Vieira de Almeida & Associados (VdA) has been awarded Law Firm of the Year 2013 by Who's Who Legal.

This is the third year in which VdA is awarded this prize by this acknowledged international guide, as a result of gathering the most references for its areas of practice - 12 in total - as well as for its lawyers. The firm is referenced for Banking, Capital Markets, Competition, Corporate Governance, Corporate Tax, Life Sciences, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining, Patents, Project Finance, Public Procurement and Regulatory Communications and at the same time 14 of its lawyers are referenced for their expertise, acknowledging VdA's leadership in a wide range of legal practices.

VdA's lawyers António de Magalhães Cardoso, João Vieira de Almeida, Manuel Protásio, Margarida Couto, Miguel Mendes Pereira, Nuno Ruiz, Paula Gomes Freire, Paulo de Barros Baptista, Paulo Pinheiro, Pedro Cassiano Santos, Tiago Marreiros Moreira, Francisca Paulouro and Joaquim Pedro Lampreia are all referenced by Who's Who Legal that elects the firm after concluding VdA is the Portuguese law firm most referenced by peers, clients and specialists whose opinion the international publication hears along the research it takes forward prior to announcing the winner.

João Vieira de Almeida stresses how 'to be referenced by our clients, peers and other specialists from several sectors for the third consecutive year is living proof that the strong investment we have been making in our team's training as well as in innovative procedures together with a dedicated closeness to clients is worth the while. In such a highly competitive and highly skilled sector as business law it is both an honour and an added responsibility'.