Cuatrecasas law firm news

European law firms are often overlooked in the legal market, having entered the region late and being still relatively small in size. Yet their growth strategies in the past few years, either through acquisitions or alliance building, mean they now warrant growing attention

Garrigues has become the first major Spanish law firm to outline its desire to capture its share of the Indian market after entering into a non-exclusive cooperation agreement with Indian law firm Dua Associates.

Leading Spanish firm Uría Menéndez has become the first Iberian firm to open in Beijing. Its Beijing representative office, which is its 16th location worldwide and first in Asia, is in the World Trade Center.

西班牙Uria Menendez律师事务所近期在北京设立了其在亚洲的第一家代表处，同时也成为第一家在北京开设代表处的西班牙律所。

Rebollo Abogados, a Spanish firm with three partners and seven lawyers, was granted license to operate in China earlier this year and opened an office in Shanghai in July. And so far, this unusual market play seems to be paying off.

The global financial crisis has not diminished law firms’ passion for the country’s most cosmopolitan and fast-paced city. Rather, it provides a timely opportunity for ambitious firms in this up-and-coming financial centre to prepare for a new wave of competition. ALB China investigates

In the context of the global financial crisis and the Olympics aftermath, the legal industry in the country's capital city is inevitably affected. But Beijing's legal fraternity believes that the legal services market will remain vibrant and prosperous.

Some international firms are remaining impressively optimistic about the prospects for expanding their operations in Greater China; others are already feeling the pinch.

在全球经济低迷的阴霾覆盖下，多数国际律师事务所宣布削减预算和降低成本以避免亏损。尽管如此，仍有少数律所在低迷的经济环境中把握扩张机遇。

Two Spanish firms have started ventures into China, coinciding with Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's recent trip to Europe

随着中国对欧洲和拉美市场的投资增长，同时面对本土市场英国和美国事务所的̬֬竞争，西班牙律师事务所认为中国市场将更具增长潜力。

The acquisition of an American telecommunications company by an Indian corporation has Herbert Smith and White & Case, who acted for the buyer and seller respectively, running for cover.