VdA's partner is the only leading lawyer referenced by the International Who's Who of Patent Lawyers 2013

António Magalhães Cardoso, VdA's partner heading the Intellectual Property area of practice is referenced by the International Who's Who of Patent Lawyers 2013 as the sole leader in Patent Law in Portugal among a list which includes the main law firms from around the world.

Who's Who international publication proceeds to an independent research process with clients and peers and still cross-references these opinions with added research at various levels.

VdA's Intellectual Property area of practice handles many of the major litigation cases regarding patents litigation in Portugal involving major multinational companies operating in the field of innovation.