The November/ December 2008 edition of Iberian Lawyer magazine includes the 'Lisbon Annual Report', an article dedicated to the Portuguese economy and the current financial and economic crisis which contains an interview with João Vieira de Almeida.

For the VdA managing partner, ‘Many lawyers see the strategic sense of expanding into Portugal’s major business centres but nonetheless question the need to establish a full national footprint. It is important to be present in Lisbon, Porto and Madeira. The Azores is becoming attractive but no other regions demand a presence’.