"Ten words that will mark the next ten years"

João Vieira de Almeida, managing partner, is heard by the Portuguese Daily newspaper Diário Económico for its yearbook “Quem é Quem”, where ten Portuguese lawyers are invited to talk about the trends that will mark the law business in Portugal for the next ten years. Internationalization, Competition, Specialization, Consolidation, Arbitration, Digital, Fees, Training, Multidisciplinary and Demand are the 10 trends selected by the lawyers.

"Ten years is an eternity in the context of technological change, demand sophistication and social and economic volatility in the world in which we live in. And yet, to predict a phenomenon of consolidation in the legal market during this period, in Portugal or elsewhere, it is a pretty safe bet" states João Vieira de Almeida who approaches the consolidation topic.