VdA continues to be ranked among the top law firms in Portugal according to the Chambers Global Guide

As regards personal rankings, VdA's lawyers are referred to 20 times in the Leading Individuals section of the guide, namely, in Band 1, João Vieira de Almeida (for Portugal and a 'foreign expert' for Brasil) and Manuel Protásio and also Pedro Cassiano Santos as Star Individual. Sofia Ribeiro Branco has also been added to the list. As regards Vasco Vieira de Almeida, Chambers Global refers to VdA's founding partner, as a Statesman in the Banking & Finance area of practice.

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