Ms Stella Castro > Demarest Advogados > Brasilia, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Demarest Advogados Offices
ED GENERAL ALENCASTRO, SEPS EQ, 702/902
4° ANDAR BLOCO B, ASA SUL
BRASILIA DF 70390-025
Brazil
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Ms Stella Castro
Work Department
Labor and Employment
Position
Partner
Career
Partner in Demarest’s Labor and Employment practice area, Stella Castro holds a post-graduate degree in Business Law with focus in Labor Law from FGV and a Bachelor of Laws from UERJ. She concentrates her practice in highly complex individual and collective labor litigation. Among her main clients are companies in the banking, mining, construction, energy, technology and food sectors. She is recognized as one of the most renowned lawyers in Brazil by legal publication “Análise Advocacia”.
Languages
Portuguese and English
Education
- Post-graduate degree in Business Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2007)
- Bachelor of Laws from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2004)
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Labour and employment
Praised for its ‘technical skill‘ and ‘up-to-date knowledge’, Demarest Advogados‘ labour practice acts for an impressive roster of domestic and multinational clients operating in a range of sectors, including energy, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals and agribusiness. With strong credentials in both non-contentious and litigation matters, the practice is highly regarded for its work in collective bargaining, mass terminations, labour investigations and strategic lawsuits, including cases before the Labour Public Prosecution Office and public civil actions. Widely recommended by clients and peers alike, Cássia Fernanda Pizzotti is a strong performer in individual and collective labour matters. Pizzotti oversees the team with Renato Canizares, a key contact for start-ups. Other noteworthy individuals include Eduardo Alcantara, who assists companies from the retail, energy, consumer goods and technology segments in labour lawsuits, Maurício Levy, who also focuses on employment litigation, and Stella Castro, who joined from Pessoa Advogados in July 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Customs
- Insurance
- International trade
- Labour and employment
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Environment
- Public law
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- TMT: Telecoms
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Intellectual property
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Projects and infrastructure
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- Transport: Aviation
- White-collar crime and investigations
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Life sciences
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business