Rafael de Filippis > Mattos Filho > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Mattos Filho Offices
Praia do Flamengo, 200 11º andar
Rio de Janeiro, RJ , CEP 22210-901
Brazil
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Rafael de Filippis
Work Department
Labor and Employment; Executive Compensation
Position
Partner
Career
Rafael has almost fifteen years’ experience working with litigation and advisory matters in the area of labor law. He provides legal assistance to clients from different industries with a focus on markets in Rio de Janeiro, working to facilitate business via an executive, problem-solving-based approach.
Prior to joining Mattos Filho, he worked as an international lawyer at Lewis Silkin in London, and also interned at the Public Defender Service in Washington, D.C.
Languages
Portuguese and English
Memberships
Rafael is currently a visiting professor at Ibmec’s postgraduate school.
Education
Bachelor of Laws – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC RJ);
Master of Laws (LL.M.) – King’s College London;
Specialization in American Public Law – American University;
Specialization in Corporate Labor Law – Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV);
Specialization Degree in Arbitration – Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV).
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Labour and employment
(Next Generation Partners)The ‘exceptional‘ labour and employment team at Mattos Filho is seen with great regularity handling high-profile contentious work, including public civil actions filed by the Labour Prosecution Office, collective actions brought by unions, and proceedings before the Superior Labour Court. On the consultancy front, it boasts particular expertise in collective negotiations and dismissals, and specialist knowledge of investigations and compensation matters. The ‘excellent‘ Cleber Venditti da Silva is noted for his ‘great negotiation skills‘ in executive-level mandates. Domingos Antonio Fortunato Netto showcases particular strength in individual and collective lawsuits, while Sólon Cunha specialises in non-contentious and preventative matters. Rafael de Filippis handles both advisory and litigation issues and Rafael Caetano stands out for his track record before the superior courts. Vilma Kutomi retired in May 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Customs
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Wealth and succession planning
- White-collar crime and investigations