Covering both contentious and non-contentious matters, the labour and employment team at BFBM – Barroso Fontelles, Barcellos, Mendonça & Associados is especially proficient in bargaining agreements and class actions, acting for clients predominantly from the banking, technology and oil and gas sectors. Leading the group is Paulo Araujo, who brings together expertise in labour law, litigation and public law. Clarissa Mello da Mata is another name to note for strategic labour litigation.
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- ‘Excellence in service provision.'
- ‘Clarissa Mello is one of the best lawyers I have worked with and makes a huge difference in the handling of cases.'
- ‘Clarissa Mello - a creative, combative and very technical lawyer. 10 out of 10.'
Key clients
- GS Invest Administração E Participações LTDA.
- Banco C6 S/A
- Petrobrás S.A.
- Uber
- Caixa de Prev. dos Func. do Banco do Estado do Amazonas (Cabea)
- Sindicato Nacional das Empresas de Telefonia e de Serviço Móvel Celular e Pessoal (Sinditelebrasil)
- Datora Telecomunicações Ltda
- Sindicato dos Docentes das Universidades Federais do Estado do Ceará (ADUFC)
- Ripio
- Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores Liberais Universitários Regulamentados
- Google Brasil
- Algar Telecom
Work highlights
Advising Banrisul on a lawsuit for review of a labour judgment to reverse future effects of the conviction in a class action lawsuit filed by the counterpart, the union of employees in banking establishments of Santo Ângelo and other cities in the region.
Assisting Telefônica with a case seeking reimbursement from a former contractor for an adverse labour ruling resulting from a lawsuit initiated by the contractor’s employee.
Assisting Banco Bradesco with a lawsuit in which the counterparty intends to receive differences in his retirement supplement through Bradesco’s private pension plan, as he had the right to a higher contribution salary recognised in another labour claim.
Practice head
Paulo Araújo
Other key lawyers
Tiago Correa da Silva; Clarissa Mello da Mata