Following in the footsteps of its competitor Arthur Andersen, which in 1997 merged with Spanish law firm J&A Garrigues, PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced a merger with the Madrid office of Spanish law firm Mullerat & Roca. "The system of Garrigues & Andersen is the right way to increase our presence in the legal market," says Antonio Lewis Vañon, head of the legal practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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