Inês Pinheiro
Europe Guide 2024
Band 4 : Employment
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About
Provided by Inês Pinheiro
Career
Expert in labor matters and labor litigation. Inês Pinheiro specializes in advising on downsizing; negotiations with staff, employers associations and labor unions; planning and implementing collective dismissals; contract negotiation and labor law compliance audits. She advises clients from a wide range of sectors, including industrial, trade and service provision, such as fast-moving consumer goods, banking, media, construction and real estate.
She joined Cuatrecasas in 2023. From 2004 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.
Before that, she was head of the legal and human resources department of a multinational for 13 years.
Professional Memberships
She is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association. She is also on the list of arbitrators at Centro de Arbitragem Comercial (Lisbon) and Instituto de Arbitragem Comercial (Oporto). She is a member of Associação Portuguesa Direito do Trabalho (APODIT).
Chambers Review
Europe
Inês Pinheiro's work portfolio ranges from compliance support and the implementation of remote working and flexible working time policies to disciplinary procedures, restructuring and employment-related litigation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is an exceptional professional with in-depth knowledge of Portuguese labour legislation. Her expertise in labour relations allows her to provide valuable and practical advice, which is most relevant when we need to make management and business decisions."
"She is an exceptional professional with in-depth knowledge of Portuguese labour legislation. Her expertise in labour relations allows her to provide valuable and practical advice, which is most relevant when we need to make management and business decisions."