Who's Who Legal has released the results of its 2023 ranking, naming the best lawyers in their field, based on recommendations from their peers and clients.
VdA continues to stand out in the areas published in the ranking: Arbitration, Banking - Financial, Banking - Regulatory, Crime Defence - Corporate, Capital Markets - Debt & Equity, Capital Markets - Strucutred Finance, Competition, IRC - Advisory, IRC - Litigation, Corporate Governance, Data - Information Technology, Data - Privacy & Protection, Data Security, Energy - Oil & Gas, Energy - Power / Electricity, Fintech & Blockchain, Telecoms & Media, Firm Management, Government Contracts, IP-Patents, Labour, Employment & Benefits, Life Sciences - Patent Litigation, Life Sciences - Regulatory, Life Sciences - Transactional, Life Sciences - Regulatory, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers & Acquisitions & Governance, Private Clients, Private Funds - Training, Project Finance, Transport - Space & Satellites, Mining - in the Future Leader (Non - Partners), Future Leader (Partners), Global Elite Thought Leader , Recommended and Thought Leader categories.
In the "Global Elite Thought Leader" category:
Pedro Cassiano Santos in Banking - Finance;
Tiago Correia Moreira in Fintech & Blockchain;
Tiago Marreiros Moreira in Corporate Tax - Advisory.
In the "Thought Leader" category:
Fernando Resina da Silva in Data - Information Technology;
João Vieira de Almeida in Firm Management;
Jorge Bleck in M&A and Governance;
Magda Cocco in Data - Privacy & Protection; Data -Security; Data -Information Technology; Telecoms Media & Entertainment;
Margarida Couto in Telecoms & Media;
Paulo Olavo Cunha in Corporate Governance.
In the "Recommended" category:
Ana Luis de Sousa in Project Finance;
António de Magalhães Cardoso in IP- Patents and Life Sciences - Patent Litigation;
Benedita Gonçalves in Labour, Employment & Benefits;
Fernando Resina da Silva in Data- Information Technology, Fintech & Blockchain, Telecoms & Media;
Helena Vaz Pinto in Capital Markets - Debt & Equity;
Hugo Moredo Santos in Banking - Finance, Capital Markets - Debt & Equity, Capital Markets - Structured Finance;
Inês Antas de Barros in Data - Privacy & Protection;
João Afonso Fialho in Energy - Oil & Gas;
João Riscado Rapoula in Private Client;
Joaquim Pedro Lampreia in Corporate Tax - Advisory and Corporate Tax - Controversy;
Jorge Bleck in Capital Markets - Debt & Equity and M&A;
José Pedro Fazenda Martins in Capital Markets - Debt & Equity and Capital Markets - Structured Finance;
João Vieira de Almeida in M&A and Governance;
Magda Cocco in Data - Information Technology, Data - Privacy & Protection, Data Security and Transport - Space & Satellites (the only Portuguese honoured in this area);
Manuel Protásio in Banking - Finance, Mining, Project Finance;
Margarida Couto in Data - Information Technology, Data - Privacy & Protection and Telecoms & Media;
Mariana França Gouveira in Arbitration;
Marta Alves Vieira in IP- Patents;
Nuno Ruiz in Competition;
Paula Gomes Freire in Banking - Finance, Capital Markets - Debt & Equity, Capital Markets - Structured Finance ;
Paulo de Barros Baptista in Project Finance;
Paulo Olavo Cunha in Corporate Governance;
Paulo Pinheiro in Government Contracts, Life Sciences - Regulatory and Life Sciences - Transactional;
Pedro Cassiano Santos in Banking - Finance, Banking - Regulatory, Capital Markets - Debt & Equity, Capital Markets - Structured Finance;
Pedro Corrêa de Oliveira in Real Estate;
Pedro Simões Coelho in Banking - Finance, Banking - Regulatory, Private Funds - Formation, Capital Markets - Debt & Equity;
Ricardo Bordalo Junqueiro in Competition;
Rodrigo Esteves de Oliveira in Government Contracts;
Sofia Ribeiro Branco in Business Crime Defence - Corporates;
Teresa Empis Falcão in Project Finance;
Tiago Correia Moreira in Fintech & Blockchain;
Tiago Marreiros Moreira in Corporate Tax - Controversy;
Vanda Cascão in Energy - Power / Electricity.
Francisca Paulouro in Life Sciences - Regulatory;
Helena Correia Mendonça in Data - Privacy & Protection;
Sara Nazaré in IP - Patents and Life Sciences - Patent Litigation.
In the "Future Leader (Partners)" category:
Carla Gonçalves Borges and Arbitration.
In the "Future Leader (Non- Partners)" category:
Bruno de Zêzere Barradas in Competition.
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