Worldwide there are around one billion vehicles, a figure that is expected to double in just two decades. Alongside this trend, the price of fuel has been growing in the medium term, with no substantial or time-consistent decrease expected. Meanwhile, Governments have to deal with increasing environmental concerns, notably the reduction of carbon emissions. Thus, […]
The economic situation and the effects of the world crisis on financial institutions have given rise to and fostered numerous initiatives of various natures and types in Spain.
As Secretary General and Head of Legal at Banco Pastor, Oscar García Maceiras oversees the legal role at one of Spain’s biggest banks – with distinct teams working to better understand the bank’s retail, banking, litigation and wider corporate needs
As Europe’s largest insurance company, Allianz may have an emphasis on stability and predictability but when it comes to servicing its legal needs, creativity is key
While parties to the major Latin American arbitrations may typically have appointed lawyers from the renowned international law firms, there is now a more level playing field, suggest leading experts. Local law firms are now increasing their share of what is a growing area of legal practice.
The financial crisis has prompted differing responses by law firms, but if this means a return to a more “professional” approach it may be no bad thing, says Luis Riesgo of Jones Day in Madrid
Arbitration practitioners at Debevoise & Plimpton are seeking to establish a new Protocol, which they hope will encourage good practice worldwide
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is a law firm in transition. Recent years have seen Spain’s fourth largest firm undergo radical change as it seeks to re-stake its claim to be among the country’s pre-eminent law firms. Managing Partner, Manuel Martín, suggests that while the firm may once have lost its focus, the success now being achieved […]
The slowdown at home is pushing Iberian businesses to explore new opportunities abroad. Are they looking to the usual suspects – like Latin America – or new parts of the world, and what role is there to play for their existing domestic law firms?
‘Evolution’ was the theme of the recent Biannual Law Firm Symposium at Georgetown Law School. As firms in some countries start reporting their first rise in business since the financial crisis, lawyers are pretty much divided as to whether we will now be experiencing a ‘brave new world’ for law firms or whether it will […]
