ANA uses two of three trusted firms to avoid having to repeatedly explain its business to new external lawyers, says the company's head of legal Francisco Sebastian

Private equity funds, sovereign funds and infrastructure funds fight for assets in Spain's finance, insurance, telecoms and real estate sectors

The emergence of cutting-edge healthcare technology is rendering current legal frameworks obsolete, while the sector is also generating significant levels of transactional work

Law firms should help their professionals to focus on common goals, create spaces for them to collaborate and incentivise lateral thinking, says Fernando Vives

Biggest Spanish law firm by revenue has announced it will use robots to speed up analysis of legal documentation, while Uría Menéndez confirms it is evaluating the use of AI for speeding up processes

Carro cites examples such as IPO processes, complex technical litigation and M&A transactions involving due diligence and anti-trust considerations.

With competition increasing in the Spanish legal market, top performing lawyers may want to move elsewhere if more senior colleagues are in the 'comfort zone'.

We have moved from the sphere of corporate social responsibility to the reality of responsible business conduct – it's not enough to do good voluntarily, businesses now must do no harm to stakeholders.

With clients' loyalty to legal service providers diminishing, lawyers say firms should do more to promote the benefits of more in-depth relationships between clients and their advisers.

After a period of draught, trainee intake at Iberia's leading firms is on the up once again as workloads increase

Two-thirds of partners at law firms in Spain experienced a rise in their income in the last year, but the majority would consider joining another firm if it meant their remuneration increased, new research by Iberian Lawyer reveals.

Announcement of Cuatrecasas' results confirms Spain's major firms are growing again due to foreign investor interest in the country's energy, real estate and telecoms sectors.

The proportion of women partners at leading firms in Portugal is currently almost twice that at top firms in Spain, new research shows.

Though deals activity in Portugal declined during the last 12 months, lawyers expect major banks to divest assets in 2017, while real estate and energy transactions should increase.

M&A lawyers remain optimistic about deal flow as investor interest in Iberia remains strong with a number of M&A transactions having been completed in the industrial and chemicals sector.

Novartis' Leonor Pissarra believes that if mistakes are not highlighted, relationships between clients and their external lawyers can never improve

Law firms that bill excessively high amounts cause considerable frustration for Ascendi's Paulo Marinho, who wants external lawyers to have a detailed understanding of his company's business

New research finds that 90 per cent of partners in Spain expect their firm's revenue to grow in the coming year, with two-thirds anticipating a rise in profits.

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.

An increase in M&A work coupled with new tax rules and moves to tackle tax evasion means law firms are desperately battling to recruit the best specialist lawyers