LAWYER PROFILE

Manuel Cavaleiro Brandão

Europe 2026

VdA

Ranked in 2 practice areas

General Business Law: Employment

Porto

12 years ranked

Employment

Portugal

16 years ranked

About

Provided by VdA

Practice Areas

Employment and Labour; Arbitration

Career

Manuel Cavaleiro Brandão joined VdA in 2021. He is Partner of the Labour practice.

He is a leading Labour lawyer in Portugal, boasting over 40 years of experience.

Manuel couples his vast experience in Labor Law with a no less significant experience in national and international arbitration, having acted as both counsel and arbitrator in commercial and corporate law, construction and public works, contracts and labor law related arbitration proceedings.

Among other roles, he was a member of the Court of Arbitration of ICC – International Chamber of Commerce (Paris) (2002-2005).

Professional Memberships

Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.

Member of the Associação Portuguesa de Arbitragem (Portuguese Arbitration Association).

Member of APODIT – Associação Portuguesa de Direito do Trabalho (Portuguese Labor Law Association).

Personal

Languages: Portuguese, French, English and Spanish

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

General Business Law: Employment - Porto

Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

Senior practitioner Manuel Cavaleiro Brandão has considerable experience in temporary redundancies and collective dismissals made as part of corporate restructuring processes.

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Employment - Portugal

Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

Manuel Cavaleiro Brandão is highly regarded for his longstanding activity in the employment area. He has considerable experience in handling collective bargaining agreements, employment disputes and employment restructurings.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Manuel Cavaleiro Brandão demonstrates high technical knowledge and is always available to clarify doubts. He is a great help to our strategy and inspires a lot of confidence and security.
General Business Law: EmploymentChambers European Guide
Manuel Cavaleiro Brandão combines great technical expertise with a practical business vision. This combination strengthens the confidence we have in his legal support.
General Business Law: EmploymentChambers European Guide