The former Chief lawyer at Microsoft, William Newkom, who is the new President at the American Bar Association (ABA) believes that politicians should not interfere in the administration of justice.
Policymakers in both advanced and emerging market countries should learn some lessons from the recent turbulence in global financial markets, says Rodrigo Rato the outgoing Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Simmons & Simmons was among the first UK firms to arrive in Spain, and while it may have enjoyed early success the time has come, says the Madrid managing partner Richard Armitage, to move things
As General Counsel of Millennium BCP, one of Portugal’s leading banks, and President of the Company Lawyers Institute of Portugal, João Lourenço is well placed to assess the demands of both sides
The previous Awards in 2007 were attended by managing and senior partners of almost all the major law firms in Spain and Portugal, together with special guests from the US, UK and elsewhere here across Europe.
As the Jury of the Iberian Lawyer 40 under Forty Awards we are pleased to announce the 2007 Awards winners, presented below, and which were recognised formally at a ceremony in Madrid on 26 September. The Awards recognise
For Gibraltar’s legal market, the jurisdiction’s emergence as a major financial centre, alongside its established position as an offshore corporate and restructuring, trusts and shipping market, is driving law firms to seek growth
Gibraltar’s Iberian status has long been contentious. A British Overseas Territory, it has been an ongoing issue for successive Spanish governments, but the last few years have seen pragmatism in both Madrid and Gibraltar
While not as dramatic as anticipated, Gibraltar’s recent budget provides a timetable for the long-awaited introduction of a new low corporate tax regime, says Michael Castiel, Partner at Hassans.
The key investment private equity houses can make is in people, says Juan Díaz-Laviada, Managing Director of Advent in Spain.
