Lexology Index has released the results of its 2025 ranking. This ranking names the lawyers who have stood out most in their areas of practice, based on recommendations from their colleagues and clients.

VdA continues to be recognised in the following areas: Arbitration, Arbitration Future Leaders – Non-Partners, Arbitration Future Leaders – Partners, Banking & Fintech – Blockchain, Banking & Fintech – Finance, Banking & Fintech – Regulatory, Business Crime Defence – Corporates, Capital Markets – Debt & Equity, Capital Markets – Structured Finance, Client Choice – Healthcare & Life Sciences, Competition, Competition Future Leaders - Non-Partners, Corporate Governance, Data - Data Privacy & Protection, Data - Data Security, Data - Information Technology, Employment & Labour, Energy - Oil & Gas, Energy - Power/Electricity, Fintech, Fintech & Blockchain – Blockchain, Fintech & Blockchain – Fintech, Firm Management, Healthcare & Life Sciences - Patent Litigation, Healthcare & Life Sciences – Regulatory, Healthcare & Life Sciences – Transactional, IP – Patents, M&A, Mining, Private Client & Offshore Services, Private Funds – Formation, Project Finance, Public Procurement, Real Estate, Tax – Advisory, Tax – Controversy, Telecoms & Media, Transport - Space & Satellites.

In the "Global Elite Thought Leader" category:

• Magda Cocco – “Transport – Space & Satellites”
• Margarida Couto – “Telecoms & Media”
• Tiago Correia Moreira – “Banking & Fintech – Fintech” e “Fintech”
• Tiago Marreiros Moreira – “Tax – Advisory”

In the “Thought Leader” category:

• António de Magalhães Cardoso – “IP – Patentes”
• Fernando Resina da Silva – “Data – Information Technology”
• Francisco Cabral Matos – “Tax – Advisory”
• Hugo Moredo Santos – “Capital Markets – Structured Finance”
• João Vieira de Almeida – “M&A” e “Firm Management”
• Joaquim Pedro Lampreia – “Tax – Controversy”
• Jorge Bleck – “M&A”
• Magda Cocco – “Data - Data Privacy & Protection”, “Telecoms & Media”, “Transport - Space & Satellites”
• Margarida Couto – “Telecoms & Media”
• Mariana França Gouveia – “Arbitration”
• Paulo Olavo Cunha – “Corporate Governance”
• Sofia Ribeiro Branco – “Business Crime Defence – Corporates”
• Tiago Bessa – “Telecoms & Media”
• Tiago Correia Moreira – “Banking & Fintech – Blockchain”, “Banking & Fintech – Fintech”, “Fintech & Blockchain – Blockchain” and “Fintech & Blockchain – Fintech”

In the “Future Leader” category:

• Carla Gonçalves Borges – “Arbitration Future Leaders – Partners”
• Matilde Líbano Monteiro – “Arbitration Future Leaders - Non-Partners”
• Bruno de Zêzere Barradas – “Competition Future Leaders - Non-Partner”

In the “Highly Recommended” category:

• Fernando Resina da Silva – “Telecoms & Media”
• Francisca Paulouro – “Client Choice - Healthcare & Life Sciences”
• Inês Antas de Barros – “Data - Data Privacy & Protection”
• Magda Cocco – “Data - Data Security” and “Data - Information Technology”
• Manuel Protásio – “Banking & Fintech – Finance” and “Mining”
• Margarida Couto – “Data - Information Technology”
• Mariana França Gouveia – “Arbitration”
• Pedro Cassiano Santos – “Banking & Fintech – Finance” and “Banking & Fintech – Regulatory”
• Pedro Simões Coelho – “Banking & Fintech – Regulatory”

In the “Recommended” category:

• Paula Gomes Freire – “Banking & Fintech – Finance”, “Capital Markets - Debt & Equity”, “Capital Markets - Structured Finance”
• Ana Luís de Sousa – “Project Finance”
• Ana Marta Castro – “Public Procurement”
• António de Magalhães Cardoso – “Healthcare & Life Sciences - Patent Litigation”
• Benedita Gonçalves – “Employment & Labor”
• Francisca Paulouro – “Healthcare & Life Sciences – Regulatory”
• Helena Vaz Pinto – “Capital Markets - Debt & Equity”
• Hugo Moredo Santos – “Banking & Fintech – Finance”, “Capital Markets - Debt & Equity”
• João Afonso Fialho – “Energy - Oil & Gas”
• João Riscado Rapoula – “Private Client & Offshore Services”
• João Velez de Lima – “Tax – Advisory” e “Tax – Controversy”
• Joaquim Pedro Lampreia – “Capital Markets - Debt & Equity”
• Jorge Bleck – “Capital Markets - Debt & Equity”, “Capital Markets - Structured Finance”
• José Pedro Fazenda Martins – “Capital Markets - Debt & Equity”, “Capital Markets - Structured Finance”
• Manuel Protásio – “Project Finance”
• Margarida Couto – “Data - Data Privacy & Protection”
• Marta Alves Vieira – “IP – Patents”
• Miguel C. Reis – “Tax – Advisory”
• Nuno Ruiz – “Competition”
• Paulo de Barros Baptista – “Project Finance”
• Paulo Pinheiro – “Public Procurement”, “Healthcare & Life Sciences – Regulatory”, “Healthcare & Life Sciences – Transactional”
• Pedro Cassiano Santos – “Capital Markets - Debt & Equity”, “Capital Markets - Structured Finance”
• Pedro Corrêa de Oliveira – “Real Estate”
• Pedro Simões Coelho – “Banking & Fintech – Finance”, “Private Funds – Formation”, “Capital Markets - Debt & Equity”
• Ricardo Bordalo Junqueiro – “Telecoms & Media”, “Competition”
• Rodrigo Esteves de Oliveira – “Public Procurement”
• Teresa Empis Falcão – “Project Finance”
• Tiago Marreiros Moreira – “Tax – Controversy”
• Vanda Cascão – “Energy - Power/Electricity”
• Helena Correia Mendonça – “Data - Data Security”
• Salomé Corte-Real – “Tax – Advisory”