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Rua Castilho, 50
1250-071 Lisbon
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Sofia Mateus
Work Department
Employment
Position
Partner
Career
Sofia Mateus is a partner in the Employment and Pensions practice at CMS Portugal. She is experienced in labour litigation, devising the strategy and action plan underlying any disciplinary proceedings, labour misdemeanour impugnation and labour or social security lawsuits. Sofia is also responsible for all matters relating to pension plans and funds.
She is also a member of the planning, coordination and execution team for restructuring and harmonization processes of personnel, with notable experience working with companies in the financial, insurance, industrial, construction, aviation, retail, pharmaceutical and services sectors. In addition, Sofia provides day-to-day employment law and HR advice to national and international clients, in the private sector. This includes the drafting of opinions, information and memoranda, as well as individual employment contracts, conducting processes relating to workplace and establishment, transfers, definition of remuneration plans and organisation of working time.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Employment
(Leading partners)Combining strong local and international expertise, the employment team at CMS‘ has a solid reputation in handling restructurings, trade union negotiations, and collective dismissal procedures. It also excels in negotiating collective agreements, employment contracts, and TUPE proceedings. The practice is spearheaded by a trio of experts: Susana Afonso
, who remains a go-to for complex restructuring work; Sofia Mateus, who manages the litigation side of the practice with a particular focus on disciplinary matters, social security disputes, and labour misdemeanour cases; João Paulo Gomes, who leads the Madeira office and offers expert labour counsel to clients in the hospitality, construction, and transport sectors, both locally and internationally.