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Lawyers

Leila Pigozzi Alves

Work Department

São Paulo Office/Labor and Social Security and Immigration

Position

Head of the Labour and Employment practice, which includes Litigation;Contracts;Assistance in the Prevention, Management and Elimination of Contingencies;Policies on Compensation and Human Resources Management; Collective Rights and Relationship with Unions;Training;Expatriates;Due Diligence

Career

Founding partner at DDSA. nominated lawyer by Chambers and Partners Latin America, Labor Latin American Corporate Counsel-LACCA, Labor Latin Lawyer 250 and Legal 500, Labor

Languages

Portuguese and English.

Memberships

Brazilian Bar Association, Section of São Paulo (2000); Portuguese Bar Association, Section of Lisbon (2003); Association Internationale de Jeunes Avocats – AIJA (2012); Member of the Human Resources Committee of the British Chamber in São Paulo.

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (1999); Post-Graduation in Labor and Social Security Law from the Labor Law Institute of Universidade de Direito de Lisboa, Portugal (2004); Secondment Program at Simmons&Simmons Rebelo de Sousa in Lisbon, Portugal (2003-2004).