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 Joanna Pinto Bull Lee
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| Managing legal services in a global context: Corporate Counsels’ challenges in influencing decisions Iberian Lawyer’s In-House Club gathered a select group of general counsel in Miami to debate current challenges when developing their functions in a competitive and hyper-regulated environment.Read more
  Portugal becoming one of the most competitive EU tax regimes Lawyers seeing great possibilities in proposed new corporate tax reforms to promote inbound and outbound investment.Read more
  First EIB bond kickstarting capital markets The inaugural deal under the Europe 2020 Project Bond Initiative demonstrates investor demand and hope for a rise in activity.
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| Events The realities of change: Can legal reforms bring business opportunities?
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| Wednesday 4th December, LisbonIn-house counsel are embracing the new economic reality and exploring how this can be used to the advantage of their businesses.
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| Doomed to mediocrity or equipped for success: The crucial importance of forward thinking people
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| Monday 25th November at 7pm, online sessionThis forum is designed for all those with an interest in and/or strategic responsibility for acquiring, keeping and making the best use of key talent in a firm or legal department – including the talent of the partners and leaders themselves.
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| TMT reportKeep up or log out
   No longer a niche practice, TMT has taken the legal world by storm. And lawyers say that one thing is very clear in today’s ‘digital economy’ – these days there is no industry that isn’t affected by TMT. But the sector is evolving at such a rapid pace, that clients, law firms and regulators are having a very hard time keeping up, and applicable legal frameworks are almost out-dated before they become effective.Read more
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| Law Firm ProfileHitting the top twice – Baker & McKenzie
 
 Following the hiring of José María Alonso to head Baker & McKenzie´s Madrid office’s dispute resolution team in March 2012, this year sees the former Managing Partner (MP) of Garrigues elected to lead the Madrid office. Read more
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| Energy – SpainBlack forecast for renewables sector
 By Jesús Avezuela Cárcel and
 María Casado Navarro-Rubio, Broseta
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 | Sports – PortugalNew Sports Arbitration Court
 By José Manuel Meirim,
 ABBC
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