One of Spain's largest law firms, Barcelona-based Bufete Cuatrecasas, has signed a co-operation agreement with a Seville firm, Montero-Aramburu, which could pave the way for a merger between the two firms in the next few years. Bufete Cuatrecasas has been expanding in Spain over the last few years. The firm is believed to be considering a similar arrangement in Mallorca.
Our man in Bahrain
In the news story in The Lawyer (7 October) concerning the closure of Clifford Chance’s office in Bahrain (“Clifford Chance to centralise in Dubai”), you state that “…Norton Rose is the only other UK firm in Bahrain”. I would like to point out that Palmer Cowen (of Mayfair) continues to operate an office in Bahrain […]