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      <title>Conceição Gamito elected partner of the VAT Forum</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Conceicao-Gamito-elected-partner-of-the-VAT-Forum/8051/</link>

      <description>Conceição Gamito, managing associate at Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s Tax practice, has been elected Partner of the VAT Forum, at this international network of advisors' annual meeting held...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-17 11:07:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New Investment Frontiers: Angola &amp; Mozambique </title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/New-Investment-Frontiers-Angola-Mozambique/8049/</link>

      <description>Vanda Cascão speaker at Iberian Lawyer Conference in London
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner co-heading the Projects - Infrastructure, Energy &amp; Natural Resources practice of the firm is...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-17 10:36:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>"A well-respected Authority" and a "balanced Competition Act": two indispensable ingredients</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/A-well-respected-Authority-and-a-balanced-Competition-Act-two-indispensable-ingredients/8048/</link>

      <description>Miguel Mendes Pereira talks to the Global Competition Review
Portugal's government has published the country's new competition law, bringing it in line with that of the European Union and the...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-16 12:26:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New Energy for Angola and Mozambique</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/New-Energy-for-Angola-and-Mozambique/8046/</link>

      <description>Nuno Castelão talks to the Iberian Lawyer  Africa remains a region of growing international investment focus by European companies, with Angola and Mozambique increasingly at the top of strategic...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-14 18:22:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Principle of Non Discrimination concerning the Elimination of Double taxation</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/The-Principle-of-Non-Discrimination-concerning-the-Elimination-of-Double-taxation/7935/</link>

      <description>Francisco Cabral Matos, associate from Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s Tax area of practice lectures on the Principle of Non Discrimination concerning Conventions to eliminate Double Taxation...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-14 18:18:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>"We have to remain optimistic"</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/We-have-to-remain-optimistic/8044/</link>

      <description>Pedro Cassiano Santos talks to Iberian Lawyer  Liquidity is one of the key challenges for both Portugal and Spain, writes the Iberian Lawyer in its 7 may edition in a report on Iberia's Banking &amp;...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-16 17:04:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>VdA stands out in Chambers Europe 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-stands-out-in-Chambers-Europe-2012/8021/</link>

      <description>Further to having been awarded the Chambers Award for Excellence 2011, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) stands out once more in Chambers Europe Guide 2012 with 47 individual nominations for the...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-11 11:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Securitisation 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/The-International-Comparative-Legal-Guide-to-Securitisation-2012/8010/</link>

      <description>Article by Paula Gomes Freire and Benedita Aires
Paula Gomes Freire, partner at Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) Banking &amp; Finance area of practice and Benedita Aires, senior associate from the...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-09 12:15:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>"Portugal is still alive"</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Portugal-is-still-alive/8019/</link>

      <description>Pedro Cassiano Santos in Diário Económico
"Portugal is still alive and is still an option for investors" writes Diário Económico newspaper quoting Pedro Cassiano Santos talking at the Económico TV's...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-09 11:47:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sea Forum</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Sea-Forum/8015/</link>

      <description>VdA at Information Sessions in Exponor with AEP and Ocean 21  In the scope of the 'Sea Forum', Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) is participating in two information sessions to take place in...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-09 10:31:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Netherlands and Luxemburg</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/The-Netherlands-and-Luxemburg/8000/</link>

      <description>VdA organizes information session on investment alternatives
Further to the growing expansion of Portuguese companies abroad, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s Tax area of practice is organizing...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-15 12:35:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tax reform in Angola</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Tax-reform-in-Angola/8011/</link>

      <description>Tiago Marreiros Moreira talks to Oje newspaper
Tiago Marreiros Moreira, partner at Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) responsible for the Tax area of practice is author of an article on the Tax...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-08 09:50:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Executive Breakfast@VdA | Investing in Angola and Mozambique&amp;#039;s new PPPs - Opportunities and Constraints</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Executive-BreakfastVdA-Investing-in-Angola-and-Mozambique039s-new-PPPs-Opportunities-and-Constraints/7998/</link>

      <description>On the 4 May Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) will be offering an 'Executive Breakfast@VdA' during which there will be a debate on the 'Opportunities and Constraints involving Investing in Angola...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-04 09:49:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Executive-BreakfastVdA-Investing-in-Angola-and-Mozambique039s-new-PPPs-Opportunities-and-Constraints/7998/</guid>
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      <title>International Tax Center of Leiden</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/International-Tax-Center-of-Leiden/7934/</link>

      <description>Francisco Cabral Matos lecturer in the International Tax Law MA
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s associate from the Tax area of practice, Francisco Cabral Matos will be delivering a lecture on...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-03 10:58:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Post-Graduate course on Social Economy Institutions Management</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Post-Graduate-course-on-Social-Economy-Institutions-Management/8009/</link>

      <description>Tiago Piló lectures at the Catholic University of Porto
On the 4 and 5 May, Tiago Piló, managing associate from Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s Employment &amp; Benefits area of practice lectures...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-02 17:56:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Surrogate Motherhood</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Surrogate-Motherhood/8008/</link>

      <description>Vera Lúcia Raposo talks to the Bar Association Bulletin
Vera Lúcia Raposo, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s consulting associate from the Health area of practice and lecturer at the Coimbra...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-02 17:45:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Post-Graduate course on Social Economy Institutions Management</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Post-Graduate-course-on-Social-Economy-Institutions-Management/8005/</link>

      <description>Margarida Couto lectures at the Catholic University of Porto
On the 27 and 28 April Margarida Couto, partner from the Media &amp; Telecoms area of practice who heads the firm's Pro Bono programme has...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-30 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>"A Right to talk" about Capital markets</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/A-Right-to-talk-about-Capital-markets/8004/</link>

      <description>Pedro Cassiano Santos in Económico TV's programme
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner in charge of the Banking &amp; Finance area of practice is one of the guests at Económico TV's programme...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-05-09 11:39:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>"Know way to run a law firm"</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Know-way-to-run-a-law-firm/8003/</link>

      <description>Susana Almeida Lopes' article in The Lawyer
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s Human Resources Director, Susana Almeida Lopes is the author of an article published in The Lawyer regarding the new...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-27 10:05:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>"We expect stability"</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/We-expect-stability/8002/</link>

      <description>Sofia Ribeiro Branco talks to Advocatus newspaper
"If reducing the number of district courts results in speeding up the proceedings, then I think we will be providing citizens with a better access to...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-26 17:07:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>To place or not to place a public takeover bid</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/To-place-or-not-to-place-a-public-takeover-bid/8001/</link>

      <description>Pedro Cassiano Santos talks to Jornal de Negócios
Pedro Cassiano Santos talked to Jornal de Negócios about the CMVM (Portuguese Securitites Commission)'s decision "not to demand the placement of a...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-26 11:03:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>VdA in the Catholic University&amp;#039;s innovation lab alterar de acordo com modificações acima</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-in-the-Catholic-University039s-innovation-lab-alterar-de-acordo-com-modificacoes-acima/7997/</link>

