Paula Ponces Camanho
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : General Business Law: Employment
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About
Provided by Paula Ponces Camanho
Practice Areas
Labour and Social Security.
Career
Joined the firm in 2006. Lawyer at Osório de Castro, Verde Pinho, Vieira Peres, Lobo Xavier e Associados (1992-2005) Member of the Employment, Pensions and Immigration Team. Assistant Professor (Law Faculty of the Catholic University since 1990) and a regular speaker at congresses, seminars, and post graduations. Paula has participated in several corporate restructuring processes and collective dismissal proceedings, providing day-to-day advice in all areas of employment and social security law. Legal counsel and litigator on labour, social security, and sports law. Paula is a member of the Advisory Board of the Council for the Regulation and Qualification of People of the Business Confederation of Portugal (CIP – Conselho Empresarial de Portugal).
Professional Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association (since 1992).
Publications
Author of “Do contrato de depósito bancário” on banking law, several articles on civil, commercial, banking and labour law and co-author of comments to Civil Code.
Personal
Law Degree (1990). Master's Degree in Corporate Law (1997).
Chambers Review
Europe
Paula Ponces Camanho handles varied employment law topics on behalf of significant Portuguese corporate clients. She is well placed to advise on HR restructuring. She further assists with collective dismissals and defends companies in proceedings brought by individuals.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Paula Ponces Camanho has analytical depth combined with a high degree of clarity and pragmatism."
"Paula Ponces Camanho has analytical depth combined with a high degree of clarity and pragmatism."