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Vodafone España: Connecting the world

Pedro José Peña, Company Secretary and Director of Legal at Vodafone España, explains how he is developing excellence in his legal team. Over the last 20 years, Vodafone has become one of the world’

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The new face behind DLA

Juan Picón´s move across Madrid from Squires Sanders & Dempsey to DLA Piper made headlines. Not only did he take his whole office with him, but he also got the top job at his

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Spain reforming, Portugal pausing

The responses from our first {overlib linktext="Group of Experts" text="Iberian Lawyer’s Group of Experts are 100 of the leading partners in law firms in Spain and Portugal. For

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A view from the ABA: Client confidentiality

America’s judicial system, like most, is dependent upon the attorney-client privilege and the freedom it gives lawyers and clients to communicate about the laws and issues that impact clients without fear that such

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Under new management

At the beginning of 2006 Rodrigo Urí­a stood down as managing partner of Uría Menéndez, the firm he had led for almost 30 years. In their first joint interview since taking over as co-managing

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Banco Sabadell: Gaining synergy

Joaquí­n Valenzuela, head of legal at Banco Sabadell, explains how he believes that law firms can benefit from working more closely with in-house legal teams. Since its foundation in 1881, Banco Sabadell has been at

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A view from Rome – Gas Natural & Endesa put

The proposed acquisition of Endesa by Gas Natural could be the first merger of its kind in the European energy sector. The resultant economic powerhouse, Gas Natural-Endesa, would be the top importer of gas, controlling 65%