E-alert June 2013

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21/06/2013
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Welcome to the Iberian Lawyer email alert, bringing insight and analysis for lawyers who advise on international business interests in Spain and Portugal as well as the increasingly global interests of Iberian businesses around the world.
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Joanna Lee
Iberian Lawyer
Editor

News

Pescanova: Insolvency, criminal charges and potential jail terms
Freshfields and CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo among players advising in the wave of mandates arising from the unceremonious sinking of Spain’s global fishing company Read more

New role for Iberian lawyers creates rare opportunity in the digital age
Recent EU regulation requires large corporations appoint a lawyer as an internal Data Protection Officer, presenting a rare opportunity for law firms. Read more

Energy arguments leading to disputes
A wave of court action against the Government hits the sector, and lawyers expect more are on the way.Read more

Events
Mediation Forum 2013: Master Class & Mediators Gathering

An annual two-day Mediation Forum in London hosted by Mediation and Training Alternatives (MATA) in cooperation with Iberian Lawyer’s In-House Club.
The skills-based Master Class will be followed by personal guidance from some of Europe’s leading mediation experts, offering a unique opportunity to share, learn and discuss the better use of mediation when resolving disputes.

Where: London
When: July 4th-5th, 2013
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Madrid report
Attracting Capital

Still firmly on the road to recovery, Madrid is on a drive for economic growth, fuelled by a need to attract capital and foreign investment. Competition is high, and the Capital´s law firms are taking a proactive approach to the realities they face. This is no longer ‘a crisis’, they say, but ‘the new normal’.
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