Employment
Europe Guide 2024 : Portugal
Band 3
About
Provided by CS'Associados
The CS'Associados Labour team has solid experience in providing legal services, both in consultancy and in litigation, on all employment-related aspects (individual and collective), such as employee recruitment in all its different forms, the management of individual employment contracts, drafting of internal regulations, assistance in the drafting and implementation of retirement and health plans, restructuring and transfers of undertaking, termination of employment contracts (including individual and collective dismissals), negotiating collective bargaining agreements and providing suppor in social security matters.
The team’s multidisciplinary nature ensures a full and continuous monitoring of human resource management by means of legal advice provided both through day-to-day legal assistance, preparation of highly complex legal opinions and providing support in the resolution of labour conflicts, including the monitoring of lawsuits. Clients of the Labour practice area include companies, private and public, from various service and industry sectors, as well as foundations and public corporate entities.
Chambers Review
CS'Associados is an active domestic firm with a compact but specialised team offering assistance across the full range of employment mandates, including advice on the employment aspects of transactions and on contract terminations, as well as advising on pension and social security matters. The law firm also handles a range of employment-related litigation, including collective bargaining disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team has a deep know-how of our sector and is aware of our objectives and struggles, and tailors its answers to our needs."
"The team manages to provide suitable solutions despite the complexity of the matters."
"The team has a deep know-how of our sector and is aware of our objectives and struggles, and tailors its answers to our needs."
"The team manages to provide suitable solutions despite the complexity of the matters."
Notable Practitioners
Pedro Furtado Martins garners particular praise for his expertise in collective labour matters, post-M&A employment advice and restructuring implementation.
"Pedro is very robust: he knows the legal aspects of the case and his knowledge is very strong."
"He makes room for customer and client needs in terms of availability and is very much responsive."