration, though ‘neutrality’ clauses are vital
The traditional perception of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as an unknown – and expensive – entity keeps shifting, observes Eduardo Villellas, partner at Arias SLP
The single most important event in litigation over recent years has been the fallout from the demise of Banco Espírito Santo, according to Miguel Esperança Pina, partner with Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira in
While arbitration is functioning well in Spain, there is still room to grow, says Clifford Hendel – partner at Araoz & Rueda in Madrid
