Evidence of Barcelona’s reinvention as a city of modern industry and technology can be found in the changes evident in the city’s own law firms
One of the most difficult aspects of the banking collapse has been unpicking the complex financial products “mis-sold” to customers, says Enric Olcina, a Partner with KPMG Forensic in Barcelona.
Barcelona’s knowledge economy is increasingly more significant albeit the change is more evolution than revolution
Online business is inevitably international in reach but the way national regulators address issues can bring competitive advantages and disadvantages
It is not enough for law firms to look at companies’ issues from a purely legal standpoint, they have to take a wider view of both the cause and effect of the way they conduct
Barcelona’s courts have taken a strict liability albeit less dogmatic approach to directors’ liability in contrast to the view taken by Judges in Madrid
The announcement in February that Madrid-based Eversheds Lupicinio was to leave the Eversheds International network and strike out on its own, followed by the decision of competition boutique Martínez Lage to regain its independence,
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The departure of two of Portugal’s most prominent corporate lawyers from leading Lisbon law firms at the end of 2009 has prompted the creation of a significant new player in the Portuguese corporate legal market.
The Portuguese Stability and Development Plan (PEC) puts on the agenda the privatisation of state owned companies. The targets include companies within various sectors, such as energy, paper, transport, postal services, and companies likely to