      <description>The news in Jornal de Notícias and Diário de Notícias
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) has joined iLab, the Catholic University's project for sharing and discussing innovation. There are seven...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-24 09:59:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-in-the-Catholic-University039s-innovation-lab-alterar-de-acordo-com-modificacoes-acima/7997/</guid>
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      <title>Conceição Gamito guest speaker at VAT Forum&amp;#039;s 13th Annual Summit</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Conceicao-Gamito-guest-speaker-at-VAT-Forum039s-13th-Annual-Summit/7815/</link>

      <description>Conceição Gamito is one of the guest speakers at the VAT Forum's 13th Annual Summit which will be taking place in Lisbon on the 25, 26 and 27 April. Conceição's presence as a guest speaker at the...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-24 10:00:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Conceicao-Gamito-guest-speaker-at-VAT-Forum039s-13th-Annual-Summit/7815/</guid>
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      <title>VdA joins Terra Lex, global network present in 100 countries</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-joins-Terra-Lex-global-network-present-in-100-countries/7991/</link>

      <description>Announces Diário Económico
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) has joined Terra Lex, "a global network of law firms with a strong presence in Europe, USA and Asia", announces Diário Económico...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-23 11:37:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New Energy: changing contracts may prove costly</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/New-Energy-changing-contracts-may-prove-costly/7988/</link>

      <description>Vanda Cascão talks to Diário Económico
Vanda Cascão, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner co-heading the Projects - Infrastructures, Energy &amp; Renewable Resources area of practice talked to...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-24 09:59:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>VdA joins Terra Lex, global network present in 100 countries</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-joins-Terra-Lex-global-network-present-in-100-countries/7992/</link>

      <description>Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) has joined Terra Lex, a global network of law firms with a strong presence in Europe, USA and Asia. VdA is now directly connected to 155 law firms representing...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-20 16:26:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>III Portuguese Speaking Forum on Communications in Cape Verde</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/III-Portuguese-Speaking-Forum-on-Communications-in-Cape-Verde/7884/</link>

      <description>Magda Cocco is guest speaker
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner from the Telecoms &amp; Media and Privacy &amp; Data Protection areas of practice Magda Cocco is guest speaker at the III...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-20 10:26:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/III-Portuguese-Speaking-Forum-on-Communications-in-Cape-Verde/7884/</guid>
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      <title>Trainees recruitment</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Trainees-recruitment/7984/</link>

      <description>Susana Almeida Lopes talks to Diário Económico newspaper
Susana Almeida Lopes, Human Resources Director at Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) talked to Diário Económico newspaper about the...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-18 09:46:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Trainees-recruitment/7984/</guid>
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      <title>&amp;#039;Heterodoxies (more or less...)&amp;#039;</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/039Heterodoxies-more-or-less039/7928/</link>

      <description>Paulo Olavo Cunha speaker and moderator at the 2nd Congress on Corporate Law
The 2nd Corporate Law Review Congress will be taking place in hotel Altis in Lisbon on the 20 and 21 April. 
VdAcademia...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-17 12:17:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/039Heterodoxies-more-or-less039/7928/</guid>
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      <title>International Tax Center of Leiden</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/International-Tax-Center-of-Leiden/7932/</link>

      <description>Francisco Cabral Matos lecturer in the International Tax Law MA
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s associate from the Tax area of practice, Francisco Cabral Matos will be delivering a lecture on...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-16 10:21:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/International-Tax-Center-of-Leiden/7932/</guid>
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      <title>An annotated Treaty of Lisbon</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/An-annotated-Treaty-of-Lisbon/7971/</link>

      <description>Nuno Ruiz, Vera Lúcia Raposo and Alexandre Norinho Oliveira commentators to the book
The book 'An Annotated Treaty of Lisbon ('Tratado de Lisboa anotado e comentado') is now on stalls published by...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-16 10:44:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Angolan Tax System - IIR and VdA&amp;#039;s seminar in Luanda</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/The-Angolan-Tax-System-IIR-and-VdA039s-seminar-in-Luanda/7978/</link>

      <description>André Pappamikail Branco and Paulo Antunes lecturers
André Pappamikail Branco, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s associate from the firm's Tax area of practice and Paulo Antunes, partner at the...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-13 17:09:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/The-Angolan-Tax-System-IIR-and-VdA039s-seminar-in-Luanda/7978/</guid>
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      <title>Protecting Intellectual Property in the IT business</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Protecting-Intellectual-Property-in-the-IT-business/7957/</link>

      <description>Fernando Resina da Silva and António Andrade in Vida Económica newspaper
"IT and IP go arm in arm" writes Vida Económica newspaper quoting Fernando Resina da Silva, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-11 12:42:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Expanding your business to Mozambique</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Expanding-your-business-to-Mozambique/7898/</link>

      <description>VdA offers information sessions on the Mozambican real estate market
How to approach the Mozambican real estate market? What is the Mozambican market's legal and tax framework? These are some of the...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-19 10:25:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Expanding-your-business-to-Mozambique/7898/</guid>
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      <title>VdA in Legal 500 &amp;#039;Top Tier&amp;#039; </title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-in-Legal-500-039Top-Tier039/7941/</link>

      <description>Nine areas of practice and twelve lawyers in leading positions  "A top firm in the Portuguese legal business market"; "One of the best firms in the country" are some of the statements included in...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-09 12:58:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sustainable Cities Fair</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Sustainable-Cities-Fair/7914/</link>

      <description>Hugo Nunes as guest speaker  The 8th edition of UrbaVerde - the sustainable cities fair - is to take place between 12 and 14 April at Exponor in Matosinhos and Hugo Nunes is one of the guest...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-10 12:14:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Sustainable-Cities-Fair/7914/</guid>
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      <title>Social Economy and Non-Profit Organizations&amp;#039; importance in today&amp;#039;s reality</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Social-Economy-and-Non-Profit-Organizations039-importance-in-today039s-reality/7939/</link>

      <description>Margarida Couto guest speaker at ISEG seminar
Social Economy, its multiple activities and its importance in today's Portuguese society will be the object of a seminar to take place at ISEG, in Lisbon...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-10 12:14:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Social-Economy-and-Non-Profit-Organizations039-importance-in-today039s-reality/7939/</guid>
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      <title>Competition Law in Brasil is about to change</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Competition-Law-in-Brasil-is-about-to-change/7931/</link>

