The past few months may have seen Portuguese and Spanish investors freeze their international expansion, in line with uncertainty over company and asset values and finance availability, but the latter half of 2009 will likely see
Lessons from the past can help consortia prepare for future Portuguese projects, says Maria Castelos, partner in the PLMJ project team.
With the intention of attracting highly qualified professionals and other high net worth individuals in order to facilitate and promote the transfer of scientific, technical and artistic knowledge, and consequently contribute to Portugal’s economical
In this modern world of global economics and commerce, piracy and counterfeiting are increasingly at the top of both the economic players’ and lawmakers’ concerns as their impact on business, industry, consumers and the economy
In late February, the European private equity industry was given an opportunity to present its views to the European Union on the regulatory framework which should apply to it in the future. In front of
On February 2, 2008, decree-law no 363/2007 came into force and the production of energy in Portugal entered a new era. The principle behind the new law is to save energy, reduce costs and protect the environment. Indeed,
The Chapter 11 filing of Lehman Brothers has caused companies around the world to re-assess their exposure (particularly counterparty risk) to other potentially troubled financial institutions.
For Jochi Jiménez, General Counsel and Compliance Officer at HCC Global Financial Products (HCC Global), the global economic crisis is bringing changing legal requirements, opportunities and risks.
Lisbon-based Sérvulo has looked to expand its practice spread in recent years, but its core focus on government and projects work means that it now faces a window of opportunity, say its lawyers.
Bad and unethical business decision making is the primary cause of the financial meltdown and, in turn, the global recession believes Ben W. Heineman, Jr. of Harvard Law School's Program on the Legal Profession
