"Rightly acknowledged at the top of the Portuguese market; with well-rounded advice, which is sophisticated without need of clarification."
"A prestigious firm, well known for its excellent lawyers and superb performance in many areas of the law." "VdA is capable of implementing innovative structures, and it provides a large team for relatively low fees."
"This is a very experienced firm in the Portuguese capital markets area, with a particular emphasis on securitisation. It can implement innovative structures and provide a large team for highly competitive fees."
"the lawyers put themselves in our shoes and share our problems."; "not only able to anticipate problems, but also very imaginative and pragmatic in the way that he deals with them."
"Its strengths are its availability, understanding of the field and multidisciplinary teams in many areas of law."~
"This full-service outfit wins praise for its "expertise and client focus," and is particularly known for its close relationship with the banking sector."
"The firm as a whole is known for its impressive client roster, and the employment team wins market recognition in its own right."
"This firm is traditionally strong in finance and project finance, and has latterly refined its ability to advise on energy projects, drawing on the firm's public law expertise."
"Clients highlight the prestige the VdA brand has in the market."
"Clients appreciate the group for "listening to what we really need and understanding our business."
"This fully integrated planning and real estate group is renowned for the quality of its practitioners, and its clout in the market is unquestioned."
"This practice is a reference in Portugal for local private equity deals, according to some interviewees."
"Clients rave about this large team, praising its "technical rigour and knowledge, gained from years of experience in the market," and comment that "the lawyers take a lot of time to get to know us, have a clear sense of what our needs are and are able to predict problems.""
"This solid department handles public tenders in the infrastructure and TMT sectors, and is also strong on financing mandates. It represents some of the sector's most important names (...)"
"Part of this real estate department's strength comes from its complete integration with the planning practice, which is amongst the most highly regarded on the Portuguese market. "
"Constant activity in the area of restructuring and insolvency."
"high level of technical knowledge, not just in his area of specialism but also in other related areas."
"According to sources, this three-partner TMT group, which focuses primarily on IT and telecoms, is "clearly the most active" in the market. The practice also leads in terms of reputation (...)"