Law firms in Spain should be employing UK-qualified barristers and solicitors in internal Brexit departments who deal with UK clients in English, says Madrid-based barrister Robert G. Bonnar
Steel tube company Almacenes Metalúrgicos (Almesa) was advised by Loyra Abogados on its acquisition of Grupo Arpo, according to Mergermarket.
Linklaters advised Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) on its acquisition of a majority stake in Spanish renewable energy company Eolia Renovables.
Among the characteristics Noble Fortune looks for in lawyers is proactivity as well as being well-informed about issues affecting the company’s business, says general counsel Pedro de Melo
A team of Madrid-based Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer lawyers advised APG Asset Management on its agreement to acquire and exercise other rights to acquire – together with certain funds managed by Corsair Infrastructure Partners – a 59.2 per cent
Cuatrecasas acted for Grupo Catalana Occidente on its acquisition of insurance provider Antares from Telefónica.
Does size matter? With Iberia´s law firms announcing their annual results, the jury is split – for some firms size is important while for others small is beautiful.
Alexandra Reis, senior counsel at Philip Morris International (Tabaqueira), and winner at the Iberian Lawyer 2018 Gold Awards, says in-house lawyers must have the “will to help the business”.
Javier Fernández-Samaniego, managing director of Samaniego Law, says digital transformation poses a challenge for every businesses and therefore represents an opportunity for all law firms
Vieira de Almeida advised Portuguese private healthcare company José de Mello Saúde (JMS) on the registration of its commercial paper programme on MARF, the fixed income market operated by Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (
