The economic downturn may not be changing fundamentally the way businesses approach litigation or arbitration but it is impacting on the nature of the disputes arising
Spain is experiencing a relative upturn in private equity activity, says Juan Picón, Managing Partner of DLA Piper in Madrid. Although the economic outlook remains tough there is however now emerging a closer alignment
The emergence of Ombudsman roles within multinationals demonstrates an increasing willingness to tackle issues arising from the way in which the company operates
In 20 years, Martifer has evolved from a domestic Portuguese metallic constructions company to a global construction and energy business, with operations around the world
Continental graduates may have superior technical legal knowledge than their Anglo-Saxon counterparts but their commercial know-how is vastly inferior, believes Jorge Bleck
The European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) recent Akzo Nobel decision is not a final setback but a new call for action in the battle for in-house privilege, says Werner Vanderhaeghe
The past year has been one of change for Uría Menéndez in Portugal. This is evident as you approach the firm’s impressive glass-fronted Edificio Rodrigo Uría in central Lisbon, where since
The Royal Legislative Decree 1/2010, dated 2 July, which approves the Consolidated Version of the Companies Act (the Spanish Companies Act), has integrated in a single text the former rules governing Spanish Joint Stock Companies,
The economic downturn has put pressures on law firms few Managing Partners could have imagined in the summer of 2007 when the first tremors of the sub-prime crisis emerged. Practice growth has been restricted or non-existent
Parties in a dispute risk losing the benefits of their independent witnesses if they are not properly prepared, in-house lawyers told
