Thales Portugal wants to use firms that are ethical, innovative and provide good value for money, says general counsel Paulo Lino Martins
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Parques Reunidos’ local operations choose law firms for day-to-day legal work, but for complex matters, the central legal team asks three firms for proposals
Andrade Gutierrez carries out a cost-benefit analysis when selecting legal service providers because the company requires wide-ranging experience and a global perspective, even from local firms
While Grupo FerroAtlántica instructs some of the world’s biggest law firms, it also uses smaller firms as they are sometimes ‘more competitive and efficient’, says Carla Inés Cerdán Molina
Orange faces a consistent flow of litigation and therefore favours external firms with branch offices across Spain, says legal commercial general counsel Antonio García Martínez
When Redes Energéticas Nacionais is looking for new business in foreign jurisdictions, it prefers to use lawyers that are close to the target of the deal, says Marta Almeida Afonso
The expertise of smaller specialist law firms can be as important as that of the international players, argues The Navigator Company’s Antonio Neto Alves
The crisis meant lawyers and clients perhaps saw a chance to make money by suing Quirónsalud, says the company’s in-house lawyer Isaac Millán
ONEY Portugal’s Duarte Gomes Pereira says he favours law firms that adopt a pragmatic, client-focused approach and provide specific, ‘straight to the point’ advice
Huawei Technologies España’s Alejandro Fernández López wants law firms’ senior lawyers handling the company’s legal matters because ‘direct contact’ with decision-makers is important
