The recent merger with Olswang and Nabarro caused some turbulence for CMS in Spain, but José Luís Arnaut, managing partner of CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut in Portugal insists the merger has gone down
A significant number of in-house legal departments in Iberia are paying more for legal services than they were a year ago, but if law firms want to earn even higher fees, they must improve their
The issue of document management raises questions about how law firms and companies can be sure they are ‘not retaining data unduly’ when archiving information
Other firms recognised at the Madrid ceremony included Garrigues, Sagardoy Abogados and Ecija, while Abertis bid won Best Deal award
Despite number of attempted cyberattacks, majority of partners confident that their firm is compliant with GDPR, but most think the approach to cybersecurity could be improved
With firms suffering a shortage of experienced associates, young lawyers are now more inclined to switch firm as they find their path to partnership restricted
Investors are increasingly seeing Iberia as a single market, which means firms with offices in both Spain and Portugal can better serve them, some lawyers argue
Big Data transactions could soon be worth ‘hundreds of millions’, while due diligence is changing due to the need to analyse large volumes of complex data – lawyers who master this will strengthen client relationships
The Spanish NPL market – where deals have an average value of up to €1.5 billion – has become increasingly sophisticated with portfolios packaged to attract specialist investors
Clients are now less risk averse and they are making decisions about deals more quickly, says SRS Advogados partner Nuno Miguel Prata, who adds that Portugal is increasingly on the radar of investors.
