CCA Ontier has announced the appointment of three new partners: Martim Bouza Serrano, Marta Duarte and Pedro Antunes.
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Disputes related to white collar crime, new technology and anti-trust cases are on the increase and are generating significant amounts of work for law firms, says Ontier managing partner Pedro Rodero.
The former managing partner of Clifford Chance in Spain, Ignacio Ojanguren, has joined Ontier.
Among the characteristics Noble Fortune looks for in lawyers is proactivity as well as being well-informed about issues affecting the company’s business, says general counsel Pedro de Melo
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.
Considerable opportunities exist for lawyers to sell technology-related services to clients, however many law firms ‘still resistant to technological developments’
Lisbon-based CCA Ontier advised property company Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Azeitão on the sale of Nossa Senhora da Arrábida Hospital and accommodation provider Porto Salus to the Orpea Group.
The issue of technology will mould the future of law firms as many struggle to innovate – indeed, some will look for mergers as a way of effectively adapting to the digitalisation of the economy
Investors are battling for the best assets in Iberia and this is generating plenty of work for lawyers, but such work is not always as profitable as law firms would like
Many Portuguese companies remain unconvinced of the need for compliance programmes due to the fact it is not mandatory under Portuguese law, says Henrique Salinas, partner at CCA Ontier in Lisbon.
