VIEIRA DE ALMEIDA & ASSOCIADOS

Av. Duarte Pacheco, 26
1070-110 Lisboa.
Tel.: (351) 21 311 3400
Fax: (351) 21 311 3406
e-mail: lisboa@vda.pt

Calçada de S. Lourenço, 3, Piso 2-C,
9000-061 Funchal, Ilha da Madeira.
Tel.: (351)  21 311 3400
Fax: (351)  21 311 3406
e-mail: madeira@vda.pt

Web Site: www.vda.pt

Av. da Boavista, 3433 – 8º
4100-138 Porto, Portugal.
Tel.: (351)  22 616 5400
Fax: (351)  22 610 7951
e-mail: porto@vda.pt

Under management of João Vieira de Almeida and head by Senior Partners Vasco Vieira de Almeida, António de Magalhães Cardoso, VdA is a major Portuguese independent firm, with 30 years of existence, 15 partners and 115 lawyers worldwide, fluent in Portuguese, English, French, Spanish and German.

The firm grew steadily as the Portuguese economy developed and opened to the world, to become one of the biggest firms in the country. We are extremely proud of the loyalty of our national and international clients and the commitment and spirit of our team. VdA is committed to remain a Portuguese independent firm, devoted to excellence and to innovation, drawing from the experience and the cohesiveness of the team. With offices in Lisbon, Madeira and O’Porto, VdA has strong and longstanding relationships with law firms throughout the world, including all top international and global firms.

The firm’s clients operate in wide a range of sectors including financial, pharmaceutical, industry, transport, energy, entertainment, construction and telecommunications, domestic and foreign companies. VdA has built strong links with the main banking and finance houses, both local and international, in all areas of Capital Markets and Banking & Finance transactions. The firm participated in the first Portuguese securitization transaction ever, among others, and has an impressive curricula in the sector, since then.

The firm has been involved in the setting up and restructuring activities of major international companies in Portugal as well as in the setting up of Portuguese investments abroad. With a strong M&A and Corporate Finance team, VdA has advised Portuguese and international corporations in transactions involving the purchase, sale, merger of significant holdings in listed or non-listed companies. The firm’s experience in Projects dates back from the pioneering power sector transactions carried out in Portugal in the early 90’s. Energy is one of the main practices in this firm’s activity, including renewable energy projects.

Health is also traditionally appointed as one of VdA’s areas of expertise with the firm enjoying a very strong presence in the Pharmaceutical Industry. VdA also provides legal advice on European Law and Competition matters, advising companies operating in different areas such as telecommunications, energy, transports, agriculture and banking.

With the growth of the technology sector, VdA earned a reputation as the leading local firm in Telecoms, Media& IT, whether acting as counsel in major deals, or dealing with regulatory issues. With the world globalization, the firm has been very active in Litigation and Arbitration, representing national and foreign companies in significant disputes, namely before the international arbitration centers, teaming up with international firms whenever required. Employment law has also grown to become a highly specialized are of practice.

VdA has a highly specialized tax practice with an in-depth knowledge of the Portuguese tax environment and of the major international tax systems.

Intellectual Property, covering expert advice in patents, trademarks, copyrights and unfair competition, is  headed  by one of the country’s foremost experts, leading a highly regarded dedicated team of lawyers. With the development of real estate sector, mainly in what concerns commercial and leisure areas, the firm has been asked to give advice in several Real Estate transactions, including environment and planning matters.

Finally, the firm has recently taken a very significant step in reinforcing its Public Law ability, by integrating a specialized boutique to add to its already traditionally strong team in the field.
 

• Administrative Law

• Aviation

• Banking / Finance

• Bankruptcy / Insolvency / Reorganization

• Capital Markets

• Civil Rights

• Commercial Law / Business Law

• Communications / Telecommunications

• Competition / Antitrust

• Constitutional Law

• Construction Law

• Consumer Law

• Contracts

• Corporate Finance

• Corporate / Mergers and Acquisitions

• Criminal Law

• Economic Regulation

• Energy

• Entertainment / Leisure / Sports

• Environmental Law

• European Union Law

• Foreign Decisions and Arbitration Awards Enforcement

• Foreign Investment

• Franchising

• Government and Government Contracts

• Health

• Immigration

• Information Technology / Computers

• Insurance

• Intellectual Property

• International Trade/Dispute Resolution

• Internet / e-commerce

• Labor / Employment

• Litigation & Arbitration

• Media Law

• Mining/Natural Resources/Oil & Gas

• Pharmaceutical Law

• Privatization

• Product Liability

• Professional Liability

• Project Finance, Energy & Natural Resources

• Public Bids

• Real Estate

• Regional Trade Blocs (MERCOSUR, EU, FTAA)

• Securitization

• Social Security

• Taxation

• Technology / Science

• Tourism

• Transportation

• Trusts and Estates

• Zoning / Planning / Land Use

Paulo Pinheiro - pp@vda.pt
 

Pedro Cassiano Santos - pcs@vda.pt
 

Nuno Ruiz - nr@vda.pt

Paulo Pinheiro - pp@vda.pt
 

• Information Technology / Computers