Paula Gomes Freire and Catarina Pinto Correia have been awarded the Iberian lawyer's '40 under forty' prize.

The awards ceremony took place on the 22nd September in Barcelona. Vieira de Almeida & Associados (VdA)'s partner and managing associate, were among the only five Portuguese lawyers that received the award this year. The Iberian Lawyer is an Iberian magazine specializing in business law. Every two years, this publication organizes an awards ceremony together with UNICEF where lawyers under 40 years of age are rewarded both for their outstanding professional achievements and social work.