Iberia’s businesses are on the move. Depressed home markets and limited prospects are prompting an increasing number of Spanish and Portuguese companies to look abroad for new opportunities.

The concerns of clients in the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) sectors as well as those across the life sciences are no different to those in the wider economy, say lawyers. There is no immunity

There may be an economic slowdown but intellectual property (IP) and information technology and communications (ITC) lawyers say that their practices have been affected less than many others. Clients haven’t avoided the downturn completely

Barcelona is experiencing an ongoing process of change from a primarily industrial economy to one that is increasingly knowledge-led. The transformation is not however one that happens overnight, presenting the city and its law firms

New investment opportunities are emerging in Barcelona and entrepreneurial creativity continues to overcome bureaucratic barriers

For many Iberian businesses looking to access the US or Latin America, Miami increasingly stands out as a preferred point of focus

The Madrid legal market remains in transition, say the capital’s lawyers. The past year has continued to be challenging, but firms have begun to put into effect strategies that they hope will see them