About

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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

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Labour & Employment: The Elite - Brazil

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

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

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  • Pinheiro Neto represented Twitch in an investigation launched by the Labour Prosecution Office (MPT) on child labour allegations regarding the involvement of underage users who produce and share content on the platform.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Luís Antônio Ferraz Mendes
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Luís Antônio Ferraz Mendes
2
Band 2

Well-regarded practitioner Luís Antônio Ferraz Mendes is experienced advising on class actions, workplace safety and internal investigations. He is also sought after to assist with the planning of employee benefits.

Luís Antônio's level of sophistication is very strong; we are very well assisted by him.

Luís Antônio is a great lawyer and professionally very ethical. He is well respected by the market.

Thais Galo
4
Thais Galo
4
Band 4

Thais Galo is 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 provides us with exceptional work. She handles lots of matters regarding team restructuring, collective dismissal and consulting. I always recommend her.

Thais is a highly responsive and agile partner.

Maurício Guidi
5
Maurício Guidi
5
Band 5

Maurício Guidi earns 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.

Maurício's commercial vision is very strong. He is an exceptional partner.

He is an excellent lawyer who displays a very strong commercial vision.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Brazil

Labour & Employment

Luís Antônio Ferraz Mendes
2
Luís Antônio Ferraz Mendes
2
Band 2
Thais Galo
4
Thais Galo
4
Band 4
Maurício Guidi
5
Maurício Guidi
5
Band 5

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