The substantial losses announced by the Portuguese bank means lawyers will pick up work relating to BES´ restructuring
Client survey shows average partner fees are $500 per hour and that law firms could gain competitive advantage by entering markets such as Angola and Mozambique
International law firms with US-capabililty dominate the rapidly-growing high yield bond sector, but Spanish firms also picking up instructions
Latest rankings show five-fold increase in M&A deal value – this growth is set to be sustained, but, as firms compete for market share, some firms are drastically cutting fees
Linklaters is advising Banco Espírito Santo (BES) on its restructuring following the recent announcement that the bank had suffered a €3.6 billion loss.
Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira has appointed Rafael Fontana as the firm’s president.
The bill to amend the Spanish Companies Act to improve corporate governance introduces major changes that affect directors’ pay. These changes relate to transparency, proportionality and stipulate that pay must adhere to market practices and
The final text of the General Law on Labour in Civil Services (LTFP) was published in the Portuguese Official Gazette on 20 June 2014. This law encompasses the essential elements of the labour regime for public sector
The regime for directors´ duties is under review and will be reinforced both from the corporate law duties and criminal law perspectives. In order to improve the corporate governance of Spanish entities, the legislator is
A new legal framework applicable to employees’ selection criteria with regard to individual redundancy and maladjustment procedures came into force on 1 June, 2014. Law no. 27/2014 is a consequence of the Constitutional Court’s Ruling no. 602/2013 which