      <description>Nuno Ruiz talked to Diário Económico
Vieria de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s head of the Competition &amp; EU area of practice, Nuno Ruiz talked to Diário Económico newspaper about the future amendments...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-04 10:09:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Competition-Law-in-Brasil-is-about-to-change/7931/</guid>
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      <title>Commercial Companies Law</title>
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      <description>Fifth edition of Paulo Olavo Cunha's book now on stalls
The fifth edition of Commercial Companies Law (Direito das Sociedades Comerciais, 5º ed, Almedina) by Paulo Olavo Cunha on is now on stalls...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-04 10:09:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Commercial-Companies-Law/7925/</guid>
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      <title>Is urban rehabilitation an investment opportunity?</title>
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      <description>Sofia Galvão speaker at workshop at the Lisbon's Commercial Association
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner in charge of the Planning &amp; Tourism area of practice is guest speaker at the...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-03 17:30:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Is-urban-rehabilitation-an-investment-opportunity/7938/</guid>
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      <title>Companies are anticipating redundancies</title>
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      <description>Tiago Piló talks to Jornal de Negócios
Tiago Piló, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s managing associate from the Labour area of practice talked to Jornal de Negócios about the impact of the new...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-03 15:12:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Companies-are-anticipating-redundancies/7919/</guid>
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      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Information-Society-Law-and-Author039s-Rights/7897/</link>

      <description>Miguel Mendes Pereira lectures at University of Lisbon's Post-graduation Course
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s of counsel from the Competition &amp; EU area of practice, Miguel Mendes Pereira...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-03 10:59:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Information-Society-Law-and-Author039s-Rights/7897/</guid>
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      <title>The Future of Energy and the Role of Impact Assessment</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/The-Future-of-Energy-and-the-Role-of-Impact-Assessment/7881/</link>

      <description>Manuel Gouveia Pereira speaker at the International Association for Impact Assessment's conference
Manuel Gouveia Pereira, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s senior associate is one of the guest...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-02 15:57:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/The-Future-of-Energy-and-the-Role-of-Impact-Assessment/7881/</guid>
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      <title>The new Competition Law aims to reduce court defeats</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/The-new-Competition-Law-aims-to-reduce-court-defeats/7929/</link>

      <description>Nuno Ruiz talks to Jornal de Negócios
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner Nuno Ruiz, talked to Jornal de Negócios newspaper about the new Competition Law. According to the lawyer, who...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-02 15:38:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/The-new-Competition-Law-aims-to-reduce-court-defeats/7929/</guid>
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      <title>Declaring political affinities</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Declaring-political-affinities/7926/</link>

      <description>Inês Antas Barros talks to i newspaper
Inês Antas de Barros, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s senior associate from the IT, Media, Privacy and Data Protection area of practice, talked to i...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-02 17:55:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Declaring-political-affinities/7926/</guid>
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      <title>Green Receipts may pay less tax when income is lower</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Green-Receipts-may-pay-less-tax-when-income-is-lower/7922/</link>

      <description>Rita Magalhães Cardoso talks to Jornal de Negócios
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s senior associate Rita Magalhães talked to Jornal de Negócios about the decision contained in the Amending...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-02 12:15:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Green-Receipts-may-pay-less-tax-when-income-is-lower/7922/</guid>
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      <title>Renegotiating PPP contracts</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Renegotiating-PPP-contracts/7921/</link>

      <description>Paulo Pinheiro talks to Jornal de Negócios
"To simply strip away the contracts might have a 'negative impact' in the Portuguese State's image and imply further costs to the State", writes Jornal de...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-02 11:40:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Renegotiating-PPP-contracts/7921/</guid>
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      <title>New tax benefits</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/New-tax-benefits/7920/</link>

      <description>Joaquim Pedro Lampreia talks to Jornal de Negócios
Joaquim Pedro Lampreia, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s managing associate talked to Jornal de Negócios newspaper about the fact that "the...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-02 12:21:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/New-tax-benefits/7920/</guid>
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      <title>Pedro Cassiano Santos in Jornal de Negócios</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Pedro-Cassiano-Santos-in-Jornal-de-Negocios/7843/</link>

      <description>Pedro Cassiano Santos, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner from the Banking &amp; Finance practice talked to Jornal de Negócios.</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-28 10:05:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Pedro-Cassiano-Santos-in-Jornal-de-Negocios/7843/</guid>
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      <title>&amp;#039;Information War&amp;#039;</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/039Information-War039/7913/</link>

      <description>Sofia de Vasconcelos Casimiro lectures at the Military Academy's MA
Sofia de Vasconcelos Casimiro is one of the lecturers at the Military Academy's MA in Information War/Competitive Intelligence...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-27 16:43:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/039Information-War039/7913/</guid>
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      <title>VdA is Portuguese Firm of the Year 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-is-Portuguese-Firm-of-the-Year-2012/7907/</link>

      <description>Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) has been awarded the IFLR Portuguese Firm of the Year 2012 prize. 
Through this award the International Financial Law Review is acknowledging VdA's performance...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-12 11:50:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-is-Portuguese-Firm-of-the-Year-2012/7907/</guid>
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      <title>World Trademark Review ranks VdA IP area</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/World-Trademark-Review-ranks-VdA-IP-area/7740/</link>

      <description>António Magalhães Cardoso mentioned as IP expert
The World Trademark Review ranks Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) among the most renowned in Portugal in what regards its IP area of practice...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-22 12:47:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/World-Trademark-Review-ranks-VdA-IP-area/7740/</guid>
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      <title>Portuguese Insurance Market Main Characteristics and Alerts</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Portuguese-Insurance-Market-Main-Characteristics-and-Alerts/7908/</link>

      <description>Ana Rita Almeida Campos gives talk on the Portuguese insurance market in Lyon
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) managing associate, Ana Rita Almeida Campos will be in Lyon, France on the 22 March...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-22 11:19:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Portuguese-Insurance-Market-Main-Characteristics-and-Alerts/7908/</guid>
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      <title>Energy, persuasion and argumentative capacity</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Energy-persuasion-and-argumentative-capacity/7902/</link>

      <description>Advocatus newspaper interviews Rita Magalhães
"To find the right solution for the client, one that is technically robust and bullet proof" is something that makes Rita Magalhães professionally...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-22 09:55:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Energy-persuasion-and-argumentative-capacity/7902/</guid>
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      <title>Litigation Lawyers Circle</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Litigation-Lawyers-Circle/7904/</link>

      <description>António Magalhães Cardoso and Frederico Gonçalves Pereira are members of the new association  
The first Litigation Lawyers Circle in Portugal has been created on the 21 March in Lisbon. The...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-28 11:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Litigation-Lawyers-Circle/7904/</guid>
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      <title>Encouraging private and State competition enforcement</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Encouraging-private-and-State-competition-enforcement/7872/</link>

      <description>Nuno Ruiz and Miguel Mendes Pereira talk to the Iberian Lawyer  "M&amp;A activity may have slumped but the scrutiny of corporations and transactions has increased" writes the Iberian Lawyer in its 21...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-20 17:28:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Encouraging-private-and-State-competition-enforcement/7872/</guid>
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      <title>EU &amp; Competition 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/EU-Competition-2012/7906/</link>

      <description>Nuno Ruiz and Miguel Mendes Pereira talk to the Iberian lawyer  Nuno Ruiz, Head of Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s Competition &amp; EU area of practice and Miguel Mendes Pereira, the area's Of...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-20 17:31:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/EU-Competition-2012/7906/</guid>
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      <title>"To place the Competition Court in Santarém is something «out of the blue»"</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/To-place-the-Competition-Court-in-Santarem-is-something-out-of-the-blue/7905/</link>

