Since launching its employment practice in December 2023, Pérez-Llorca has positioned itself as a capable and versatile player, adept at handling a wide range of matters including collective bargaining, litigation, commercial transactions, executive contracts, and board-level advisory. The team is led by Inês Arruda, who is noted for her extensive experience advising national and international companies across a range of sectors on the full gamut of employment matters.

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Key clients

  • Christine Ourmières Widener
  • Grupo Media Capital (TVI)
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • Longchamp
  • Loewe
  • LVMH
  • Groupe CAT
  • GAM
  • British American Tobacco
  • Otis Portugal Elevadores

Work highlights

  • Providing daily legal advice to a company with over 1,500 employees.
  • Assisting with the challenge of Ourmières-Widener's 2023 dismissal as CEO of TAP Air Portugal.
  • Defended TVI against a claim by a self-employed television presenter contesting the contract type used by TVI and other operators, seeking €1,286,608.20 in labour credits and damages.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Inês Arruda

Other key lawyers

Miguel Riço dos Santos