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VdA
VdA: 5 tracked AI moves since 2019 across compliance & regulatory, legal research and GenAI Assistant.
Activity Index
30
Steady
Market rank
72
of 239 tracked firms
- Tracked since
- 2019
- Evidence records
- 5
- Capability areas
- 5
- Latest activity
- Sep 2025
Panorama read
VdA shows steady visible AI activity, with the strongest recorded concentration in compliance & regulatory. No named technology relationship is yet established in the tracked evidence.
Analysis based only on published evidence tracked by TVPi; it is not a claim about unobserved firm activity.
Capability intelligence
Tracked capabilities and adoption
Areas inferred from public moves, with recency and supporting evidence visible at a glance.
Compliance & Regulatory
2 movesVdA Co-Develops AI Act Compliance Platform 'aiceblock' with Fraunhofer and Portuguese Mint
Legal Research
1 moveVdA Rolls Out Neurashift's Affine AI Legal Research Platform Firmwide
GenAI Assistant
1 moveVdA Builds Internal GenAI Chat on Azure/OpenAI with Firmwide Employee Use
eDiscovery & Litigation
1 moveVdA Adopts Luminance AI Platform for Due Diligence and eDiscovery
Activity intelligence
Momentum and strategy mix
Activity by quarter
Strategy move mix
- Product Adoption40%
- Other20%
- Internal Build20%
- Partnership20%
Evidence ledger
Tracked activity
Every published record for this firm, newest first.
- PartnershipSep 10, 2025Observed
VdA Co-Develops AI Act Compliance Platform 'aiceblock' with Fraunhofer and Portuguese Mint
VdA partnered with Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (the Portuguese Mint) and Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS to build aiceblock, a platform for AI Act risk classification, compliance documentation, and blockchain-based audit-ready certification; the platform launched publicly in May 2026 and was shortlisted for the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Europe 2026.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Product AdoptionMar 12, 2025Observed
VdA Rolls Out Neurashift's Affine AI Legal Research Platform Firmwide
VdA rolled out Neurashift's Affine system, an AI-powered deep legal research platform for Portuguese/EU legislation and case law, to the entire firm, following a relationship with Neurashift dating to 2022 via the Center for Responsible AI consortium.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Internal BuildNov 1, 2024Observed
VdA Builds Internal GenAI Chat on Azure/OpenAI with Firmwide Employee Use
VdA built an internal chat based on LLMs running within its own Azure tenant (Azure Cognitive Services, OpenAI APIs) to manage confidentiality risk, as part of its 'Power On' digital transformation programme; CIO Rui Alves confirmed a significant part of VdA's employees now use the GenAI solution, per a Claranet vendor case study.
Vendor Announcement · Confirmed confidence
- OtherSep 30, 2024Observed
VdA Lawyers Named EU Independent Experts Drafting the GPAI Code of Practice
Partners Magda Cocco and Iakovina Kindylidi were selected as Independent Experts by the EU AI Office to help draft the first General-Purpose AI Code of Practice under the AI Act, a multi-stakeholder regulatory drafting exercise finalized in July 2025; VdA is also the only law firm member of the 'Center for Responsible AI' consortium.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Product AdoptionJan 1, 2019Observed
VdA Adopts Luminance AI Platform for Due Diligence and eDiscovery
VdA adopted Luminance's 'Diligence' AI platform for corporate due diligence work, later adopting Luminance 'Discovery' for large-scale document analysis after more than two years of prior use.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
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