      <description>Nuno Ruiz talks to Jornal de Negócios
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner in charge of the Competition &amp; EU area of practice talked to Jornal de Negócios about the Government's decision to...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-20 16:43:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/To-place-the-Competition-Court-in-Santarem-is-something-out-of-the-blue/7905/</guid>
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      <title>Dispute Resolution 2012: hanging up the gloves</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Dispute-Resolution-2012-hanging-up-the-gloves/7873/</link>

      <description>Frederico Gonçalves Pereira talks to the Iberian Lawyer  Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados partner from the Litigation &amp; Arbitration area of practice talked to the Iberian lawyer publication about the...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-20 15:45:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Dispute-Resolution-2012-hanging-up-the-gloves/7873/</guid>
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      <title>International Registry of Models and Designs - The Hague System</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/International-Registry-of-Models-and-Designs-The-Hague-System/7895/</link>

      <description>António Andrade moderator and rapporteur at the World Intellectual Property Organization  António Andrade, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s managing associate from the IP area of practice will...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-20 10:02:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/International-Registry-of-Models-and-Designs-The-Hague-System/7895/</guid>
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      <title>Económico TV&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Direito a Falar&amp;#039; with Frederico Gonçalves Pereira - new law on Insolvencies (part 2 of 2) </title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/videos/?aID=7880</link>

      <description></description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-19 15:42:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Steering-Committee-on-the-Internationalization-of-the-National-Economy/7882/</link>

      <description>Sofia Galvão representant of the Portuguese Tourism Confederation  Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner in charge of the Planning &amp; Tourism area of practice, Sofia Galvão will be...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-19 12:22:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Steering-Committee-on-the-Internationalization-of-the-National-Economy/7882/</guid>
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      <title>VdA still at the forefront of legal practice in Portugal</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-still-at-the-forefront-of-legal-practice-in-Portugal/7891/</link>

      <description>Another area in Band 1 and 20 references in the leading individuals ranking
Chambers Global has considered a new area of practice for Portugal - Projects - and Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-19 10:57:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-still-at-the-forefront-of-legal-practice-in-Portugal/7891/</guid>
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      <title>Económico TV&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Direito a Falar&amp;#039; with Frederico Gonçalves Pereira - new law on Insolvencies (part 1 of 2) </title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/videos/?aID=7879</link>

      <description></description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-15 12:11:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Family business management program</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Family-business-management-program/7878/</link>

      <description>Specialization course jointly organized with VdA starts this month
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) has helped develop a specialization course on Family Business Management to be ministered by...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-14 15:39:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Family-business-management-program/7878/</guid>
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      <title>Business opportunities in Mozambique</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Business-opportunities-in-Mozambique/7875/</link>

      <description>Ana Rita Almeida Campos speaker at the AERLIS conference 
The Legal Aspects of the Mozambican Market will be approached by Ana Rita Almeida Campos, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s Head of...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-13 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Business-opportunities-in-Mozambique/7875/</guid>
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      <title>Portuguese lawyers «take a ride from their clients» and move abroad </title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Portuguese-lawyers-take-a-ride-from-their-clients-and-move-abroad/7865/</link>

      <description>Nuno Castelão talks to Jornal de Negócios
Jornal de Negócios newspaper published an article in its 7 March edition approaching the growing expansion abroad of Portuguese lawyers in which it quotes...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-13 10:37:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Portuguese-lawyers-take-a-ride-from-their-clients-and-move-abroad/7865/</guid>
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      <title>Legislative Policy and Surrogate Motherhood</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Legislative-Policy-and-Surrogate-Motherhood/7868/</link>

      <description>Vera Lúcia Raposo speaker at Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa's conference
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s consulting associate Vera Lúcia Raposo is a guest speaker at the conference on the...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-12 16:45:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Legislative-Policy-and-Surrogate-Motherhood/7868/</guid>
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      <title>Bioethical Law</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Bioethical-Law/7867/</link>

      <description>Paulo Pinheiro and Vera Lúcia Raposo lecturers at University of Lisbon Post-graduation course
Paulo Pinheiro and Vera Lúcia Raposo, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner and consulting...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-13 18:16:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Bioethical-Law/7867/</guid>
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      <title>"Straight talking" on Insolvencies</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Straight-talking-on-Insolvencies/7874/</link>

      <description>Frederico Gonçalves Pereira guest speaker at "Direito a Falar" TV programme
Frederico Gonçalves Pereira, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) partner heading the Litigation &amp; Arbitration area of...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-04-27 12:17:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Straight-talking-on-Insolvencies/7874/</guid>
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      <title>Prudence and confidence</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Prudence-and-confidence/7821/</link>

      <description>Paulo Pinheiro's opinion article in Advocatus 
"We envisage 2012 with the prudence one should apply to uncertainty and the confidence pertaining to those who have every reason to believe in a happy...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-09 11:41:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Prudence-and-confidence/7821/</guid>
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      <title>Medicine supply on credit</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Medicine-supply-on-credit/7858/</link>

      <description>Paulo Pinheiro talks to Expresso newspaper
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner Paulo Pinheiro, who heads the firm's Life Sciences area of practice talked to Expresso newspaper about the...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-09 11:30:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Medicine-supply-on-credit/7858/</guid>
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      <title>A stronger Competition Authority? To what extent and to what purpose?</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/A-stronger-Competition-Authority-To-what-extent-and-to-what-purpose/7860/</link>

      <description>Miguel Mendes Pereira speaker at the International Chamber of Commerce Portugal's conference
Miguel Mendes Pereira, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s of counsel from the Competition &amp; EU area of...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-09 11:28:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/A-stronger-Competition-Authority-To-what-extent-and-to-what-purpose/7860/</guid>
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      <title>New urban lease law: a guaranteed success?</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/New-urban-lease-law-a-guaranteed-success/7800/</link>

      <description>Pedro Ferreirinha talks to Diário de Notícias
Vieria de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner in charge of the Real Estate &amp; Environment area of practice writes an opinion article in Diário de...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-08 17:42:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/New-urban-lease-law-a-guaranteed-success/7800/</guid>
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      <title>International Association of Lawyers meeting in Buenos Aires</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/International-Association-of-Lawyers-meeting-in-Buenos-Aires/7790/</link>

      <description>Tiago Marreiros Moreira speaker as president of the Association's Tax Commission
Tiago Marreiros Moreira, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner in charge of the firm's Tax area of practice...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-08 15:32:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>VdA&amp;#039;s touristic venture</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA039s-touristic-venture/7863/</link>

      <description>Portuguese Tourism Confederation's protocol with VdA
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s Planning &amp; Tourism area of practice and the Portuguese Tourism Confederation (Confederação do Turismo...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-15 17:05:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA039s-touristic-venture/7863/</guid>
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      <title>Public-Private Partnerships in Angola</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Public-Private-Partnerships-in-Angola/7850/</link>

