MACEDO VITORINO advises clients on a wide range of employment issues, including restructurings, M&A, labour litigation, and social security matters, with particular expertise in representing public sector clients in collective bargaining and conflict resolution. Steering the practice is Guilherme Machado Dray, who frequently works with the Portuguese government, mediating labour disputes and negotiating collective bargaining agreements.

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Key clients

  • CP - Comboios de Portugal
  • Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.
  • Carris – Transporte Público de Lisboa
  • Carristur
  • Siderurgia Nacional (Grupo Megasa)
  • Infraestruturas de Portugal
  • MobiE – Mobilidade Elétrica
  • Aga Khan Foundation (in Portugal)
  • Aggraria Siglo XXI
  • SBSI/ Mais Sindicato
  • AIEL - Associação para a Inovação e Empreendedorismo de Lisboa
  • Transtejo Soflusa - Entre as margens do Tejo (Transtejo Group )
  • Multivision
  • Precision Development, Inc.
  • Moody’s

Work highlights

  • Appointed by TAP Air Portugal to provide services as mediators between the company and the unions to implement a labour restructuring plan.
  • Supported CP-Comboios de Portugal in the negotiation of two single undertaking agreements between the unions and this State company.
  • Providing legal support to Infraestruturas de Portugal regarding labour mediation, collective bargaining and social dialogue with all the unions.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Guilherme Machado Dray