Angela Afonso
Europe Guide 2024
Associates to watch : Employment
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About
Provided by Angela Afonso
Practice Areas
Labor and Employment
She focuses her practice on labor law, advising on human resource management, hiring and the termination of employment contracts, restructurings and disciplinary proceedings, and workplace accidents. She also handles civil, criminal, labor and misdemeanor litigation related to the workplace.
Career
She joined Cuatrecasas in 2023. From 2014 to 2022, she worked at SLCM - Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados, a full-service law firm with over 60 years of activity that merged with Cuatrecasas in 2023.
Professional Memberships
Member of the Portuguese Bar Association.
Member of Associação de Jovens Juslaboralistas.
Languages Spoken
Portuguese, English, Spanish, French.
Education
Universidade de Lisboa
Postgraduate studies in Labor Law and Social Security Law
2017
Universidade do Porto
Law
2012
Universidade de Coimbra
Short postgraduate course Medical Secrecy, Personal Data and the Clinical Process
2019
Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics
Training for executives: Program on General Data Protection Regulation
2018
Chambers Review
Europe
Angela Afonso joins the rankings this year, owing to promising client feedback and growing recognition in the market. She advises on employment litigation and disciplinary proceedings, and assists clients with the incorporation of workplace policies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ângela Afonso is an extraordinary lawyer, with great focus and availability. She has a detailed approach and permanent concern with business knowledge."
"Ângela Afonso is an extraordinary lawyer, with great focus and availability. She has a detailed approach and permanent concern with business knowledge."
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