Rita Canas da Silva > Sérvulo & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
Sérvulo & Associados Offices
RUA GARRETT N° 64
1200-204 LISBOA
Portugal
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Rita Canas da Silva
Work Department
Employment Law
Position
Partner in the Employment and also the coordinator of the Liability in Healthcare service.
Career
At SÉRVULO since 2015, Rita Canas da Silva is a partner in the Employment department, and also the coordinator of the Liability in Healthcare service. She has a PhD in Private Law from the Faculty of Law of the Nova University of Lisbon (2016), having written a thesis on the suspension of the employment contract. Professor at the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Portugal (Lisbon School), she is a guest speaker at conferences and seminars on Employment Law and Sports Law, and has authored several publications on her areas of specialisation. Founding member of the Portuguese Employment Law Association (APODIT – Associação Portuguesa de Direito do Trabalho) and a founding member of the Association of Young Labour Jurists (AJJ – Associação de Jovens Juslaboralistas). Between 2011 and 2015 she was Aide to the Office of the Secretary of State for Employment (Ministry of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security), and Advisor to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of State of the Prime Minister, integrating the Memorandums Monitoring Structure (ESAME – Estrutura de Acompanhamento dos Memorandos), team that monitored the meeting of the obligations towards the IMF, the EC and the ECB. Between 2002 and 2006 she was a lawyer at «Morais Leitão, Soares da Silva e Associados». She joined the Bar Association in 2004.
Languages
Portuguese, English
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Employment
(Next Generation Partners)Best known for its expertise in employment matters pertaining to the public sector, Sérvulo & Associados is also well placed to advise on global group restructurings, labour due diligence in the context of M&A transactions and transfers of undertakings. Litigation, disciplinary actions and whistleblower-related matters are other areas of activity for the group, which is led by Rita Canas da Silva, ‘an excellent professional who combines solid technical knowledge and practical advice‘. Margarida Costa Gomes complements the team with her extensive knowledge of labour disputes, company restructurings, and redundancy procedures.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Intellectual property
- Projects and project finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Energy and natural resources
- Planning law
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Transport
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