Labour and employment law is a strong area of focus for Rossi, Maffini, Milman & Grando Advogados, whose team is instructed by large Brazilian and multinational companies from a variety of sectors, including healthcare, construction, manufacturing, and sports. On the contentious front, the group is highly adept at defending clients in both individual and collective lawsuits, and is well versed in administrative proceedings before the Ministry of Labour and the Superior Labour Court. Other areas of activity for the practice include employment contracts, union relations and transactional matters. Managing partner Benoni Canellas Rossi leads the team, which also includes Monica Canellas Rossi, a specialist in labour and procedural law, and Daniel Machado de Oliveira, who focuses on social security matters.

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.

The labour law team at CMT – Carvalho, Machado e Timm Advogados assists clients from a wide range of sectors, including agribusiness, pharmaceuticals, construction, automotive, technology, and banking, in contentious and non-contentious matters. Recent highlights saw the group advise clients on Covid-19-related matters, including dismissals and negotiation with unions. With extensive experience in individual and collective labour claims, Michele Bertoletti is also proficient in preparatory proceedings and public civil investigations conducted by the Labour Prosecution Office. Social security law expert Martha Macedo Sittoni is another key contact. Former practice head Natalia Schnaider Serro Mies left the firm in March 2023.

Singled out for its experience in the real estate sector, Scalzilli Althaus Advogados is skilled at advising on notices from the Regional Labour Department and prosecutions by the Labor Public Prosecutor. The group, which excels in investigations and negotiations with unions, is also well placed to assist with compliance issues. Department leader Marcelo Nedel Scalzilli is trusted by national and multinational players from the real estate, food and beverage, and agribusiness industries in conflict mediation with unions. He is supported by Vanessa Nascimento Cardoso, who brings together experience in labour and data protection mandates, and Marjorie Ferri.

Silveiro Advogados fields 'a solid team of highly engaged lawyers' with substantial experience in both advisory and contentious employment matters. Class actions and individual claims, including occupational diseases and accidents, are core areas of activity for the group, which is routinely instructed by clients from across a variety of industries, namely retail, telemarketing, manufacturing, engineering, and steel, the latter of which is a key sector focus. Department head Guilherme Guimarães, who is praised for his ‘unique and differentiated knowledge in the field of labour law’, is skilled in both individual and collective employment claims. Camila Forest and Larissa Salgado have significant experience in preventive issues and the mitigation of risks.

Litigator Maurício De Carvalho Góes heads up the labour law team at TozziniFreire Advogados, which undertakes both contentious and non-contentious matters for domestic and international clients in the automotive, energy, food and beverage, paper, telecoms, technology, manufacturing, and financial services sectors. Showcasing extensive experience in collective negotiations with unions regarding the suspension, reduction, or termination of employment agreements, the practice is also skilled at defending corporate clients against damages lawsuits filed by former employees, including individual claims and class actions. On the advisory side, the team is well versed in workforce restructurings and transactional matters.