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Claudia Cardoso Rodrigues has managed the legal team at Toyota do Brasil through what has been a difficult period for the automotive industry in Brazil. Toyota has been in Brazil since the 1950’s and manufactures its full range of vehicles in the country for the international and regional export market. Despite the economic downturn of the economy Toyota do Brasil has increased its market share to 8.8% and increased sales to earn US$16bn in revenue in 2016/2017. Rodrigues’ careful leadership of the legal department and her handling of commercial and labour matters has provided the company with expert guidance during these challenging times. A nominator has identified that, ‘Claudia is an in-house lawyer with unique expertise in labour law, coordinating the most challenging work issues faced by an automobile company in Brazil. She has a great understanding about the multi-cultural environment in the company and its reflexes in the employment relationships in Brazil’.