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    João Afonso Fialho, October 01 2019
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José Miguel Oliveira
Firm:
VdA Vieira de Almeida
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
Bar Admission:
Angola
Portugal
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Hugo Moredo Santos
Firm:
VdA Vieira de Almeida
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
Bar Admission:
Portugal
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Sebastião Nogueira
Firm:
VdA Vieira de Almeida
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Capital markets
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
Bar Admission:
Portugal
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Paulo Olavo Cunha
Firm:
VdA Vieira de Almeida
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
Bar Admission:
Portugal
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Joana Pacheco
Firm:
VdA Vieira de Almeida
Rating:
Expert consultant
Practice Area:
Project development
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
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Teresa Pitôrra
Firm:
VdA Vieira de Almeida
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
Bar Admission:
Portugal
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Manuel Protásio
Firm:
VdA Vieira de Almeida
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Project finance
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
Industry Sector:
Banking
Energy
Financial services
Transport
Real estate
Mining
Natural resources
Bar Admission:
Portugal
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Pedro Simões Coelho
Firm:
VdA Vieira de Almeida
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Investment funds
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
Industry Sector:
Investment management
Real estate
Bar Admission:
Portugal
East Timor
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Francisco Sá Carneiro
Firm:
VdA Vieira de Almeida
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
Bar Admission:
Portugal
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Paulo Trindade Costa
Firm:
VdA Vieira de Almeida
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
Bar Admission:
Portugal
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Soraia Ussene
Firm:
VdA Vieira de Almeida
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
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Helena Vaz Pinto
Firm:
VdA Vieira de Almeida
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Private equity
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
Industry Sector:
Insurance
Bar Admission:
Portugal
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João Vieira de Almeida
Firm:
VdA Vieira de Almeida
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
Industry Sector:
Transport
Bar Admission:
Brazil
Portugal
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Guilherme Daniel
Firm:
GDA Advogados
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Corporate and M&A
Projects
Jurisdiction:
Mozambique
Lorna Guilande
Firm:
GDA Advogados
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Project development : Energy and infrastructure
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
Mozambique
Sumila Santos
Firm:
SSA Advogados
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Corporate and M&A
Jurisdiction:
Cape Verde
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