Cesar Sá Esteves

Practice Areas

Employment & Social Security

Insurance & Pensions

Life Sciences & Healthcare

Career

Partner and Head of the Employment & Social Security Department, César Sá Esteves is ranked as one of Portugal's leading employment lawyers by the most important international directories (Band 1 by Chambers & Partners and Leading Individual by Legal 500). He is particularly highly regarded in the context of corporate restructurings, as well as employment issues related with M&A transactions.

With over 25 years of practice, César has extensive experience in dealing with collective bargaining, disputes, and HR/employment strategic advisory services.

Professional Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association

Portuguese representative on the Board of EELA – European Employment Lawyers Association

EILN – European Immigration Lawyers Network

Publications

Coordinator of the Labour Code (Livraria Petrony, 2010).

Co-author of the Labour Procedure Code and complementary legislation (Livraria Petrony, 2009).

Co-author of the Business Transfers and Employee Rights (Butterworths LexisNexis UK, 2005).

Coordinator and co-author of the Practical Manual of Employment Procedures and complementary legislation (Verlag Dashöfer, 2004).

Author of the article “Some practical reflections on the process of collective dismissal”, in Emplyment Law + Crisis = Crisis of Employment Law? (Coimbra Editora, 2011).

Author of various articles published in specialized magazines.