Department profile
Freitas Ferraz Advogados

Labour & Employment: Minas Gerais

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Freitas Ferraz Advogados

Rankings

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Labour & Employment: Minas Gerais - Brazil

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Freitas Ferraz Advogados houses a labour practice that combines dispute resolution, regulatory advisory and transactional employment support. The law firm is adept at handling labour investigations, senior executive matters, collective negotiations and workforce structuring. Its client base includes corporate names from the mining, technology, energy, infrastructure and healthcare sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • Freitas Ferraz advised Mota-Engil Brasil on a dispute regarding administrative infraction notices issued by Brazil’s Ministry of Labour and related fine exposure.

Strengths

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  • Freitas Ferraz is extremely diligent, approachable and quick to respond, demonstrating a great ability to understand the clients' needs and offer clear and reliable solutions. The team possesses in-depth knowledge of legislation and practice, and brings a strategic and highly structured approach to case analysis.

    Labour & Employment: Minas Gerais respondentBrazil
  • Freitas Ferraz Advogados has a highly qualified and engaged team that handles matters with exceptional diligence and proactively seeks evidence to support the legal arguments presented in case filings.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Cristina Pessoa Pereira Borja
    Band 3Cristina Pessoa Pereira Borja

    Cristina Pessoa Pereira Borja

    Cristina Pessoa Pereira Borja's labour law skills encompass leading advisory, transactional and contentious work, often involving regulatory investigations, workforce structuring and executive-level disputes.

    • Cristina Pessoa Pereira Borja is an incredible professional. We had labour law support from her that put us at ease. In addition to her immense professional capacity, she is a humane person, and extremely empathetic with everyone involved.

      Labour & Employment: Minas Gerais respondentBrazil
    • Cristina Pereira Borja demonstrates knowledge and mastery of legal issues. She has in-depth knowledge of the business and has a long track record of working with us.

      Labour & Employment: Minas Gerais respondentBrazil
  • Associates to watchMarcelo Costa
    Associates to watchMarcelo Costa

    Marcelo Costa

    Marcelo Costa is active across labour and social security mandates, supporting work that spans strategic litigation, regulatory inquiries, workforce compliance and transactional due diligence.

    • Marcelo Costa is an excellent professional who is highly skilled and client-focused.

      Labour & Employment: Minas Gerais respondentBrazil
    • Marcelo Costa has a lot of technical knowledge and is very helpful.

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