      <description>Vanda Cascão and Francisco Amaral's article in Jornal de Negócios
Vanda Cascão and Francisco Amaral, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner from the Projects - Infrastructures, Energy &amp;...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-07 10:17:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Public-Private-Partnerships-in-Angola/7850/</guid>
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      <title>Security and risk management</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Security-and-risk-management/7859/</link>

      <description>Magda Cocco speaker at AFCEA and IDC seminar
"Security vs scaremongering - searching for balance in the new legal framework". This is the title of Magda Cocco's, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-07 10:10:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Security-and-risk-management/7859/</guid>
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      <title>VdA welcomes new PhD</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-welcomes-new-PhD/7857/</link>

      <description>Sofia de Vasconcelos Casimiro finished her PhD at the University of London, Queen Mary College  Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s consulting associate, Sofia de Vasconcelos Casimiro has...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-05 11:03:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-welcomes-new-PhD/7857/</guid>
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      <title>Hugo Moredo Santos granted ILO Client Choice Awards for Capital Markets</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Hugo-Moredo-Santos-granted-ILO-Client-Choice-Awards-for-Capital-Markets/7851/</link>

      <description>VdA lawyer's performance "acknowledged by clients"
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s managing associate has been granted the International Law Office Client Choice Awards 2012 for Capital...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-29 15:33:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Hugo-Moredo-Santos-granted-ILO-Client-Choice-Awards-for-Capital-Markets/7851/</guid>
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      <title>Sofia Galvão advisor at the 1st Session of Lisbon&amp;#039;s Housing Advisory Committee </title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Sofia-Galvao-advisor-at-the-1st-Session-of-Lisbon039s-Housing-Advisory-Committee/7847/</link>

      <description>VdA's partner also attended the debate on the new urban lease regime Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner in charge of the Planning area of practice, Sofia Galvão was one of the three...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-15 17:04:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Sofia-Galvao-advisor-at-the-1st-Session-of-Lisbon039s-Housing-Advisory-Committee/7847/</guid>
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      <title>Financial challenges for 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Financial-challenges-for-2012/7846/</link>

      <description>José Pedro Fazenda Martins in ETV's 'Direito a Falar' debate
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s, of counsel, José Pedro Fazenda Martins attended the debate promoted by ETV's 'Direito a Falar'...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-27 15:23:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Financial-challenges-for-2012/7846/</guid>
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      <title>Gold investments are not being taxed </title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Gold-investments-are-not-being-taxed/7834/</link>

      <description>Rita Magalhães talks to Jornal de Negócios
"If one takes the current juncture into account and the aim is to broaden the tax base, it might be advisable to tax gold investments under added-value,"...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-05 11:10:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Gold-investments-are-not-being-taxed/7834/</guid>
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      <title>European Taxation Journal</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/European-Taxation-Journal/7835/</link>

      <description>"Relief from Double Taxation of Distributed Profits and the "Effective Taxation" Requirement"  
Conceição Gamito and Frederico Anta's article in the European Tax Confederation's official...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-24 11:12:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/European-Taxation-Journal/7835/</guid>
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      <title>"Surrogate motherhood"</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Surrogate-motherhood/7731/</link>

      <description>Vera Lúcia Raposo talks to RTP 2 TV
Vera Lúcia Raposo, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s associate advisor from the Health Sciences area of practice talked to RTP 2 TV in the scope of Sociedade...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-23 12:26:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Surrogate-motherhood/7731/</guid>
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      <title>The new labour law: what changes and what are the implications for companies</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/The-new-labour-law-what-changes-and-what-are-the-implications-for-companies/7824/</link>

      <description>Tiago Piló leads workshops further to the Social Pact
What changes in labour contracts and in justified dismissals or dismissals due to inadaptation; what changes in term contracts and false 'green...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-20 15:17:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/The-new-labour-law-what-changes-and-what-are-the-implications-for-companies/7824/</guid>
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      <title>"Labour Law still suffers from rigidity"</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Labour-Law-still-suffers-from-rigidity/7829/</link>

      <description>Benedita Gonçalves talks Vida Económica
"Changes to labour law, resulting from the social pact 'shall have great impact on labour relations and on companies' writes Vida Económica newspaper in its 17...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-20 11:42:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Labour-Law-still-suffers-from-rigidity/7829/</guid>
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      <title>Doubts over the new Competition legal regime for Competition Law</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Doubts-over-the-new-Competition-legal-regime-for-Competition-Law/7816/</link>

      <description>Miguel Mendes Pereira talks to Antena 1
The new competition legal regime is to be approved by Parliament today. By the new legal regime the Competition Authority has the authority to demand house...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-20 09:59:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Doubts-over-the-new-Competition-legal-regime-for-Competition-Law/7816/</guid>
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      <title>VdA, the winner firm in 2011, is again amongst the firms nominated for the Chambers&amp;#039; law firm of the year in Portugal</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-the-winner-firm-in-2011-is-again-amongst-the-firms-nominated-for-the-Chambers039-law-firm-of/7826/</link>

      <description>After winning the award in 2011, this year VdA is once again one of the firms nominated for the Portuguese category of the "Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence 2012". 
Being one of the shortlisted...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-20 10:13:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-the-winner-firm-in-2011-is-again-amongst-the-firms-nominated-for-the-Chambers039-law-firm-of/7826/</guid>
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      <title>VdAcademia sponsors European Law Moot Court Competition 2012’s regional sessions</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdAcademia-sponsors-European-Law-Moot-Court-Competition-2012s-regional-sessions/7823/</link>

      <description>VdAcademia is sponsoring the European Law Moot Court Competition 2012's regional sessions. The competition's national sessions will be taking place on the 17, 18 February 2012, at Minho University...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-16 10:40:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdAcademia-sponsors-European-Law-Moot-Court-Competition-2012s-regional-sessions/7823/</guid>
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      <title>Concerns about the new law on public sector managers</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Concerns-about-the-new-law-on-public-sector-managers/7724/</link>

      <description>Sofia Ribeiro Branco talks to Diário Económico
The law does not consider any type of crime and is neither clear on how to classify public sector managers, writes Diário Económico newspaper in its 11...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-08 15:25:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Concerns-about-the-new-law-on-public-sector-managers/7724/</guid>
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      <title>"The State only may prevent a wave of evictions"</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/The-State-only-may-prevent-a-wave-of-evictions/7812/</link>

      <description>Leonor Brito talks to Jornal de Negócios 
Leonor Brito, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s managing associate from the Real Estate &amp; Environment area of practice talked to Jornal de Negócios...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-15 16:20:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/The-State-only-may-prevent-a-wave-of-evictions/7812/</guid>
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      <title>Intensive Information session on the New Law on Voluntary Arbitration </title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Intensive-Information-session-on-the-New-Law-on-Voluntary-Arbitration/7814/</link>

      <description>The University of Lisbon Faculty of Law's Post-Graduation Studies Department is organizing an intensive information session on the New Law on Voluntary Arbitration between the 15 and 16 February...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-15 12:57:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Intensive-Information-session-on-the-New-Law-on-Voluntary-Arbitration/7814/</guid>
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      <title>Investment Funds in Portugal</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Investment-Funds-in-Portugal/7806/</link>

