June 2012

Welcome to the Iberian Lawyer email alert, bringing insight and analysis for lawyers who advise international business interests in Spain and Portugal as well as the increasingly global interests of Iberian businesses around the world.

Sincerely,

Joanna Lee
Editor
Iberian Lawyer

 

 

News

Unique study to unveil in-house Counsel’s inner thoughts

In an increasingly competitive market, a new study will give external law firms the tools to better service their clients. Read more  

 

Competition law raising question marks

Competition regime aims to bring Portugal in line with the EU, but its practical application is as yet unclear. Read more

 

Amnesty’s window of opportunity

Spain’s anti-fraud plans revamped in a bid to combat hidden assets and also to raise funds from uncollected tax debts. Read more


Events

Legal and regulatory aspects of financing a business: Lessons from around the world
A group of Company Secretaries and Heads of Legal, together with a panel of top international experts, will discuss the current economic and legal challenges facing businesses.  

Where: Hotel Sofitel, Lisbon

When: July 10th, 2012

Analysis

Madrid Annual Report 2012: Curing the capital
Spain is dominating the headlines for all the wrong reasons, most recently a banking sector bailout. Madrid, with its potential to generate wealth and attract investment, has to be the driving force for recovery. What the future holds is anyone’s guess, but what is certain is that the current crisis is most definitely a game changer.
Read more

 

Law firm profile

It´s not necessarily about size
Rafael Lucas Pires, Serra Lopes, Cortes Martíns & Associados

Take a mid-sized firm with a solid track record, add a high profile privatisation and a pinch of visibility, and you have the recipe for defying the odds when it comes to size.
Read more
  

Legal updates 

Labour & Employment
By Marc Carrera Domènech,
Sagardoy Abogados
In 1930, John Maynard Keynes said that, at the beginning of the 21st century, we would work around 15 to 21 hours per week and we would live on half of our actual income …
Read more
Legal updates 
Insurance
By Antonio Moura
ABBC & Associados
Life insurance is usually bought to transfer risk from an individual to a pool, and therefore protect against untoward incidents and to provide ….
Read more

Latest jobs 

Tax lawyer, Madrid. Rousaud Costas Duran is looking for a tax lawyer with a track-record on international tax matters. Full details

 

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