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MLSG joins Nextlaw Global Referral Network
Marianas Legal Strategy Group, LLC (MLSG) has joined the Nextlaw Global Referral Network in a bid to connect its clients to high quality lawyers around the world.
Pinsent Masons set for Madrid launch
Pinsent Masons is to launch its third international office in less than a year with a Madrid presence to open in May.
Cuatrecasas team defects to Pérez-Llorca
Spanish firm Cuatrecasas has lost a high profile team to its competitors Pérez-Llorca.
Top lawyer under fire in Longleat Estate trustee row
One of the UK's most esteemed family lawyers, Richard Parry, may be forced by a High Court judge to step down from his trusteeship of the Longleat Estate.
Court smells a rat in perfume case
Spanish retailers have been ordered to clear the shelves of a range of 'smell-alike' perfumes following a successful trademark suit.
Top Spanish firms return to turnover growth
The top three firms - Uria Menendez, Cuartrecasas and Garrigues - have all posted revenue rises for their 2014 results - figures that have been boosted by renewed foreign investor interest in the country.
Rise in Spanish claims against lawyers pushes up lawyer indemnity fees
Professional indemnity insurance for lawyers across Europe is expected to go up by seven per cent between 2013 and 2017, according to Partner Re - pushed up by a growing tendency among Spanish clients to sue their advisers.
Cuatrecasas appoints a new managing partner
The Spanish firm has chosen the coordinator of its litigation and arbitration practice to head up the firm.
San Simon & Duch launch maritime office
The Spanish firm has opened offices in Algeciras to focus on maritime law.
Uria Mendenez figures indicate Spanish turnaround
The Spanish firm has seen revenues go up by 3.6 per cent as other law firms in the region say the market has improved.
Freshfields closes Barcelona corporate team
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has confirmed the closure of the corporate part of its Barcelona office, after losing two partners to Allen & Overy and Osborne Clarke.
Telefonica consolidation test case under way
Spanish telecoms company Telefonica SA said it would help create a rival in order to assuage fears that it will become a monopoly when it merges with its current competition, E-Plus.
Vodafone scoops up Ono for €7.2 billion
In an effort to diversify beyond cell phones, Vodafone acquired Spanish broadband and pay-TV firm Ono.
Spanish banks: Finding the alternatives
The contraction of Spanish banking lending has seen direct lending increase as an alternative option, says Ander Valverde of Pérez-Llorca.
Uria Menendez advises on Angola JV
Iberian law firm Uria Menendez - Proenca de Carvalho has advised a Portuguese-Spanish consortium setting up a joint venture for some activity in Angola.
Enforcement of judgements in Spain
Freezing of assets in Spain is now much easier since the introduction of new legislation, say Mercedes Romero and Luis López from Spanish law firm Pérez-Llorca.
Cuatrecasas launches app
Spanish law firm Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira has upped its cool factor with the launch of a new legal App.
Spanish firm team in major defection to Baker & McKenzie
Global law firm Baker & McKenzie is set to bolster its Spanish practice in Madrid by hiring a team of lawyers from Spanish law firm Ramón y Cajal.
Superstar footballer to answer tax fraud allegations
Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi and his father Jorge are to appear before a Spanish court for questioning over alleged tax fraud.
European Commission pressed for stadium judgment
Pressure has been heaped onto the European Union's executive body to finally make a decision on their investigation into alleged illegal state aid given to Spanish football club Real Madrid to improve their stadium's profitability.
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