Luis Almeida Carneiro > Espanha e Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

Espanha e Associados
RUA CASTILHO Nº75, 8D
1250-068 LISBON
Portugal

Work Department

Labour Law and Civil Law Departments

Position

Partner and Coordinator of the Labour Law and Civil Law Departments.

Luís has experience in the areas of labour law, labour litigation, collective bargaining, social security law, real estate, civil law and civil litigation.
He has been working in the areas of employment law and has advised the human resources departments of national and international clients on a daily basis in sectors like fitness, food and beverage, tourism, medical services and technology.

Career

Luís graduated in Law in 1996 from the Law School of Universidade de Lisboa.

He has been working with Espanha e Associados since its beginning, in 2004, and became partner in 2018.

Luís is a lecturer at the Universidade Aberta responsible for the Labour law semester module in the Management degree programme.

Languages

Portuguese, English, French and Spanish

Education

Luís graduated in Law in 1996 from the Law School of Universidade de Lisboa. He took a post-graduate degree in Labour Law at the Instituto do Direito do Trabalho of the Lisbon Law School in 2005.

He completed his Master’s Degree in Corporate Law (Labour Law) at ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa in 2010.

Lawyer Rankings

Portugal > Employment

Rated for its ability to ‘adeptly handle complex, multifaceted situations with integrated and rapid responses‘, Espanha e Associados provides assistance to both individuals and corporate clients across the hospitality, food and beverages, healthcare, financial services, and insurance spaces. The practice is proficient in business restructurings, compliance issues, contractual matters and in the management of collective dismissals. Department head Luís Almeida Carneiro stands out for his extensive experience in handling the employment law aspects of M&A transactions and corporate restructuring.