      <description>Pedro Simões Coelho's article in the Practical Law Guide
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner from the Banking &amp; Finance area of practice is the author of an article on "Investment Funds in...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-20 12:11:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Investment-Funds-in-Portugal/7806/</guid>
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      <title>Renegotiating public-private partnerships</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Renegotiating-public-private-partnerships/7758/</link>

      <description>Jornal de Negócios quotes Paulo Pinheiro 
"The Law might be difficult to understand sometimes but it is neither stupid nor removed from the reality it directly addresses", writes Jornal de Negócios...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-13 11:05:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Renegotiating-public-private-partnerships/7758/</guid>
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      <title>VdAcademia supports 1st Portuguese Moot Court</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/VdAcademia-supports-1st-Portuguese-Moot-Court/7803/</link>

      <description>The first Moot Court competition to be organized in Portugal will be taking place on the 13 February at the Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa with VdAcademia's support. Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-15 17:48:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/VdAcademia-supports-1st-Portuguese-Moot-Court/7803/</guid>
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      <title>Intelectual Property Forum</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Intelectual-Property-Forum/7798/</link>

      <description>António Andrade talks to Diário Económico 
Diário Económico newspaper published a special report under the title 'Intellectual Property Forum' in its 31 January edition in which it quotes António...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-09 13:38:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Intelectual-Property-Forum/7798/</guid>
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      <title>Tiago Marreiros Moreira talks to Jornal de Negócios</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Tiago-Marreiros-Moreira-talks-to-Jornal-de-Negocios/7733/</link>

      <description>Portugal and companies' fiscal residence 
Jornal de Negócios newspaper analyses Portuguese companies' intentions to change their fiscal residence in an article published in its 4 January edition in...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-09 13:12:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Tiago-Marreiros-Moreira-talks-to-Jornal-de-Negocios/7733/</guid>
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      <title>&amp;#039;The year of the revolution in Data Protection&amp;#039;</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/039The-year-of-the-revolution-in-Data-Protection039/7752/</link>

      <description>Magda Cocco's article in Advocatus
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner responsible for the Data Protection area of practice is the author of an article publiched in Advocatus on the...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-09 13:11:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/039The-year-of-the-revolution-in-Data-Protection039/7752/</guid>
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      <title>&amp;#039;Patent rights&amp;#039;</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/039Patent-rights039/7761/</link>

      <description>António Magalhães Cardoso and António Andrade in DE newspaper
António Magalhães Cardoso and António Andrade, senior partner and managing associate at Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-09 13:05:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/039Patent-rights039/7761/</guid>
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      <title>&amp;#039;Outward bound&amp;#039;</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/039Outward-bound039/7749/</link>

      <description>Nuno Castelão and Pedro Cassiano Santos talk to The Lawyer
The Lawyer dedicates an article to Portuguese companies and law firms expansion abroad in which it quotes Pedro Cassiano Santos and Nuno...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-09 13:03:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/039Outward-bound039/7749/</guid>
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      <title>&amp;#039;Jewel purpose&amp;#039;</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/039Jewel-purpose039/7750/</link>

      <description>VdA lawyers talk to The Lawyer
Nuno Castelão and Pedro Cassiano Santos, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s Head of International Relations and partner, respectively, talked to The Lawyer about...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-09 13:02:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/039Jewel-purpose039/7750/</guid>
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      <title>Amendments to the Lease Law are no guarantee for celerity </title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Amendments-to-the-Lease-Law-are-no-guarantee-for-celerity/7759/</link>

      <description>Pedro Ferreirinha talks to Jornal de Negócios
Pedro Ferreirinha, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s head of the Real Estate &amp; Environment area of practice was heard by Jornal de Negócios on the...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-09 13:00:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Amendments-to-the-Lease-Law-are-no-guarantee-for-celerity/7759/</guid>
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      <title>Outsourcing: leverage for exports</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Outsourcing-leverage-for-exports/7792/</link>

      <description>Oje's report on VdA's conference
"The public sector, economic operators and diplomats should all be jointly involved in creating a cluster for outsourcing which could prove to be an essential tool...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-06 17:05:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Outsourcing-leverage-for-exports/7792/</guid>
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      <title>Best Lawyers 2012: 29 nominations for VdA</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Best-Lawyers-2012-29-nominations-for-VdA/7760/</link>

      <description>Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) has been nominated 29 times by Best Lawyers guide which recommends 18 of VdA's areas of practice from a total of 28 analysed by the guide.
The guide also...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-15 17:17:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Best-Lawyers-2012-29-nominations-for-VdA/7760/</guid>
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      <title>The Court of Auditors, the mayors and their fines</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/The-Court-of-Auditors-the-mayors-and-their-fines/7753/</link>

      <description>Paulo Pinheiro talks to i newspaper
"Mayors avoid city councils like the plague". i newspaper's headlines allude to the new penalties for mayors foreseen in the State Budget on which subject Paulo...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-03-08 16:25:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/The-Court-of-Auditors-the-mayors-and-their-fines/7753/</guid>
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      <title>‘Investing in Angola&amp;#039;</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Investing-in-Angola039/7751/</link>

      <description>VdA lawyers as guest speakers at Catholic University seminar
Francisco Amaral, Head of Business &amp; Practice for Angola, at VdAtlas - VdA's international platform - and André Pappamikail Branco...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-08 10:39:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Investing-in-Angola039/7751/</guid>
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      <title>VdA is awarded with the first NYSE Euronext Lisbon Awards</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-is-awarded-with-the-first-NYSE-Euronext-Lisbon-Awards/7745/</link>

      <description>Award granted to the most active law firm in capital markets
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) has been awarded with the first &amp;lsquo;NYSE Euronext Lisbon Award' for &amp;lsquo;Most Active Law Firm in...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-30 17:32:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-is-awarded-with-the-first-NYSE-Euronext-Lisbon-Awards/7745/</guid>
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      <title>The new Labour Law</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/The-new-Labour-Law/7748/</link>

      <description>Further to the latest amendments to the Labour Law, pursuant to the MoU established between the Portuguese Government and the «troika» and to the &amp;lsquo;Compromise on Growth, Competitivity and Jobs'...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-10 12:31:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/The-new-Labour-Law/7748/</guid>
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      <title>New Competition Law</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/New-Competition-Law/7734/</link>

      <description>Nuno Ruiz at Económico TV
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner in charge of the Competition &amp; EU area of practice was one of the guest speakers at the TV programme Direito a Falar at...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-02 10:49:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/New-Competition-Law/7734/</guid>
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      <title>&amp;#039;Assaulting the supermarket&amp;#039;</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/039Assaulting-the-supermarket039/7728/</link>

