Joel Heinrich Gallo > Souto Correa Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Souto Correa Advogados Offices
AV PRES. JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK, 2041
TORRE D, 8 ANDAR, COMPLEXO JK
SAO PAULO, SP, 04543-011
Brazil
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Joel Heinrich Gallo
Work Department
Labor, Arbitration and Mediation
Position
Partner
Career
Joel Gallo has wide experience in strategic labor litigation, including public, class and third-party civil claims, as well as cases regarding sales representation, civil liability, outsourcing, statutory officers, telecommunications, seaport & terminals, banking and variable compensation for C-level executives.
He actively represents clients before the Ministry of Labor and Employment and the Labor Prosecutor’s Office, especially in the negotiation of terms of conduct adjustment. Furthermore, he handles arbitration proceedings and mediations involving labor matters.
In the consultancy area, he counsels national and international companies on labor and social security matters, including drafting and reviewing codes of conduct, internal policies, and regulations, as well as in collective bargaining for implementing profit-sharing programs, and rotating shifts.
Some of its clients include leading companies in the technology, pulp and paper, and entertainment industries.
Languages
Portuguese (native), and English
Memberships
Member of the Association of Corporate Labor Lawyers in Rio Grande do Sul (SATERGS)
Education
- Master’s degree in Constitutional Foundations of Public and Private Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS) – 2010
- Specialist in Material and Procedural Labor Law at PUC-RS – 2007
- Bachelor of Laws from PUC-RS – 2005
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.
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