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Sofia Silva e Sousa
Work Department
Employment Law, Sports Law
Position
Professional Partner
Career
Sofia Silva e Sousa is a Professional Partner and has been with Abreu Advogados since 2013, working primarily in the areas of employment law, social Security and sports law.
She has focused particularly on advising on labour regulation matters and providing human resources advice to national and multinational companies in a wide range of areas, including labour relations, hiring, senior management, working conditions, remuneration systems, secondments, collective bargaining, restructuring, employment termination procedures, collective dismissals and lay-offs, disciplinary procedures, outsourcing, relationships with worker committee representatives, labour due diligences that include a risk analysis and quantify contingencies, employee loans, litigation and Social Security. Such advice benefits from her extensive experience in this field.
She also has relevant experience in advising on matters related to sports labour law, having done significant work in this area.
Languages
Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association
IBA (International Bar Association)
Education
Law degree from the Portuguese Catholic University, Faculty of Law, Lisbon (1997)
Postgraduate diploma in Economic and Sports Law from the Independent University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law (1999)
Postgraduate diploma in Securities Law from the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law (2000)
Postgraduate diploma in Labour Law from the Portuguese Catholic University, Faculty of Law, Lisbon (2009)
Master degree in Labour Law from the Portuguese Catholic University, Faculty of Law, Lisbon (2012)
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Employment
(Next Generation Partners)Abreu Advogados handles both contentious and non-contentious employment matters for clients across the healthcare, pharmaceutical, automotive, retail, and TMT industries. The department, which is under the joint leadership of Carmo Sousa Machado and Patrícia Perestrelo, ‘offers a high-quality, client-oriented service‘ in this space, covering M&A due diligence, restructurings, hiring and termination procedures (individual and collective) as well as labour disputes and disciplinary proceedings. Sofia Silva Sousa concentrates her practice on labour regulation and human resources issues, and is often called upon by clients in mandates involving working conditions, remuneration, and termination of employment. Madalena Caldeira left the firm in January 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
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