Paulo Roberto Souto > Souto Correa Advogados > Porto Alegre, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Souto Correa Advogados Offices
AV CARLOS GOMES, 700
13TH ANDAR
PORTO ALEGRE, RS CEP 90480-000
Brazil
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Paulo Roberto Souto
Work Department
Labor; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG); and Union Relations and Collective Negotiations
Position
Partner
Career
With nearly 30 years of experience in the Labor area, Paulo Roberto Souto’s practice focuses on handling judicial and administrative proceedings, especially actions of high complexity and strategic importance to the firm’s clients.
His work also involves managing inspections, civil investigations and investigative procedures brought by the Labor Prosecutor’s Office (MPT) and the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (TEM).
With wide experience in conflict management, Paulo Souto has been in charge of benchmarking cases for Brazilian labor law.
He has attended the negotiation program for executives at Harvard University and for more than a decade has been managing collective bargaining with unions from many different sectors.
Over the years, he has led the development of a number of projects with clients, such as revision of HR practices and procedures, drafting internal policies, agreements, compensation schemes, execution of compliance procedures, and activities related to provisioning liabilities.
Paulo is also a member of the multidisciplinary ESG team of the firm, providing legal counseling to clients from many sectors especially in matters related to corporate governance and social aspects.
Languages
Portuguese (native), and English
Memberships
- Member of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM/RS)
- Member of the Brazil-Germany Chamber of Commerce (AHK)
- Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
- Member of the Association of Corporate Labor Lawyers in Rio Grande do Sul (SATERGS)
Education
- Negotiation course for executives at Harvard University
- Post-graduate diploma from the Superior School Foundation of the Public Ministry (ESMP)
- Bachelor of Laws and Social Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC- RS)- 1993
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Labour and employment
The ‘competent lawyers‘ at Souto Correa Advogados are ‘prepared to resolve all labour issues’ for national and multinational companies. The team, which is split between São Paulo and Porto Alegre, routinely handles class actions, union negotiation, and individual claims for companies from the worlds of technology, media, retail and manufacturing, among others. The practice is under the joint leadership of four practitioners: Paulo Roberto Souto is skilled in collective bargaining, and matters arising from strikes and mass dismissals; Joel Heinrich Gallo is well-versed in administrative civil actions filed by the Labour Prosecutor’s Office; the ‘sharp, strategic and responsive‘ Patricia Alves often acts in partnership with the corporate practice in due diligence exercises; and Manoela Pascal Martins is singled out for her experience in collective actions and administrative proceedings.
Brazil > City focus - Porto Alegre > Labour
Domestic and multinational companies from the financial, energy, technology, and entertainment sectors, among others, regularly turn to the labour team at Souto Correa Advogados for advice on contentious and non-contentious matters. A strong performer in proceedings before regional and the superior courts, the group is skilled in collective negotiations, class actions, and employment agreements. The department is jointly led by Paulo Roberto Souto, who excels in mandates involving strikes and mass dismissals, and associate Eduardo Mascarenhas, who possesses an impressive track record in cases before the Ministry of Labour. Other key individuals include Joel Gallo, a name to note for labour claims involving executives, and associate Geraldo Korpaliski Filho, who is proficient in both employment disputes and contractual issues. The group was bolstered by the arrival of compliance and labour litigation specialist Natalia Schnaider Serro Mies, who joined from CMT – Carvalho, Machado e Timm Advogados in March 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Dispute resolution
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Labour
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Tax
Firm Rankings
- Tax > Customs
- Corporate and M&A: Mid-market
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Intellectual property
- Life sciences
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Environment
- Labour and employment
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- TMT: Media