Labour & Employment: The Elite
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 2
Email address
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+55 11 3247 8400About
Provided by Pinheiro Neto Advogados
The employment and labor practice has a wide-ranging experience helping our clients’ path towards legal issues, from structuring compensation, retention and severance policies to devising defense strategies in highly complex cases.
Focused entirely on corporate employment cases, our professionals delve into the main risks for clients and create legal pathways for mitigation.
As a full-service firm, we have a comprehensive view on all variables in each case (such as the tax implications) and can rely on peer colleagues from other practices to deliver multidisciplinary legal services of unique quality and value for clients.
We also help clients navigate their restructuring process, encompassing negotiations with trade unions, review of collective bargaining and other agreements, and development of strategies for judicial and administrative disputes.
We support companies to implement robust personnel policies, using our expertise to translate into a clear and objective language the legal solutions available in each case.
Chambers Review
Pinheiro Neto Advogados is a respected practice group equipped to advise on diverse labour issues ranging from mass dismissal to workplace safety investigations. The firm regularly acts on harassment claims and negotiations with labour unions. It is often sought after to assist with the planning of incentives and benefits plans for employees. Its client roster includes important players from the banking and entertainment industries.
Work Highlights
- Assisted Banco Bradesco with an administrative fine concerning call centre services outsourcing.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Fast and efficient handling of complex issues, with active participation of the entire team in providing solid defences."
"It's a great firm for complex and strategic cases."
"Excellent professionals, with a lot of experience."
"Fast and efficient handling of complex issues, with active participation of the entire team in providing solid defences."
"It's a great firm for complex and strategic cases."
"Excellent professionals, with a lot of experience."
Notable Practitioners
Well-regarded practitionerLuís Antônio Ferraz Mendesis experienced advising on class actions, workplace safety and internal investigations. He is also sought after to assist with the planning of employee benefits.
"He always meets demands as expected."
Thais Galois experienced handling labour disputes including cross-border issues. She is sought after by clients for her track record advising on collective dismissals, hiring of executives and labour mandates arising from corporate restructuring.
"Thais is an excellent lawyer whom I trust completely and is always my choice to work with."
Maurício Guidiearns a place in the rankings after consistently receiving strong praise from both peers and clients. He sponsors both contentious and consulting matters for clients from a range of industries.
"He is an excellent professional, who conveys confidence in all demands."
"He is super responsive and very knowledgeable. Also pragmatic in his approach."
Ranked Lawyers at
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
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