The rebirth of ABBC
“All tradition is merely the past,” claimed the renowned writer Jiddu Krishnamurti and this has clearly been one of the core cultural traits among many Portuguese law firms; often founded by charismatic lawyers with a clear set of ideologies but with little thought towards issues such as internationalisation, branding or succession planning.
A focus on the capital - Jausas
Agustín Bou, Managing Partner and Head of Restructuring of Spanish firm Jausas, is a man with a clear mission. His goal is to expand his firm’s capabilities and specifically to develop its practice and profile in the Spanish capital, Madrid.
Expanding through the crisis - Deloitte Abogados
Deloitte Abogados is a firm in which many of its major strengths can also be seen as its biggest weaknesses. In Spain it now has more than 530 lawyers but which have historically been in the shadows of its more high-profile auditing and consulting practices. Its scale underscores the two sides of Deloitte. Firstly, it shows just how large and diverse the legal arm is but, simultaneously, how many in the market remain unaware of its capabilities.
Thinking differently - Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance is celebrating 30 years in Spain having been one of the first international law firm arrivals in the country. It is now firmly established among the top tier in both Madrid and Barcelona but the performance of the Spanish practice is increasingly measured by how well it connects internationally.
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- A partnership of equals - Campos Ferreira, Sá Carneiro & Associados
- Focusing on the institution - Garrigues
- The business of successful networking: DLA Piper
- A new beginning: Uría Menéndez - Proença de Carvalho
- The two faces of Baker & McKenzie
- Triumphing through adversity: Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- The long path home: Raposo Bernardo & Associados
- A marriage of convenience: Hogan Lovells
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