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Tiago Cochofel de Azevedo

Tiago Cochofel de Azevedo

Europe 2026

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About

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Europe

Practice Areas

Labour Law, Labour Litigation, Collective Bargaining Agreements, Social Security.

Career

Tiago Cochofel de Azevedo is Counsel in the Labor and Social Security area.

He develops his activity in Labor Law, with special experience in all areas of labor law, focusing on Labor Tech, multinational companies, international labor relations, employee mobility, and employee incentives. He has broad experience advising clients in Portugal and throughout the European Union, as well as in Angola, Cabo Verde, and Timor-Leste.

He completed his traineeship and was part of the Labor Department of Simmons & Simmons in Portugal between 2004 and 2011. He subsequently joined the Labor Department of Vieira de Almeida & Associados, where he served as an Associate and later as a Coordinating Associate, between 2011 and 2013.

He currently serves as a professor at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Lusófona de Lisboa, teaching the Labor Law course in the undergraduate program, as well as the curricular unit of Preventive and Sustainable Labor Restructuring in the Postgraduate Program in Business Restructuring. He also regularly participates as a speaker at conferences related to Labor Law and Human Resources.

He is a member of APODIT, Vice-President of the AJJ, and a member of the Social Sciences and Jurisprudence Section of the Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa.

He has been part of Antas da Cunha Ecija since 2023.

Professional Memberships

- Member of APODIT

- Vice-President of the AJJ

- Member of the Social Sciences and Jurisprudence Section, Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa

- Admission to the Bar Association of Portugal: 2006

Education

Universidade de Lisboa

Law Degree

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Master's in Labor Law Research

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Postgraduate Degree in Sports Law

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Doctorate in Law

Awards

Up and Coming, Employment

Chambers and Partners

Tier 5, Employment

The Legal 500

Labour and Employment Law recognition (since 2023)

Best Lawyers

Recognized practitioner

Who's Who Legal Global Guide

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Chambers European Guide

Employment - Portugal

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Tiago Azevedo advises on restructuring proceedings and collective redundancies, as well as assisting with the employment aspects of acquisitions, including the transfer of employees.

Strengths

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  • Tiago Azevedo offers great technical skills and insightful analyses.

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