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Uria Menendez and PLMJ size up the key issues in the Iberia market, plus an extended market overview...
04 Mar 2010 | 10:32
Garrigues tops 2009 Spanish results as revenues rise by 13% to €300m
Spain's leading independent law firms have posted strong results for 2009, with only Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira bucking the trend and announcing a dip in revenues. Garrigues, the country's largest law firm, has led a trio of firms posting double...
03 Mar 2010 | 11:50
Iberia: Information wants to be free
Nothing riles Madrid's competition lawyers more than the cartel-smashing raids by Spain's Comision Nacional de la Competencia (CNC). Since a leniency programme came into effect in early 2008, companies have been busy snitching, and the CNC has launche...
03 Mar 2010 | 11:44
Iberia: Building the road ahead
Portugal currently has a significant public-private partnership (PPP) market, with several projects already concluded and many more in the pipeline. As a percentage of gross domestic product, the country has the highest level of investment in PPP/priv...
03 Mar 2010 | 11:44 | 
Iberia: Remodelling the real estate market
The Bill introducing the long-awaited Sociedades Cotizadas de Inversion en el Mercado Inmobiliario (SOCIMIs) in Spain - similar to the UK's Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) - was finally passed on 26 October 2009 after a complete change in circums...
03 Mar 2010 | 11:42 |
Iberia: The new crop
Generally, although the Iberian economy has been badly hit by the global crisis, its law firms seem to be weathering the storm reasonably well, though naturally some are faring better than others. Ricardo Gomez-Barreda, managing partner of Garrigue...
03 Mar 2010 | 11:42 |
Portuguese debt capital market profile on the rise
Over the last 18 months, the Portuguese capital markets have been stirred into life by a number of interesting trades, many involving the acquisition of shares in Portuguese-listed companies by foreign investors. This trend reached a new high in re...
03 Mar 2010 | 11:41 |
Real Madrid
Few cities have a reputation for being as lively and energetic as Madrid. Madrilenos know how to have a good time: a visit to this most Spanish of Spain's cities unfailingly leads to late-night cocktails in one of its many bars and over-indulgence in ...
03 Mar 2010 | 11:39
Garrigues wins environmental advisory role for Spain's EU presidency
Garrigues has been appointed to advise Spain's Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs during the country's presidency of the European Union. The leading Spanish firm will advise the Ministry's head, Elena Espinosa, on matters falling ...
16 Feb 2010 | 14:08
Herbert Smith adds partner to Spain finance team with A&O hire
Herbert Smith has strengthened its Spanish finance practice with the hire of a new partner. The top 10 City firm has hired Allen & Overy counsel Gonzalo Martin de Nicolas as a partner in Madrid, giving the office its first dedicated Spanish finance...
16 Feb 2010 | 12:25
Gomez-Acebo posts double-digit turnover boost
Spain's Gomez-Acebo & Pombo has posted a double-digit increase in turnover for 2009, with revenues at the Spanish firm increasing by just over 10%. The firm has reported turnover of €67.6m (£59.6m) for 2009, up 10.3% on the 2008 figure of €61....
10 Feb 2010 | 16:00
European law firm of the year
"A fantastic firm," said one of the judges of Uria Menendez. Another member of the judging panel singled out a commitment by the Spanish law firm not to make redundancies in the face of the worst market conditions for a generation. The eye-catching...
08 Dec 2009 | 07:15
Cuatrecasas names new office heads in Madrid and Barcelona
Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira has named new office heads in Madrid and Barcelona. The firm has appointed corporate partner Francisco Perez-Crespo as Madrid managing partner, while fellow corporate partner Miguel Trias has taken up the managing part...
03 Dec 2009 | 00:11
Independent Law Firms in Europe: Numbers crunched
Europe's independent firms have put expansion plans on hold, with the recession prompting fears among many managing partners that the risks of a tie-up with a like-minded firm could outweigh potential the benefits. Despite the opportunistic merger ...
01 Dec 2009 | 18:30
Independent Law Firms in Europe: A model of resilience
The global recession has done little to alter the faith of Europe's independents in the strength of their law firm models. While the global UK and US-based firms have been busy with internal housekeeping and the struggle for position in their home ...
01 Dec 2009 | 18:01
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