External legal advisers add considerable value to clients in relation to compliance matters as they are able to share information about best practice followed by other businesses, according to Pbbr partner Alexandre Jardim.
With few judgments having been passed in relation to corporate compliance, there is considerable doubt about how courts will deal with offences
Clients’ legal departments are often more business-orientated, while compliance departments tend to view matters from a regulatory perspective
Clients are increasingly demanding that their legal advisers adhere to stricter codes of compliance, according to Paulo de Moura Marques, partner at Abecasis Azoia Moura Marques & Associados (AAMM).
The combined revenue of the Spanish legal arms of the ‘Big Four’ auditors increased by more than 7 per cent in the last year and now stands at €400 million, according to new data.
Garrigues and DLA Piper advised Oakley Capital Investments on its acquisition of Lisbon´s Mercado da Ribeira, with PLMJ advising the sellers on the deal.
Ashurst´s Madrid office posted revenues of €23.3m in 2014, an increase of 8 per cent on the previous year.
Uría Menéndez advised hotel group Barceló on its acquisition of a 57.5 per cent stake in Occidental Hotels and Resorts.
Garrigues advised Barcelona-based packaging manufacturer Mespack on its acquisition by the US company Duravant.
Leading Portuguese law firm VdA has signed an exclusive alliance agreement with Guinean-Bissau law firm Tsidkenu – Advogados e Jurisconsultos (TSK Legal).
