Inês Pinheiro > Cuatrecasas > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

Cuatrecasas
Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 6
Lisbon 1050-121
Portugal
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Position

Partner

Career

Inês Pinheiro specializes in advising on downsizing; negotiations with staff, employers associations and labor unions; planning and implementing collective dismissals; contract negotiation and labor law compliance audits. She advises clients from a wide range of sectors, including industrial, trade and service provision, such as fast-moving consumer goods, banking, media, construction and real estate.

From 2004 to 2022, she worked at SLCM – Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados, a full-service law firm with over 60 years of activity that merged with Cuatrecasas in 2023.

Before that, she was head of the legal and human resources department of a multinational for 13 years.

Lawyer Rankings

Portugal > Employment

Recognised for its ‘exceptional quality of work’, Cuatrecasas‘ employment practice is proficient in restructurings, transactional matters, litigation, and day-to-day issues. Department leader Rui Vaz Pereira, a key contact for the negotiation of collective agreements, is singled out for his strong track record in labour litigation. Inês Pinheiro, who joined in January 2023 following the firm’s integration of SLCM | Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados, assists a diverse range of stakeholders with collective dismissals, labour audits, and collective bargaining negotiations. With over two decades of experience in this space, Sandra Lima da Silveira stands out for her in-depth knowledge of social security law.