Vieira de Almeida & Associados

Each step of the deal is vital. Drawing upon a wealth of knowledge and experience our extensive track record of innovation enables our teams to deliver legal services of excellence every stage of the way. Our professionals are carefully selected for their advanced technical skills and business-minded approach but also for the human qualities each one brings to the firm and to the communities in which we operate. At VdA, we understand that top-quality service requires quality of life. A rigorous and demanding working environment, yet relaxed and stimulating, is key to our success. We are proud of the personal regard we dedicate to all our lawyers and staff. At the pioneering VdA Academia ? our very own training center ? we foster and support our team members' continuing education and development: at VdA, we aim to empower our people to fulfill their full potential. We work as a team to provide excellence with true independence, integrity and mutual respect for our clients, our people and other law firms. We foster relationships of true partnership with our clients. Your goal is our goal and we fight for it relentlessly. We value and protect our clients' people, business, products, services and reputation by selecting a tailor-made team of relevant sector experts. Identifying obstacles is not enough. We aim to overcome them by achieving groundbreaking solutions for our clients. We view innovation as a key differentiating factor, which is why we anticipate the future by developing cutting-edge solutions. Vasco Vieira de Almeida first founded a small law firm in 1976. To this day, his unbending ethics and high professional standards are lived on a daily basis by VdA's more than 440 lawyers and other legal staff. We are proud of our leading role in the provision of legal services in Portugal and in 12 other jurisdictions with the support of our teams, which are made up of some of the most reputed industry specialists. Our work speaks for itself. Professionalism and diligence underpin the tradition of the name we carry. Since the very outset VdA's forward-thinking approach made innovation a stepping stone of our growth. Over the last decades, we have led some of the most cutting-edge transactions in the financial and infrastructure sectors, among others. We foster dialogue between generations and promote diversity of viewpoints. At VdA, junior associates from some of the best national and international universities work side by side with senior partners in developing creative solutions for increasingly complex legal issues.

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Antitrust and Competition	10
Bankruptcy	3
Corporate	19
Energy and Oil & Gas	8
Environmental and Land Use	5
Finance	31
Government and Government Relations	14
IP	21
Labor & Employment	15
Litigation	21
Real Estate	19
Tax	27