The ‘exceptional’ labour and employment team at Mattos Filho is seen with great regularity handling high-profile contentious work, including public civil actions filed by the Labour Prosecution Office, collective actions brought by unions, and proceedings before the Superior Labour Court. On the consultancy front, it boasts particular expertise in collective negotiations and dismissals, and specialist knowledge of investigations and compensation matters. The ‘excellent’ Cleber Venditti da Silva is noted for his ‘great negotiation skills’ in executive-level mandates. Domingos Antonio Fortunato Netto showcases particular strength in individual and collective lawsuits, while Sólon Cunha specialises in non-contentious and preventative matters. Rafael de Filippis handles both advisory and litigation issues and Rafael Caetano stands out for his track record before the superior courts. Vilma Kutomi retired in May 2023.

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Testimonials

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‘Mattos Filho's labour team is exceptional. They go beyond what is asked, they have a strategic and commercially oriented vision.’
‘Cleber Venditti is an exceptional partner, he is always available, his language is accessible to the business and he has a deep knowledge of the topics.’
‘I understand that the characteristics that distinguish the team from peers in the market are: above average experience and expertise, availability of both the partner and lawyers, theoretical depth combined with practicality in the language of the work they deliver, innovative ideas and a present concern to deliver extremely feasible solution.'
‘The entire team that assists us deserves special mention. Cleber Venditti stands out for his involvement, responsibility and dedication, whether in advisory matters or litigation.’
‘I highlight the performance of Cleber Venditti da Silva as an excellent lawyer in the labour area and, specifically, in the area of negotiating contracts/arrangements with executives. He has great negotiation skills and a lot of knowledge of market practices.’
‘The service provided by Rafael de Filippis is in fact very good; he has a very solid knowledge of labour law trends.’

Key clients

Accenture
Amazon
Embraer
Goodyear
Honda
LinkedIn
IBM
Pfizer
Prudential
UPS

Work highlights

Representing IDV, which is acting as an amicus curiae in the constitutional appeal filed with the Federal Supreme Court.
Represented XP Investimentos in a dispute filed by a former employee who became a top-mind digital influencer in Brazil and was bound to a non-competition agreement.
Representing Uber in cases at the Superior Labour Court involving employment classification and related matters, such as protection of intellectual property and data privacy.