With investors doing deals in the energy, construction and engineering sectors, arbitration is set to increase, but many cases are not brought due to lack of awareness of third-party funding
An international law firm with its own offices and lawyers in foreign jurisdictions is ‘superior to a best friend network, which may not offer a uniform culture or approach’
North America and Asia are markets that are generating an increasing amount of instructions for Portuguese law firms, according to Luís Pais Antunes, managing partner of PLMJ in Lisbon.
Lawyers advising Iranian oil and gas companies as well as Russian banks on sanctions – meanwhile, new foreign investment law in Cuba is incentivising investors
Investors from India, Australia, China and Singapore targeting the ‘ASEAN’ region – meanwhile, Brexit has led to a number of multinationals relocating operations to mainland Europe
Spanish companies are expanding their operations into the US and Latin American markets, while an increasing number of Chinese companies are establishing businesses in Spain
M&A activity in Angola and Mozambique is generating significant activity for Portuguese law firms, says Raposo Bernardo partner Joana Andrade Correia.
Lisbon law firm PBBR advised the French group Keys Asset Management on the acquisition of the LX Factory from the Portuguese company Mainside.
