Mr Cristian Divan Baldani > Veirano Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Veirano Advogados Offices
AV BRIGADEIRO FARIA LIMA ,3477
16º ANDAR – SÃO PAULO
SP 04538-133
Brazil
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Mr Cristian Divan Baldani
Work Department
Labor & Employment
Position
Partner
Career
Cristian Divan Baldani is a partner of the Labor practice in Rio de Janeiro. He has more than ten years of experience in litigation and labor liability management, assisting on individual and collective labor claims, as well as investigative procedures, inspections, civil inquiries and public civil actions before the Labor Prosecution Office and the Ministry of Labor and Employment.
Cristian has also advised clients on labor issues related to corporate transactions, employee expatriation from Brazil to a foreign country and vice versa, union negotiations, structuring of variable compensation plans (Profit sharing, Stock Options, RSUs) and compliance investigations in sectors such as oil and gas, construction, services and pension funds.
He has a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and a LL.M. earned in 2014 from the University of California, Berkeley, United States. After then, he worked for one year as an international law clerk at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in the International Trade practice.
Cristian is an active member of Ius Laboris, a global alliance of leading employment, labor and pension law firms with more than 2,500 lawyers providing local labor knowledge and coverage in more than 100 countries.
Cristian joined the firm in 2003.
Languages
English, Portuguese and Spanish
Memberships
- American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), Rio de Janeiro
- Ius Laboris
- Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) – Rio de Janeiro
Education
- Foreign Law Clerk at Bryan Cave LL.P, Santa Monica, CA, 2014-2015
- LL.M, University of California, Berkeley, California, 2014
- Specialization in Business Labor Law, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Rio de Janeiro, 2007
- LL.B, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), 2006
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Labour and employment
Veirano Advogados fields a market-leading labour practice praised for its ‘excellent legal knowledge’ of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. With a strong profile in individual and collective labour claims, the practice is also well positioned to advise on collective bargaining agreements, M&A transactions and the restructuring of compensation schemes. Compliance and investigations are other regular engagements for the group, which often works in close collaboration with the firm’s corporate and tax experts. National practice leader Luiz Antonio dos Santos Junior is noted for his ‘proactive and strategic approach to dealing with legal challenges’ faced by domestic and international clients; his areas of expertise cover consulting and litigation matters. Cristian Divan Baldani frequently handles individual and collective labour claims, investigations and public civil actions. Jose Carlos Wahle brings over 20 years of experience in litigation, employee transfers, compensation and benefits policies, while senior partner Luiz Guilherme Migliora excels in complex contentious matters. Flavia Azevedo is a key contact for oil and gas clients. Recently promoted partner Bruno Leandro Palhares Perez focuses on lawsuits brought by executives and class actions.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Tax > Customs
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Labour and employment
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Real estate
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- TMT: Telecoms
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition and antitrust
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Dispute resolution
- International trade
- Projects and infrastructure
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Wealth and succession planning
- Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Environment
- Public law
- City focus - Brasilia > Public law and regulation
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Tax
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Media
- Transport: Aviation
- Venture capital
- Compliance
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Life sciences
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Intellectual property