VdA leads the Chambers Europe 2026 rankings in Portugal, standing out for having the highest number of practice areas ranked in Band 1, the highest number of lawyers recognised in this category, and the highest number of individual recognitions.
This result reinforces VdA’s position, reflecting the consistency and excellence of its performance.
The Firm holds a leading position in strategic practice areas such as: Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Competition/EU, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Energy & Natural Resources, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Projects, Public Law, Real Estate, Restructuring/Insolvency, Tax and TMT.
In total, VdA has 72 individual recognitions: Américo Oliveira Fragoso, Ana Luís de Sousa, Ana Marta Castro, António de Magalhães Cardoso, Benedita Aires, Benedita Gonçalves, Carla Gonçalves Borges, Cláudia Cruz Almeida, Fernando Resina da Silva, Francisca Paulouro, Francisco Cabral Matos, Francisco Sá Carneiro, Frederico Gonçalves Pereira, Helena Vaz Pinto, Hugo Moredo Santos, Inês Antas de Barros, João Afonso Fialho, João Soares Franco, João Vieira de Almeida, João Velez de Lima, Jorge Bleck, Joaquim Pedro Lampreia, José Miguel Oliveira, José Pedro Fazenda Martins, Lisa Ventura Lopes, Magda Cocco, Manuel Protásio, Manuel Cavaleiro Brandão, Miguel C. Reis, Margarida Couto, Mariana França Gouveia, Marta Alves Vieira, Miguel Marques dos Santos, Miguel Pinto Cardoso, Nuno Ruiz, Paula Gomes Freire, Paulo de Barros Baptista, Paulo Pinheiro, Paulo Trindade Costa, Pedro Cassiano Santos, Pedro Corrêa d'Oliveira, Pedro Ferreirinha, Pedro Pereira Coutinho, Ricardo Bordalo Junqueiro, Rodrigo Esteves de Oliveira, Sofia Bobone, Sofia Ribeiro Branco, Teresa Empis Falcão, Tiago Bessa, Tiago Correia Moreira, Tiago Marreiros Moreira, Orlando Vogler Guiné, Conceição Gamito, Teresa Pitôrra, Cláudia Coutinho da Costa, Cristina Melo Miranda and Pedro Fontes.
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