Joana de Sá

Joana has extensive experience in employment matters, including collective bargaining, transactional advisory on labor law in high-profile M&A transactions, representation in complex litigation before Portuguese courts, labor compliance, and staff restructuring. Joana specializes in handling top management employment relationships, monitoring senior manager outplacements, and crafting tailored solutions for companies. Joana is actively involved in promoting diversity and inclusion.

Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Universidade Portucalense (1999)

Continuing Professional Development Course in Procedural Practice: Labour Law, Faculty of Law, University of Porto (2014)

Advanced Training Course on the New Administrative Procedure Code, Catholic University (2015)

Specialisation Course in Labour Disciplinary Proceedings, Faculty of Law, University of Porto (2017)

Compliance Course for the Prevention of Corruption, Nova School of Law | New University of Lisbon (2020)

Advanced Course in Social Security and Labour Law, Centre for Financial Studies, Barcelona (2022)

Postgraduate Course in Social Security Law, Institute of Labour Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon (2023/2024)

Executive Course in Analytics and AI for Business, Católica Porto Business School (2025)

Postgraduate Course in Pharmacy and Medicines Law, Centre for Biomedical Law | FDUC (2018)

Postgraduate Course in Medical Confidentiality, Personal Data and Clinical Processes, Centre for Biomedical Law | FDUC (2020)

Intensive Course on “Climate Change Regulation”, School of Law, Portuguese Catholic University | Católica Next (2024)

Applying EU Anti-Discrimination Law, Academy of European Law (2024)

Contributions to the “Business Ready 2024” project developed by the World Bank Group (2024)

ISSB: Applying the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, International Finance Corporation of the WORLD BANK GROUP (2025)

Gender Equality and Global Markets – by the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) (2025)

Member of the Portuguese Bar Association; Associate of the Portuguese-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Member of the International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA). Member of the Informal Working Group on Developments in the Business and Human Rights Agenda, including the UNGP ten year plus project (UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights).