VdA, the Portuguese firm with more nominated lawyers as leading

The 2014 edition of IFLR 1000, the prestigious international guide, was released on October 3, 2013.

VdA maintains leadership position with four categorizations of Tier 1 (Banking & Finance, Restructuring & Insolvency, Project Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions) and one in Tier 2 (Capital Markets), in the five areas researched by IFLR 1000.

Moreover, VdA is the firm with more lawyers considered as leading lawyers, João Vieira de Almeida, Jorge Bleck and Helena Vaz Pinto in M&A e Corporate, Pedro Cassiano Santos in Banking  and Capital Markets, Manuel Protásio, Vanda Cascão and Paulo de Barros Baptista in Projects and Frederico Gonçalves Pereira in Restructuring & Insolvency.

The International Financial Law Review (IFLR) gathers and classifies firms that stand out internationally in the business law area in the financial sector. The survey is conducted by researchers specialized in this area and covers 120 jurisdictions worldwide.