Eduardo Soto

Practice Areas

Labor

Career

Eduardo Soto has over 25 years of experience in the corporate labour area, advising both Brazilian and international companies of different sizes and sectors, on all fronts related to labour and employment law. His previous experience includes heading the Labour practice in large Brazilian law firms, such as Demarest, Veirano, and Tauil & Chequer in association with Mayer Brown LLP. He is a widely regarded professional on handling issues related to executive management, including the creation and adaptation of global compensation plans to local laws with a focus on benefits such as performance bonuses, profit sharing, stock options and stock awards plans. He has also a solid performance record in handling labour negotiation, both for the prevention of, and solutions to litigation, involving employees, unions and executives.

Eduardo holds an LL.B. from Universidade Mackenzie, a specialization in Corporate and Management Labour Law from FGV-SP, and an LL.M. in Corporate Law from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain).

Publications

He is the author of the book “Demissões Coletivas. Lições para sua regulamentação futura pelo sistema jurídico brasileiro”, published by Editora LTR (2012), and co-author of "Reforma Trabalhista", published by Editora LTR (2019). He is qualified to practice in Brazil, Portugal, and Spain.

Languages Spoken

Portuguese, English and Spanish