José Pedro Anacoreta
Europe Guide 2024
Band 3 : General Business Law: Employment
Band 3
About
Provided by José Pedro Anacoreta
Practice Areas
Employment and Labour
Career
José Pedro is a partner in the Employment and Labour practice. With more than 20 years’ professional experience, José Pedro has provided in-house consultancy services in large companies and to human resources departments. He has extensive experience in human resources process management, including labour relations, organisation of working hours, remuneration process management, international mobility, talent management, and corporate governance.
He has advised Portuguese and international clients on employment and labour law and social security matters.
José Pedro earned an international MBA from Católica Porto Business School in partnership with ESADE (Barcelona) and Pontífice Universidade Católica de São Paulo (Brazil) and completed a postgraduate course in employment law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra.
Before joining PLMJ, José Pedro was the legal director at Worten, he worked in the legal and HR area of Sonae and was a lawyer at the law firm Uría Menendez - Proença de Carvalho.
Professional Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association
Languages Spoken
Portuguese, English, and German
Experience
Director in the shared services department at Sonae, 2009-2020
Senior associate at the law firm Uría Menéndez, 2007-2008
Labour relations director at Sonae, 2003-2006
Lawyer at the law firm Vasconcelos, F. Sá Carneiro Fontes & Associados, 2000-2003
Chambers Review
Europe
José Pedro Anacoreta is one of the prominent names in the firm's employment team. He handles employment advice in contexts of corporate transactions as well as assisting with collective bargaining agreements and redundancies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"José Pedro Anacoreta combines in-depth knowledge of the applicable legislation with the ability to find answers that suit and correspond to the needs of our company. We have benefited from his readiness and availability."
"José is an incredible lawyer. He has a very solid knowledge of labour law and is always supportive and willing to help. Without a doubt, he is a great professional to recommend."
"José Pedro Anacoreta combines in-depth knowledge of the applicable legislation with the ability to find answers that suit and correspond to the needs of our company. We have benefited from his readiness and availability."
"José is an incredible lawyer. He has a very solid knowledge of labour law and is always supportive and willing to help. Without a doubt, he is a great professional to recommend."
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