The State aid question is clearly now highly relevant to companies, believes José Luis Buendía, Head of Garrigues’ Brussels office.
Law firms must continue to listen to their clients, focus on creativity and invest in getting to know specific business sectors, an audience of senior law firm marketers and communications professionals heard at a recent
The financial downturn has significantly affected public procurement procedures in Portugal, says José Luís Esquível of Lisbon public law boutique Esquível Advogados, with pressure on contractual and legislative frameworks and demand for
The downturn is not lessening the impact or application of competition law principles
As the financial crisis shows signs of subsiding, companies are again looking to explore investment opportunities in Latin America. However, there is some concern that some political leaders in the region may seek to use
The crisis continues to be felt but questions remain around what substantive legislative changes will be its legacy, says S Todd Crider of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Businesses need to be aware of the need to protect their data from loss or ‘leakage’ and understand that most issues arise internally rather than externally
In the UK, the campaign against the current draft of the European Commission’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive has gained considerable momentum. Recently, Lord Myners, the British Government’s ‘City Minister’, said that the
The issues being presented by clients to Iberia’s restructuring and insolvency lawyers remain consistent, but as the financial crisis evolves their relative weight in the equation might have changed, say many. Significant also has
The inflexibility of Spanish insolvency law is leading companies to look internationally for new jurisdictions from which to restructure their operations
