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On the cover : Despite their economic difficulties , Spain and Portugal are seen as fertile ground for tech start-ups as office space is cheap and the salaries for IT engineers are relatively low – but does the sector represent a big opportunity for law firms ?
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• Private equity funds targeting mid-sized Spanish consumer businesses
• Lawyers more worried about cybersecurity after Panama Papers leak
• Law firms prepared for new wave of banking mergers
• Competition lawyers in demand with antitrust cases set to rise
• M & A and employment experts top of in-house departments ’ wish lists
• Gamesa , Pfizer , Zurich and Seat recognised at Iberian Lawyer Gold Awards
Event report 12 Future of investor-state arbitration in serious doubt
The Latin American Lawyer 14 Clinton presidency would ‘ boost Latin America ’ s economic outlook ’
Transactions 16 Iberian Mergers and Acquisitions
On the move 17 Who is moving where
News focus 18 Take a chance on me
Law firm profile 20 Rising up Araoz & Rueda
Opinion 23 ‘ Our mission is to disrupt the legal industry ’ Eduardo Ruiz Hewlett Packard Enterprise
In-house
Client view 24 ‘ Our in-house team is intentionally small – we prefer the know-how of local lawyers ’ Carla Inés Cerdán Molina Grupo FerroAtlántica
Client view 25 Expensive law firms ‘ don ’ t always provide the best solutions ’ Carla Alves Andrade Gutierrez
Property update 27 A warning to Barcelona about the displacement of communities Roger Pla Madrid Roca Junyent
Corporate update 27 A new era for foreign investment in Angola João Robles FCB Sociedade de Advogados
Tax update 27 The regulation of interchange fees António Moura Portugal ABBC
Healthcare update 27 New measures aimed at improving healthcare Rita Roque de Pinho pbbr
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