      <description>Nuno Ruiz talks to i newspaper
ASAE has confiscated 270 thousand liters of milk further to two complaints filed by the National Association of Dairy Industrials, who reported the selling of products...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-26 16:22:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/039Assaulting-the-supermarket039/7728/</guid>
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      <title>PLC Which Lawyer ranks Investment Funds in Portugal for the first time</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/PLC-Which-Lawyer-ranks-Investment-Funds-in-Portugal-for-the-first-time/7735/</link>

      <description>VdA and Pedro Simões Coelho are in the guide's top tier, says Jornal de Negócios
PLC - Practical Law Company Which Lawyer international legal guide has ranked an Investment Funds area for Portugal...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-26 15:10:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/PLC-Which-Lawyer-ranks-Investment-Funds-in-Portugal-for-the-first-time/7735/</guid>
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      <title>IT4Legal fórum on Information Technology for lawyers</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/IT4Legal-forum-on-Information-Technology-for-lawyers/7700/</link>

      <description>Fernando Resina da Silva as guest speaker 
Fernando Resina da Silva, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner heading the IT &amp; Outsourcing area of practice will be speaking at the IT4Legal...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-24 10:55:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Outsourcing in Public Administration</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Outsourcing-in-Public-Administration/7534/</link>

      <description>VdA and Portugal Outsourcing in joint conference
Issues regarding Public Administration Outsourcing for information, and proceedings technology will be debated at a conference to be jointly organized...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-02-01 16:40:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Outsourcing-in-Public-Administration/7534/</guid>
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      <title>Emerging markets</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Emerging-markets/7732/</link>

      <description>Nuno Castelão at Económico TV Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s Head of International Relations, Nuno Castelão was one of the guest speakers at Económico TV's 'Direito a Falar' programme which...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-24 17:20:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Family business management program</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Family-business-management-program/7680/</link>

      <description>VdA supports ISCTE-IUL specialization course
Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) has helped develop a specialization course on Family Business Management to be ministered by the ISCTE-IUL Business...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-18 11:16:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Family-business-management-program/7680/</guid>
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      <title>Dispute Resolution roundtable</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Dispute-Resolution-roundtable/7729/</link>

      <description>VdA hosts Iberian Lawyer roundtable  VdA is hosting a roundtable together with the Iberian Lawyer which aims to approach the current situation regarding Dispute Resolution and the present juncture...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-17 12:02:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/Dispute-Resolution-roundtable/7729/</guid>
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      <title>&amp;#039;In memory of Saldanha Sanches: Studies on Tax&amp;#039;</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/039In-memory-of-Saldanha-Sanches-Studies-on-Tax039/7716/</link>

      <description>VdA lawyers' contributions to the book in homage of Saldanha Sanches
Tiago Marreiros Moreira (Partner), Conceição Gamito (Managing Associate) and Frederico Antas (Associate), from Vieira de Almeida &amp;...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-17 10:58:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/039In-memory-of-Saldanha-Sanches-Studies-on-Tax039/7716/</guid>
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      <title>International partnerships are crucial</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/International-partnerships-are-crucial/7726/</link>

      <description>Nuno Castelão and Ana Rita Almeida Campos's article in Diário Económico
In an opinion article published in Diário Económico's 21 December edition, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s Head of...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-13 15:36:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/International-partnerships-are-crucial/7726/</guid>
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      <title>"In the end we will become a more rigorous nation"</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/In-the-end-we-will-become-a-more-rigorous-nation/7723/</link>

      <description>João Vieira de Almeida talks to Jornal de Negócios
Jornal de Negócios newspaper published a special report in its 2 January edition, under the title "2012 previewed by 57 leaders" in which it quotes...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-13 11:08:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/In-the-end-we-will-become-a-more-rigorous-nation/7723/</guid>
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      <title>Getting the Deal Through - Tax on inbound Investment 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Getting-the-Deal-Through-Tax-on-inbound-Investment-2012/7719/</link>

      <description>VdA lawyers responsible for Portugal's survey
Tiago Marreiros Moreira (Partner), Conceição Gamito (Managing Associate) and Frederico Antas (Associate) have once more been invited to contribute with a...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-12 19:14:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Getting-the-Deal-Through-Tax-on-inbound-Investment-2012/7719/</guid>
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      <title>Should we opt for national products?</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Should-we-opt-for-national-products/7703/</link>

      <description>Paulo Pinheiro talks to i newspaper
"The State spends thousands of euros campaining for national products and services, however many public companies and entities chose foreign suppliers", writes i...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-12 18:59:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Should-we-opt-for-national-products/7703/</guid>
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      <title>Energy &amp; Renewables Report 2011: Recharging the energy sector</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Energy-Renewables-Report-2011-Recharging-the-energy-sector/7718/</link>

      <description>Vanda Cascão talks to Iberian Lawyer
The Iberian Lawyer published a report on the Energy and Renewables situation in Iberia. Regarding Portugal's situation, the publication quotes Vieira de Almeida &amp;...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-12 17:59:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Energy-Renewables-Report-2011-Recharging-the-energy-sector/7718/</guid>
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      <title>M&amp;A and Corporate Report 2011: Unfreezing Iberia&amp;#039;s deal markets </title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/MA-and-Corporate-Report-2011-Unfreezing-Iberia039s-deal-markets/7713/</link>

      <description>Helena Vaz Pinto talks to Iberian Lawyer
Iberian Lawyer published a report on the M&amp;A situation in Portugal, in its December edition, in which it quotes Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s partner...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-12 17:51:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/MA-and-Corporate-Report-2011-Unfreezing-Iberia039s-deal-markets/7713/</guid>
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      <title>VdA advises Deutsche Bank AG in the conversion of its Portuguese subsidiary into a branch of the German parent company</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-advises-Deutsche-Bank-AG-in-the-conversion-of-its-Portuguese-subsidiary-into-a-branch-of-the/7717/</link>

      <description>Pedro Cassiano Santos in the Iberian Lawyer
'Deutsche Bank AG has converted its Portuguese and Hungarian subsidiaries, Deutsche Bank Portugal and Deutsche Bank Hungary, respectively, into branches of...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-12 17:46:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-advises-Deutsche-Bank-AG-in-the-conversion-of-its-Portuguese-subsidiary-into-a-branch-of-the/7717/</guid>
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      <title>Portugal digging deep for new economic growth</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Portugal-digging-deep-for-new-economic-growth/7715/</link>

      <description>Iberian Lawyer refers to VdA
"Mining agreements are revitalizing old workings and offering law firms a new area of business development focus", writes the Iberian Lawyer in its 16 December edition in...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-12 17:13:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Portugal-digging-deep-for-new-economic-growth/7715/</guid>
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      <title>The new labour law: what changes for companies in 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/The-new-labour-law-what-changes-for-companies-in-2012/7694/</link>

      <description>VdA organized Information Session with AIMinho  A &amp;lsquo;success' is how the hundreds of participants at the information session jointly organized by Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) together...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-12 18:06:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/The-new-labour-law-what-changes-for-companies-in-2012/7694/</guid>
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      <title>Portugal and Brazil: "Business Exchange"</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Portugal-and-Brazil-Business-Exchange/7710/</link>

