The 'Semanário Económico' has published an article about how Law Firms have managed in 2008 and their preparations for 2009.

João Vieira de Almeida, VdA Managing Partner, declared that, 'the crisis has not yet taken root in law firms, which, generally speaking, I believe have managed to achieve their 2008 objectives. However, it would be irresponsible not to prepare ourselves for the inevitable impact of the crisis in our sector, which can already be felt to some extent – and additionally to spend time planning and anticipating the measures that will need to be taken.'.