Benedita Fernandes Gonçalves
Europe Guide 2024
Band 3 : General Business Law: Employment
Band 3
About
Provided by Benedita Fernandes Gonçalves
Practice Areas
Employment and Labour Law, Labour Litigation, Collective Bargaining, Social Security
Career
Joined Vda in 2007. Benedita is Managing Associate integrated in the Labour practice. Acting on behalf of domestic and foreign clients, from all sectors (namely industry, hospitality, healthcare) she provides daily assistance in all areas of labour and social security law and has been involved in several restructuring processes, lay-off procedures, labor individual and collective negotiation, disciplinary proceedings labor, inspections’ assistance and professional training regarding different labour matters. Furthermore, labour litigation is a very significant part of her activity.
Professional Memberships
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association .
Chambers Review
Europe
Benedita Fernandes Gonçalves provides employment law support in relation to corporate transactions. She also handles standalone mandates relating to the implementation of collective redundancies and the introduction of new flexible working policies as well as contentious mandates related to labour accidents and termination of contracts.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Benedita Fernandes Gonçalves is a labour expert who is very responsive and client-oriented."
"Benedita Fernandes Gonçalves is a labour expert who is very responsive and client-oriented."