Labour & Employment
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
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Provided by Soto Frugis Advogados
Launched in 2019, in a few years Soto Frugis Advogados has stablished itself as a leading labour and employment practice in Brazil. Our firm is a boutique composed by renowned and experienced lawyers, focused on the needs of each client through customized services that offer the best available solution: advisory, litigation, compliance investigations, human resources advisory and collective and union issues.
Our partners combine a solid academic background with a deep professional experience in their field. They are leading practitioners in the market, some of them with 30 years of practice and able to handle all kinds of matters related to labour and employment law, specially related to highly complex cases and relevant and sensitive projects to clients.
The team is composed by lawyers who have worked as partners at renowned full-service firms and as in-house counsels of industries from various sectors, which gives them a broader understanding of business matters in addition to their deep legal knowledge.
Soto Frugis represents clients in a broad range of sectors, such as energy (oil & gas companies and solar energy), telecommunications, IT, toll road operators, automotive, food & beverages, chemical, agribusiness, packing, pharmaceutical, banking, automotive, among others.
Chambers Review
Soto Frugis Advogados possesses a dynamic department advising on overtime, recognition of employment bonds and harassment claims. The team is experienced in representing players from the beverages, technology and telecommunications sectors with both consultancy and contentious issues. It is also equipped to conduct internal investigations and due diligence as well as the management of labour litigation portfolios.
Work Highlights
- The firm represented Brazil's National Airways Union during a workers' strike and related litigation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"One of the firm's strengths is its rapid response capacity and its commitment to deadlines."
"Soto Frugis has been able to cooperate with us on how to best protect our company from employment-related issues."
"One of the firm's strengths is its rapid response capacity and its commitment to deadlines."
"Soto Frugis has been able to cooperate with us on how to best protect our company from employment-related issues."
Notable Practitioners
Eduardo Sotois experienced handling recognition of employment bond claims, harassment and compliance investigations. Additional capabilities advising on class actions and management of litigation portfolio.
"He demonstrates a combination of business acumen and legal expertise that make our life easier on cutting-edge issues in employment law."
"He holds technical competence and great ability to solve complex issues."
Co-founding partner Antonio Frugis is well regarded by clients and peers alike. He acts on contentious mandates including overtime, wrongful termination and harassment claims.
"He is very attentive and detail-oriented regarding client's needs, giving the appropriate support."
"Antonio Frugis is one of the best negotiators I know. Due to his expertise, we obtained almost all we expected in our last work together."