Despite the experience of an almost overwhelming first year, and the subsequent demise of big-ticket M&A, nothing yet requires change in the Latham & Watkins business plan for Spain, says managing partner José Luis Blanco.
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Recent reforms have opened the way for non-lawyer partners and external investment in UK-based law firms but they may not necessarily take advantage of all that is on offer, says Stephen Denyer, International Development Partner
Iberia's law firms assess the potential of more performancerelated remuneration schemes
Whilst Human Resources (HR) and the issue of how to recruit and retain the best young lawyers continues to be a hot topic amongst law firms, the issues for in-house legal teams remain largely unknown.
The Iberian deal market has seen a definite slow down in the scale of transactions, say lawyers, nonetheless opportunities remain for those that can adapt to the new environment.
The Portuguese Government has, recently, approved a proposal to reduce the standard rate of the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 21% to 20%, with effects from July 1 onwards.
Despite its position among Europe’s most glamorous and fashionable cities, Barcelona is undergoing radical economic change – with the outcome potentially affecting many within the city’s legal community.
An awareness of the importance of intellectual property (IP) rights as assets to Iberian companies may not be common, but there are essential issues common to any company embarking on an IP enforcement program, says
Spain’s 2005 revision of its private equity law brought with it an increase not only in awareness among private equity houses (PEHs) of the benefits of the jurisdiction for fund formation but also an upturn
As the buyers of Portuguese transactional legal services become increasingly sophisticated, changes are evident in the expertise demanded of external legal advisers, says Dulce Franco, partner at AAA Advogados in Lisbon. Firms have therefore to
