With ‘technical excellence, strategic approach, and dedicated customer service,’ Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados’s labour and employment team is capable of handling both contentious and non-contentious matters, ranging from civil class actions to investigations. The group’s experience in advising on market-leading cases related to outsourcing disputes, execution phases, and concessions, alongside its presence across an array of industries, has garnered an expanding client roster comprised of impressive names from the banking and finance, food and beverage, and technology sectors, to name a few. Leading the practice is Andrea Giamondo Massei, who is particularly skilled in labour litigation related to compensation structures and advisory matters. On the administrative proceeding front, Caroline Marchi is a key contact in the department, while Rodrigo Seizo Takano concentrates on union negotiations, individual labour lawsuits, and class actions. Claudio Pieroni focuses on assisting insurance, gas, and retail businesses, and Murilo Caldeira Germiniani is a name to note for non-contentious issues, including hiring and termination procedures and the employment aspects of transactions. Daniel Dias left the team in April 2025.
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Work Department
Labor and employment / Social security
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Lawyer

Career

Murilo Caldeira Germiniani provides legal assistance in connection with the hiring and termination of employees and executives, including matters concerning immigration aspects; provides legal assistance related to labor and employment aspects related to corporate transactions and in reviewing and adjusting international policies in light of the Brazilian labor and employment laws; assesses the implications arising from the implementation or suppression of benefits packages to employees and executives; drafts memorandums, legal opinions and reports on matters related to employees, managers and services providers; reviews, drafts, and adjusts employment, management and service providers agreements; reviews, drafts, and adjusts plans, policies, and remuneration and benefits structures (including stock option plans and other incentives linked to shares, such as phantom shares, matching plans, and stock grant plans). He has previous experience in providing legal assistance to clients in the following markets: insurances, financial market, investment funds and private equity, infrastructure, automotive, pharmaceutical, entertainment, foreign trade, retail, services, personnel subcontracting and transient services, aviation, agribusiness, chemical, and technology.

Languages
Portuguese and English.
Memberships
Brazilian Bar Association
Education

Law School of the Universidade of São Paulo – USP, Brazil (Bachelor of Laws)

Insper, Brazil (Postgraduation in Corporate Law)

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Machado Meyer stands out for its technical excellence, strategic approach, and dedicated customer service, with a strong understanding of the business environment. Among the main differentiators are clear communication, quick responses, and a high level of technical specialisation.’

  • ‘Among the professionals who stand out, we especially recommend partners Rodrigo Seizo Takano and Luiz Antonio Franco for their technical leadership, strategic vision and ability to deal with complex issues in a practical and objective manner. Among the associates, we highlight Frederico Feres and Fernanda Biancalana, whose attention to detail, commitment, and technical mastery have been differentiators.’

Key clients

  • Binatural Bahia LTDA
  • X-Elio