The market for telecommunications, media and technology-related (TMT) legal advice in Iberia is being shaken up by smaller, innovative niche law firms that are successfully challenging the larger, more traditional firms for market share.

Opportunities in the areas of real estate, finance and venture capital could lead to other international law firms launching operations in Lisbon.

Urbaser has a number of preferred firms it works with on a regular basis.

With drones and satellites being more commonly used in a range of industries, businesses are looking to lawyers in Iberia to help create an appropriate legal framework.

A new study reveals majority of lawyers in the trade bloc believe regulatory changes, new service lines and a ‘more positive outlook' will lead to law firms expanding.

Investors in Spain are targeting a broad range of sectors including consumer, finance, energy, retail and real estate

Smaller firms follow the major players in reporting revenue increases partly due to rise in compliance and data protection work as well as innovative pricing and greater use of project managers

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

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.

Lawyers report new trend for ‘European-based corporates' to target assets in the Spanish and Portuguese real estate, tourism, insurance, finance, healthcare and energy sectors.

New data shows the likes of Deloitte, KPMG Abogados and PwC Legal are advising on more M&A deals and suggests auditing firms are winning instructions at expense of traditional market leaders.

With data showing that Deloitte Abogados is now amongst the top five firms in Spain when it comes to deal flow, market perception has yet to catch up with this reality

Uría Menéndez and MLGTS are perceived to be the law firms offering the best career opportunities for young lawyers in Spain and Portugal respectively, according to a new study which highlights the firms' prestige,...

BBVA's Luisa Forcada says the bank judges external lawyers on their understanding of their client's specific needs rather than on 'baseline costs'.

The deal involved some US$31 billion in assets under management and is expected to be finalised in the second semester of 2018.

Following their successful entry into the Spanish market, the ‘Big Four' are now targeting Portugal – some Lisbon lawyers fear decreasing fees and a drain of talent to their new rivals...

With PwC Tax & Legal having been ranked the fourth most active law firm in the Spanish M&A market in 2016, Madrid-based managing partner Joaquín Latorre says the firm is benefiting from its global reach...

Fears that tax-related legal advice could be interpreted as tax evasion, with the result that law firms could suffer irreparable damage to their reputation.

When the new Insolvency Law came into force on September 1 2004, the framework for resolving business crises in Spain changed significantly – although the most frequently affected stakeholders (debtors, creditors, employees, judges and advisers) may not be fully aware of the magnitude of the change.

Despite fears that the election of Donald Trump as US president could do severe damage to Mexico's economic prospects, the country is now seen as offering the best growth opportunities...