Benoni Canellas Rossi
Rossi, Maffini, Milman & Grando AdvogadosRossi, Maffini, Milman & Grando Advogados’ labour and employment practice is a powerhouse in the Porto Alegre market. The group offers litigation and consulting services, representing clients in class actions, indemnity lawsuits, and administrative disputes, as well as advising clients on due diligence and compliance. Additionally, the department has experience acting in important cases before the Supreme Court and is equipped to handle high-value matters. With a breadth of expertise, the team has a growing client base made up of companies from a wide variety of industries such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and sanitation. Leading the practice is labour law specialist Benoni Canellas Rossi. The group also benefits from the expertise of Monica Canellas Rossi, who specialises in civil procedural law, and Eugênio Hainzenreder Júnior, who acts for several companies from the Rio Grande do Sul region in employment-related matters.
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‘The firm combines a consultative vision of improved prevention, with leadership in collective bargaining, and the resolution of labour and union conflicts, as well as a fine-tuned institutional relationship with the judiciary, which helps to deal, ethically and responsibly, with issues of interest to clients.’
‘The group is comprised of a highly trained and qualified team, with high-level facilities and infrastructure in the Porto Alegre judicial centre. It works with corporate clients, with a complete suite to meet any company demand.’
‘Benôni Canellas Rossi has a broad vision of the labour area, working with employers' and workers' unions. He is an excellent negotiator, with high performance in collective negotiations and mediations.’
‘The team stands out for knowledge of the subject, interest in collaborating, and organisation.’
‘Benôni Canellas Rossi has a high level of knowledge of labour law.’
‘The firm is very helpful and attentive to our demands, always seeking the best form of defence. They are creative, very efficient, and agile in responses and services.’
Key clients
- Rede D’Or
- Lear do Brasil
- Xerox
- Grêmio Football Porto Alegrense
- Fraport Brasil S.A. Aeroporto de Porto Alegre
- Banco Regional de Desenvolvimento do Extremo Sul
- Centro de Integração Empresa Escola
- SPE Holding Beira-Rio
- Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição
- Arauco Indústria de Painéis
- Cristália Indústria Farmacêutica
- Associação dos Juízes do Rio Grande do Sul
- Rede Duque
Work highlights
- Represented Grêmio Football Porto Alegrense in a case regarding a court order that demanded the immediate payment of R$12m.
- Representing Banco Regional de Desenvolvimento do Extremo Sul in a lawsuit in which the claimant claimed to have been dismissed from his activities as they wanted to exercise their functions in a labour union.
- Representing Lear do Brasil in a lawsuit in which an ex-employee is seeking to be reintegrated to work and claimed for immaterial damages as well as for the salary payment for the time they were out of work, alleging they were fired for being homosexual.
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Eugênio Hainzenreder Júnior
Rossi, Maffini, Milman & Grando AdvogadosPractice head
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Benôni Canellas Rossi