Labour & Employment: The Elite
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 4
Contact number
55 (11) 3218-8455About
Provided by Peixoto e Cury Advogados
A medium-sized firm with more than 70 years, Peixoto & Cury Advogados has a traditional and solid labour practice, with six renowned partners and more than 30 standout lawyers with proven experience working in a wide range of sectors helping to set up complex and efficient labour structures to national and international clients. Since its foundation, P&C values both technical excellence as well as an outstanding client experience, always operating in partnership with its clients to provide strategic and innovative solutions for their business.
Peixoto & Cury assists clients in the most varied labour matters such as:
- Collective and union law: conduction of collective negotiations, including lay-off, salary reduction, salary negotiation, and others.
- Risk Assessment: preventive and proactive audits; preparation of a roadmap showing possible vulnerabilities in clients’ activities.
- Consulting: labour planning and human resources management advice, such as outsourcing, and flexible working hours models.
- Occupational Health and Safety: development of Security Service Orders, revision and adaptation of safety programs, project implementation and monitoring.
- Litigation: judicial and administrative proceedings in all instances. Calculation of awards and detailed reports related to juridical risks.
At P&C the labour area is one of the firm's main strengths, being an attraction and gateway for clients to the practice itself and to other areas of the firm.
Chambers Review
Peixoto e Cury Advogados offers an active department that is well equipped to advise on contentious and non-contentious labour mandates. The team offers a solid track record acting on diverse issues ranging from designing employee benefit plans to negotiation of disputes with unions. It also assists with wrongful termination and overtime claims. Clients also benefit from the team's expertise in transactional matters and ability to handle labour cases arising from M&A and restructuring.
Work Highlights
- Assisted BP Bunge with collective lawsuits filed by the Labour Prosecution Office.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are a robust firm, with committed and excellent professionals."
"The team has an excellent holistic approach, working from a risk management perspective in order to be proactive and minimise labour issues."
"They are a robust firm, with committed and excellent professionals."
"The team has an excellent holistic approach, working from a risk management perspective in order to be proactive and minimise labour issues."
Notable Practitioners
Antonio Carlos Aguiaris an active and respected labour practitioner, sought after to assist with negotiations with unions, labour contracts and internal compliance investigations.
Gisela da Silva Freireoffers experience acting on labour issues hailing from the M&A arena and litigations involving wrongful terminations and harassment claims.
"Gisela is a great partner, she provides us with great excellence and professionalism. Her technical knowledge is unquestionable."
"Gisela Freire is an excellent partner, highly skilled, responsive and practical."
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