An increase in M&A activity, coupled with more active regulators, means law firms in Spain and Portugal are expecting to increase their EU and competition-related revenue in 2015
Portugal attracting lion’s share of Iberian investment, but Wanda deals show Spain is catching the eye, with law firms finalising their strategies in order to capitalise on trend
Law firms planning to recruit real estate lawyers as the value and volume of property deals increases with hotels and shopping centres driving growth
News Companies´ perception of Cuba has changed, lawyers say Lawyers believe the US government´s recent decision to ease trade relations with Cuba will have a significant impact on international companies´ perception of the country
Gallego Martos y Quadra-Salcedo (GMQ) Abogados advised German investment fund Aurelius AG on the €20m acquisition of the European business of Grupo Tavex, a textile manufacturer in the process of being delisted from the Madrid
Lawyers believe the US government´s recent decision to ease trade relations with Cuba will have a significant impact on international companies´ perception of the country as a place to do business.
Companies may be better served if they give responsibility for data-protection to more practically minded employees, such as IT professionals
Innovation is the key survival strategy for law firms in a rapidly changing environment, say Eversheds´ James Batham and LawWithoutWalls´ Michele DeStefano, and there are three stages to the process