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Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 43
1050-119 Lisboa
Portugal
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Mariana Paiva
Work Department
Employment and Labour
Position
Managing Associate
Career
Mariana is a managing associate in the Employment and Labour practice. She has over 8 years’ experience in legal practice and focuses on employment and labour law and social security matters. Mariana regularly advises a number of Portuguese and multinational companies, covering various sectors such as retail, finance, electricity, the media and airlines.
She also has significant experience in employment disputes and is regularly involved in restructuring processes. Mariana provides advice on all matters relating to employment and labour law and social security. She provides day-to-day assistance with employment matters and prepares disciplinary proceedings and cases of dismissal based on just cause, and with collective dismissals and redundancies.
Prior to joining PLMJ, Mariana was a lawyer at the firm of Vasconcelos, Arruda & Associados. She also worked on secondment at the legal department of Moneris – Serviços de Gestão.
Mariana took a postgraduate course in employment and labour law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and earned an LL.M. in International Business Law from Católica Global School of Law.
Languages
Portuguese, English, and Spanish
Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 2009
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2012
Specialist postgraduate course in employment law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2013
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Employment
(Rising stars)PLMJ’s accomplished team is a popular choice for clients seeking advice on collective dismissals, employee transfers, litigation, and contract terminations. At the helm of the practice, Tiago Cortes
is skilled in the entire spectrum of benefits and employment matters, from individual disputes to international corporate restructuring, while Nuno Ferreira Morgado stands out for his solid credentials in non-contentious mandates, including restructurings, privatisations and M&A. Nuno Guedes Vaz chiefly acts for clients from the transport, pharmaceuticals, energy, and telecoms sectors. José Pedro Anacoreta offers expertise in human resources process management, such as international mobility and remuneration, while Mariana Paiva focuses on employment litigation and issues arising from acquisitions. Vitor Madeiras Rodrigues joined from DLA Piper ABBC in September 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Planning law
- Projects and project finance