Iberian Lawyer TV: Uncertainty Surrounds Labour Reform In Spain

Renewables-related restructuring work and trade and export finance matters are creating significant opportunities for law firms, according to Clifford Chance partner José Guardo.

Bird & Bird counsel José Luis Lorente says internet banks and other online financial services platforms face compliance challenges relating to regulation, IT and anti-money laundering, for example.

Iberian Lawyer TV: Revival of investor interest in Spain

Linklaters´ partner Ben Crosse explains that one of the biggest recent legal developments affecting the banking and finance sector in Spain was the revision of the Spanish insolvency act, which allows companies to impose solutions on dissenting creditors.

Iberian Lawyer TV: Changes To IP Laws Helping To Combat Piracy

Despite volatility in the market during the last 12 months, law firms have successfully managed to expand and increase their revenue, says Roca Junyent managing partner, Joan Roca.

As clients grow more sophisticated then so do their expectations in terms of what they want from their legal advisers, says Sharon Izaguirre, corporate and M&A partner at Deloitte in Madrid.

Although the challenge is not right now, you can already see how technology has evolved and how sophisticated databases or research mechanisms have became with the use of artificial intelligence

José María Alonso, managing partner of Baker & McKenzie´s Madrid office, says that, while clients expect more involvement from senior lawyers on deals, fees have not grown in accordance with these expectations.

Clifford Chance counsel Juan Calvente says employment lawyers now need to give more strategic advice and explain to clients how courts are interpreting new employment legislation.

Twenty-first century lawyers now need to understand that law firms must be run as businesses and that legal services are provided on a global scale, according to Manuel Martín, managing partner of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo

Iberian Lawyer TV: Clients can help increase the use of ADR

Jordi López, partner at Pintó Ruiz & Del Valle, analyses the current opportunities that exist in the Barcelona market and highlights how the sports, IT and media sectors proved to be very resistant to the effects of the economic downturn.

Iberian Lawyer TV: Data Protection Rules And Cloud Computing Creating New Risks

Magda Cocco, partner at Vieira de Almeida, says that, with regard to the issue of data protection, it is important to consider the issue of privacy at the beginning of a project rather than at the end, which is when it becomes more of a burden.

Rafael Fuster, partner at Uría Menéndez, says new international tax initiatives, such as BEPs and EU legislation limiting tax planning, will change the landscape for clients and advisers alike forcing them to increase risk awareness and develop risk mitigation strategies

<p>Tax lawyers must be sensitive to clients' businesses, assist them in managing risks, and help them understand the rapidly changing tax environment, explains Brian Leonard, partner at Deloitte Abogados in Madrid.</p>

Bird & Bird partner Javier Fernández-Samaniego says there is a "great window of opportunity" for law firms in Cuba, while investors are also increasingly interested in the Pacific Alliance.

According to Clifford Hendel, partner at Araoz & Rueda in Madrid, there has been a growth in international arbitration cases relating to shareholder disputes and joint ventures.