As Secretary General and Head of Legal at Banco Pastor, Oscar García Maceiras oversees the legal role at one of Spain’s biggest banks – with distinct teams working to better understand the bank’s
As Europe’s largest insurance company, Allianz may have an emphasis on stability and predictability but when it comes to servicing its legal needs, creativity is key
While parties to the major Latin American arbitrations may typically have appointed lawyers from the renowned international law firms, there is now a more level playing field, suggest leading experts. Local law firms are now
The financial crisis has prompted differing responses by law firms, but if this means a return to a more “professional” approach it may be no bad thing, says Luis Riesgo of Jones Day in Madrid
Arbitration practitioners at Debevoise & Plimpton are seeking to establish a new Protocol, which they hope will encourage good practice worldwide
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is a law firm in transition. Recent years have seen Spain’s fourth largest firm undergo radical change as it seeks to re-stake its claim to be among the country’s pre-eminent
The slowdown at home is pushing Iberian businesses to explore new opportunities abroad. Are they looking to the usual suspects – like Latin America – or new parts of the world, and what role is there to
‘Evolution’ was the theme of the recent Biannual Law Firm Symposium at Georgetown Law School. As firms in some countries start reporting their first rise in business since the financial crisis, lawyers are pretty much
Raposo Bernardo & Associados has emerged as a new kind of internationally-minded Lisbon-based law firm, with a focus as much on developing its profile outside of Portugal as within it. The strategy appears to be working.
Spanish and Portuguese lawyers take a mixed view as to whether Iberia’s transactional markets are coming back to life. Deal volumes remain depressed, as do values, and financing and liquidity concerns continue to complicate
