María Echeverría-Torres, Legal and Compliance director at Nokia, is a believer that in-house lawyers should be recognized as true partners and be part of the decision-making inside the company. Echeverría-Torres also reflects
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Francisco Javier Castillo Palacios, lead counsel for Dow Ibérica, Turkey, Russia and CIS, says choosing the right law firm can be problematic, but he adds that the increasing use of technology is making it
In-house lawyers and external counsel can develop fruitful relationships based on trust, humility and commitment, says Citibank Europe’s Isabel Charraz
Tabaqueira senior counsel Alexandra Reis says the external law firms she instructs need to be proactive, efficient and concise in their responses
Grupo FerroAtlántica general counsel Clara Cerdán says in-house lawyers face a battle to convince their colleagues in other parts of the business about the value they bring – however, in-house legal departments reduce reputational
In his role as general counsel at Total and president of ECLA, Jonathan Marsh (pictured) will be paying much closer attention to Spain and Portugal in the near future – the creation of Iberian law firm
Banco Credibom’s Lisbon-based head of legal Duarte Gomes Pereira says his team is having to deal with a growing amount of regulatory work in recent years – consequently, he is often on the lookout for
Toyota Mexico’s general counsel Luis F. Lozano Olivares wants external lawyers to continuously work at becoming more efficient and he gets frustrated when they lie about their expertise
Gloria Sánchez Soriano, head of legal department transformation at Banco Santander, says that when using technology to automate legal department processes, it is vital to consider the impact on the people affected
When searching for external advisers, clients are commonly seeking law firms that are able to adopt a business-focused approach, but such lawyers are often in short supply, says Casais Group’s Manuel Luís Gonç
