Transactional activity was unexpectedly high in Barcelona over the last year, but wider macroeconomic concerns mean there are doubts as to whether lawyers’ workflow will remain at a similar level over the next 12 months
The Catalan capital’s real estate, healthcare, food and tech sectors have also been important drivers of the city’s economic recovery
Despite volatility in the market during the last 12 months, law firms have successfully managed to expand and increase their revenue, Roca Junyent managing partner Joan Roca says.
Lawyers must expand their knowledge of risk and finance as well as developing client management, account management, and project management skills
The last year has seen an increase in demand for compliance-related legal advice, but law firms need to be more efficient to stay competitive in this market, according to Jausas partner Agustín Bou.
Though investment laws have become more complex, investors from China view the Catalan capital, and Spain as a whole, as a gateway to Europe
Banco Sabadell instructed Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira in relation to the sale of €980 million of non-performing loans (NPLs).
BDO Abogados advised the Shanghai Stock Exchange in relation to Chinese deep sea fishing company Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International’s €61 million acquisition of Spanish fish processing business Conservas Albo.
