Cases & Lacambra has opened an office in Miami in an effort to become a “key law firm for investments from Andorra, Spain and Europe in Latin America, the US and Canada”.
Cuatrecasas acted for port operator DP World on the acquisition of Chilean company Puertos y Logística.
The sale of NPL and REO portfolios in Portugal is a major trend that will continue throughout 2019, says Abreu Advogados partner Patricia Viana.
The EU Directive related to companies’ increasing shareholder particpation is a big opportunity for law firms, says Linklaters managing associate Javier Garcia Cueto.
Abreu Advogados advised French company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton on the Portuguese aspects of its acquisition of hotel operator Belmont.
Andersen Tax & Legal partner Santiago Gastón de Iriarte has left the firm to join the Madrid office of multidisciplinary firm RSM Spain.
Portugal’s largest law firm PLMJ has confirmed it is carrying out an internal investigation after it suffered a cyberattack which resulted in confidential documents being published on an internet blog.
Deloitte Legal advised Grupo Ferrer Internacional on the sale of Spain-based pharmaceutical company Tarbis Farma to Amarox, according to Mergermarket.
The Portuguese real estate sector is booming, but the country’s law firms face the challenges of investing in technology and battling to retain talent, says MLGTS partner Tomás Vaz Pinto.
Smaller, non-listed, companies are increasingly recognising the importance of corporate governance, says Garrigues partner Sergio González Galán.
