The Portuguese real estate sector is booming, but the country’s law firms face the challenges of investing in technology and battling to retain talent, says MLGTS partner Tomás Vaz Pinto.
Smaller, non-listed, companies are increasingly recognising the importance of corporate governance, says Garrigues partner Sergio González Galán.
Lawyers from Google, PepsiCo, HP and Volkswagen were among the winners at the 2018 Iberian Lawyer Gold Awards.
Alexandra Reis, senior counsel at Philip Morris International (Tabaqueira), and winner at the Iberian Lawyer 2018 Gold Awards, says in-house lawyers must have the “will to help the business”.
Javier Fernández-Samaniego, managing director of Samaniego Law, says digital transformation poses a challenge for every businesses and therefore represents an opportunity for all law firms
The success of in-house lawyers depends on their ability to apply the law in a way that helps the business, says Carmen Fradejas Ufano, legal director of innovation and payment services at Banco Santander, and
In-house legal teams must have a sense of unity and trust in order to ensure they are successful, says Manuel Luís Gonçalves, head of legal at Casais Group, and winner at the Iberian
Cuatrecasas partner Álvaro Bourkaib says that GDPR-related litigation – related to both private and public enforcement – is a growing area of work for law firms.
There are increasing business opportunities for law firms in the fields of IP, media and technologys, according to Franz Ruz, partner at Ëcija.Meanwhile, the hospitality sector in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic
Clients increasingly want “local help with a global vision”, which represents an opportunity for law firms with an international network that has the same “methodology and culture” in each jurisdiction, says Deloitte Legal partner Sharon
