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Veirano Advogados Offices

Veirano Advogados
Av. Bartolomeu Mitre
770 – Leblon
22431-004
Brazil
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Mr Cristian Divan Baldani

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Work Department

Labor & Employment

Position

Partner

Career

Cristian Divan Baldani is a partner of the Labor practice in Rio de Janeiro. He has more than ten years of experience in litigation and labor liability management, assisting on individual and collective labor claims, as well as investigative procedures, inspections, civil inquiries and public civil actions before the Labor Prosecution Office and the Ministry of Labor and Employment.

Cristian has also advised clients on labor issues related to corporate transactions, employee expatriation from Brazil to a foreign country and vice versa, union negotiations, structuring of variable compensation plans (Profit sharing, Stock Options, RSUs) and compliance investigations in sectors such as oil and gas, construction, services and pension funds.

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and a LL.M. earned in 2014 from the University of California, Berkeley, United States. After then, he worked for one year as an international law clerk at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in the International Trade practice.

Cristian is an active member of Ius Laboris, a global alliance of leading employment, labor and pension law firms with more than 2,500 lawyers providing local labor knowledge and coverage in more than 100 countries.

Cristian joined the firm in 2003.

Languages

English, Portuguese and Spanish

Memberships

  • American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), Rio de Janeiro
  • Ius Laboris
  • Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) – Rio de Janeiro

Education

  • Foreign Law Clerk at Bryan Cave LL.P, Santa Monica, CA, 2014-2015
  • LL.M, University of California, Berkeley, California, 2014
  • Specialization in Business Labor Law, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Rio de Janeiro, 2007
  • LL.B, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), 2006

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Labour and employment

Noted for its ‘admirable labour legal knowledge’, the ‘extremely diligent‘ team at Veirano Advogados covers the full array of litigation and consultancy work in the labour and employment space. On the consultancy front, its workload is populated by hiring and termination procedures at the senior executive level, labour due diligence, compliance, investigations and the restructuring of compensation schemes. The practice is a strong performer in contentious matters, including collective claims and litigation resulting from strikes. National head Luiz Antonio dos Santos Junior is knowledgeable of both labour consultancy and litigation matters. Co-leader Cristian Divan Baldani specialises in individual and collective labour claims, union negotiations and proceedings before the Labour  Prosecution Office and the Ministry of Labour. Jose Carlos Wahle is a key port of call for clients seeking HR-related advice and employee management assistance. Luiz Guilherme Migliora is a contact for complex litigation involving labour matters. Flávia Azevedo  is highlighted for her experience in contentious and non-contentious labour matters, especially in the oil and gas sector.

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