In-house legal teams must have a sense of unity and trust in order to ensure they are successful, says Manuel Luís Gonçalves, head of legal at Casais Group, and winner at the Iberian
Fieldfisher Jausas has recruited Neinor Homes head of legal Silvia López, who will join the firm as a real estate partner.
Some mid-sized Portuguese law firms will be forced to merge in order to remain competitive in the market, according to CCA Ontier managing partner Domingos Cruz.
Law firms need to adapt to the cultural shift brought about by a new generation of lawyers – this involves implementing new business models that align with this change of mentality
Cuatrecasas’ Lisbon-based partners Miguel Esperança Pina and Rita Gouveia (pictured) have left the firm to join CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut.
Following a decade of turbulence, Lisbon’s commercial legal market is entering a welcome period of stability. Despite the relatively benign conditions, most lawyers acknowledge that by standing still they will effectively be moving backwards
Broseta advised Spanish digital media company Weblogs on its acquisition by Webedia.
Cuatrecasas partner Álvaro Bourkaib says that GDPR-related litigation – related to both private and public enforcement – is a growing area of work for law firms.
To take advantage of market boom, lawyers need to continuously innovate, offer highly-specialised legal services and ‘far exceed the expectations of clients’
There is substantial demand for real estate and tax-related legal advice in Portugal, according to PLMJ managing partner Luis Pais Antunes. He adds that investors are increasingly targeting Portuguese assets because such investment presents a
