VdA has once again established itself as one of the leading law firms in the market, achieving Tier 1 rankings in 16 practice areas: Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Data Privacy and Data Protection, Dispute Resolution, Energy and Natural Resources, EU and Competition, Fraud and White-Collar Crime, Insolvency and Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Porto: Leading Commercial Firms, Projects and Project Finance, Public Law, Real Estate and Construction, Tax, and TMT. The firm is also recognised as a Foreign Firm in Angola. In total, VdA records 21 firm rankings, further reinforcing its leading position.
This performance is accompanied by strong individual recognition, with a total of 67 distinctions.
Hall of Fame
António de Magalhães Cardoso, Frederico Gonçalves Pereira, Jorge Bleck, Magda Cocco, Manuel Cavaleiro Brandão, Manuel Protásio, Miguel Marques dos Santos, Miguel Pinto Cardoso, Nuno Ruiz, Paulo Pinheiro, Pedro Cassiano Santos, Pedro Ferreirinha, and Vanda Cascão.
Leading Partners
Ana Luís de Sousa, Ana Marta Castro, Benedita Aires, Carla Gonçalves Borges, Cláudia da Cruz Almeida, Hugo Moredo Santos, Isabel Gião de Andrade, João Afonso Fialho, João Velez de Lima, Joaquim Pedro Lampreia, Magda Cocco, Manuel Cavaleiro Brandão, Miguel C. Reis, Paulo de Barros Baptista, Raul Mota Cerveira, Ricardo Bordalo Junqueiro, Rodrigo Esteves de Oliveira, Sofia Ribeiro Branco, Teresa Empis Falcão, Tiago Correia Moreira, Tiago Marreiros Moreira, and Teresa Pitôrra.
Next Generation Partners
Américo Oliveira Fragoso, André Gaspar Martins, Benedita Gonçalves, Francisco Cabral Matos, Inês Antas de Barros, João Soares Franco, José Miguel Oliveira, Lisa Ventura Lopes, Maria Cunha Matos, Marta Alves Vieira, Pedro Corrêa d’Oliveira, Pedro Pereira Coutinho, Sofia Bobone, and Tiago Bessa.
Leading Associates
Orlando Vogler Guiné, Conceição Gamito, Cláudia Coutinho da Costa, Inês Sotto Mayor, Joana Neves, Maria de Lurdes Gonçalves, and Pedro Duarte Batista.
Internationally, particular highlight goes to PRIME Advogados, the exclusive member of the VdA Legal Partners network in Angola, which enters directly into Tier 1, with Emanuela Vunge and Djamila Pinto de Andrade recognised as Leading Partners. In Mozambique, GDA Advogados, the exclusive member of the VdA Legal Partners network, is ranked in Tier 2, with Lorna Guindale recognised as a Leading Associate and Guilherme Daniel as a Leading Partner.
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