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
Alejandro Fernández de Araoz Gómez-Acebo, of Araoz & Rueda, says private equity is helping to build Spain’s own Silicon Valley.
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
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
A law firm has one real asset – its people. Talk to any senior manager of any law firm and they agree that people are key to continued success. We recently surveyed the Iberian Lawyer {overlib
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%
José Miguel Júdice outlines the challenges facing Portugal’s arbitration community.
Clifford Chance’s global managing partner, Peter Cornell, lives in three time zones managing the world’s largest law firm.
Good project management is essential in the fastpaced real estate sector according to Manuel Liedo, Metrovacesa’s head of legal.
Using recent statistics from Europe and the USA, Manuel MartÃn, managing partner of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, suggests that Spanish law firms may have relied too heavily on high leverage in order to maintain