      <description>VdA and Pinheiro Neto in Brasil Económico newspaper - VdAtlas
Brazil's Pinheiro Neto Advogados managing partner, Alexandre Bertoldi and Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s managing partner João...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-11 13:16:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Portugal-and-Brazil-Business-Exchange/7710/</guid>
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      <title>Capitalisation and Corporate Governance</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Capitalisation-and-Corporate-Governance/7704/</link>

      <description>Pedro Cassiano Santos and José Pedro Fazenda Martins
In its 30 December edition, Expresso newspaper published an article by Pedro Cassiano Santos and José Pedro Fazenda Martins on the Act on...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-10 15:16:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Capitalisation-and-Corporate-Governance/7704/</guid>
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      <title>&amp;#039;Investing in Brazil&amp;#039; - conference at the Catholic University of Lisbon</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/039Investing-in-Brazil039-conference-at-the-Catholic-University-of-Lisbon/7698/</link>

      <description>Tiago Marreiros Moreira as guest speaker 
Tiago Marreiros Moreira, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) partner responsible for the firm's Tax area of practice will be speaking at the Catholic...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-16 15:12:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/events/039Investing-in-Brazil039-conference-at-the-Catholic-University-of-Lisbon/7698/</guid>
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      <title>Another reform is useless</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Another-reform-is-useless/7701/</link>

      <description>António Ribeiro's opinion article in Advocatus newspaper 
"I am one of those who believe that the solution for solving civil law problems is not in reforming the civil procedure code once more...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-09 18:30:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Another-reform-is-useless/7701/</guid>
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      <title>VdA advises on the first Banking and Finance European cross-border merger</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-advises-on-the-first-Banking-and-Finance-European-cross-border-merger/7699/</link>

      <description>The news in Jornal de Negócios  Jornal de Negócios newspaper announced that Deutsche Bank AG has converted its Portuguese and Hungarian subsidiaries, Deutsche Bank Portugal and Deutsche Bank...</description>

      <pubDate>2012-01-10 13:19:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-advises-on-the-first-Banking-and-Finance-European-cross-border-merger/7699/</guid>
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      <title>"2012: an unpredictable year"</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/2012-an-unpredictable-year/7659/</link>

      <description>VdA in Diário Económico newspaper's "Who's who"
"Times of crisis may be times for opportunities". João Vieira de Almeida, Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s managing partner's comment is the...</description>

      <pubDate>2011-11-30 11:27:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/2012-an-unpredictable-year/7659/</guid>
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      <title>VdA lawyers referred by Who&amp;#039;s Who Legal</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-lawyers-referred-by-Who039s-Who-Legal/7606/</link>

      <description>Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) sees ten of the firm's lawyers listed as top references in their areas of practice by Who's Who Legal. This makes VdA the Portuguese firm with the largest number...</description>

      <pubDate>2011-11-04 10:24:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-lawyers-referred-by-Who039s-Who-Legal/7606/</guid>
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      <title>The crisis from a lawyer&amp;#039;s point of view</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/The-crisis-from-a-lawyer039s-point-of-view/7549/</link>

      <description>João Vieira de Almeida in ETV's 'Direito a Falar' debate  Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s, managing partner, João Vieira de Almeida attended the debate promoted by ETV's 'Direito a Falar'...</description>

      <pubDate>2011-10-19 11:29:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/The-crisis-from-a-lawyer039s-point-of-view/7549/</guid>
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      <title>Pinheiro Neto and VdA talk to Diário Económico</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Pinheiro-Neto-and-VdA-talk-to-Diario-Economico/7424/</link>

      <description>Brasilian companies are considering Portuguese privatizations 
Brasilian law firm Pinheiro Neto Advogados' managing partner Alexandre Bertoldi, and Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s managing...</description>

      <pubDate>2011-07-13 10:14:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Pinheiro-Neto-and-VdA-talk-to-Diario-Economico/7424/</guid>
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      <title>VdA and ISCTEM sign agreement in Mozambique</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-and-ISCTEM-sign-agreement-in-Mozambique/7413/</link>

      <description>Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Science and Technology Institute of Mozambique (Instituto Superior de Ciências e 
Tecnologia de Moçambique - ISCTEM)...</description>

      <pubDate>2011-07-05 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Two new partners at VdA</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Two-new-partners-at-VdA/7352/</link>

      <description>VdA announces two new partners: Isabel Gião de Andrade and Paula Gomes Freire.
With these two new partners VdA became the Portuguese independent firm with the highest percentage of female partners...</description>

      <pubDate>2011-09-05 18:29:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>João Vieira de Almeida interviewed by Jornal de Negócios</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Joao-Vieira-de-Almeida-interviewed-by-Jornal-de-Negocios/7378/</link>

      <description>"Living off the State? More than 90% of our clients come from the private sector"
"More than 90% of our clients come from the private sector", tells João Vieira de Almeida, Vieira de Almeida &amp;...</description>

      <pubDate>2011-06-14 11:24:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Joao-Vieira-de-Almeida-interviewed-by-Jornal-de-Negocios/7378/</guid>
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      <title>VdA awarded Chambers Europe Award for Excellence 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-awarded-Chambers-Europe-Award-for-Excellence-2011/6846/</link>

      <description>Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA) is Chambers&amp;rsquo; Portuguese Law Firm of the year 2011. This award &amp;ldquo;honours outstanding firms and reflects a law firm&amp;rsquo;s notable achievements over the...</description>

      <pubDate>2011-05-19 23:04:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA039s-28-Best-Lawyers/7165/</link>

      <description>There are 28 Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados (VdA)'s lawyers listed in the Best Lawyers guide in 2011. Best Lawyers is one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal...</description>

      <pubDate>2011-07-07 12:57:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>VdA&amp;#039;s new Head of Business &amp; Practice for Mozambique</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA039s-new-Head-of-Business-Practice-for-Mozambique/7256/</link>

      <description>VdA's Banking &amp; Finance managing associate, Ana Rita Almeida Campos, will be leading VdA's project in Mozambique. This project is being developed under the scope of VdAtlas. VdA's new international...</description>

      <pubDate>2011-05-20 00:01:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA039s-new-Head-of-Business-Practice-for-Mozambique/7256/</guid>
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      <title>VdA pioneers innovation in Europe</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/VdA-pioneers-innovation-in-Europe/7188/</link>

      <description>Pedro Cassiano Santos talks to IFLR  VdA's partner Pedro Cassiano Santos talked to IFLR, international publication about VdA's recent pioneering transaction that involved applying ring-fencing for...</description>

      <pubDate>2011-05-18 12:27:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Generic drugs, pharmaceutical companies and courts</title>
      <link>http://www.vda.pt/en/press-centre/news-and-media/Generic-drugs-pharmaceutical-companies-and-courts/6843/</link>

      <description>António Magalhães Cardoso talks to Diário Económico  Diário Económico newspaper published a report on the polemics around generic drugs in Portugal in which Vieira de Almeida &amp; Associados...</description>

      <pubDate>2011-05-19 11:01:23 GMT</pubDate>
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