Successful first edition of the Inkietos Awards in Madrid

The first edition of the Inkietos Awards was successfully held this week in Madrid, in a well-attended event that took place in the auditorium of the Madrid headquarters of Banco Santander with the aim of rewarding and celebrating innovation in Spanish law firms.

Inkietos, the leading think tank for corporate law in Spain, awarded prizes for Social Impact, Transformational Management, and Courageous Trajectory.

The event began with a round table entitled ‘Partners of management areas in law firms: exception or evolution?’, which was moderated by Pedro del Rosal Segura, journalist, communications expert and member of Inkietos. Participants included Paloma Rubalcaba, Managing Partner of KPMG; Ramón Palacial, Managing Partner of EY Law; and Cristina Santos, Director of Human Resources at GA_P. During the discussion, the transformation of the role of the managing partner in law firms in Spain was addressed, emphasising the importance of professionalising this position and the growing tendency of firms to entrust management to a leader more similar to a CEO than to a practising lawyer.

The Social Impact Award went to the Pro Bono Spain Foundation, whose director and co-founder, Leire Larracoichea, received the award.

The Transformational Management Award went to Cuatrecasas, EY Law, KPMG Spain and Pérez-Llorca, all firms that have chosen to appoint managing partners from management areas.

The awards were collected by representatives of the winning firms, who underlined the importance of strategic management in the success and evolution of law firms in recent years;