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SRS Legal

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At SRS Legal, the employment department is regularly instructed by a multitude of international and domestic companies operating in a variety of sectors, including banking, insurance and aviation, among others. Heading the practice is the ‘extremely competent’ and now co-managing partner César Sá Esteves, a highly regarded employment law expert, who specialises in collective bargaining and collective disputes. Mariana Caldeira Sarávia ‘expertly handles redundancy and disciplinary processes’ for financial services, food and beverage, and retail clients, taking the lead on non-contentious matters related to corporate restructurings, outsourcing and human resources. Ana Luísa Beirão, who oversees the litigation arm of the practice, shines on administrative proceedings and disciplinary actions. Cláudia Varela, another key member of the team, provides valuable counsel to companies from the pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, transport, and IT sectors.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Excellent performance, response time, and accuracy.'

  • ‘Ana Luisa Beirão has in-depth knowledge of our company and sector, courtesy in service and quality of advice provided regarding labour legislation.’

  • ‘Ana Luísa Beirão has an enormous knowledge of labour and employment law, with unsurpassed availability and efficiency.’

  • ‘The team is very competent and meticulous in the legal advice they provide. They have represented our organisation in redundancy processes and in court challenges and ensured processes were capably handled and in a smooth way.’

  • ‘Mariana Caldeira Sarávia expertly handles redundancy and disciplinary processes. César Sá Esteves is extremely competent.'

  • ‘The team is always up to date regarding any changes in employment. The team's response is always quick.’

  • ‘Cláudia Varela, in addition to being friendly, has a direct speech, is always available and keeps us updated. ’

Key clients

  • Administração do Porto Setúbal
  • AGEAS
  • APL- Administração do Porto de Lisboa
  • APS - Administração dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve
  • AXA Group Operations
  • Banco do Brasil
  • Banco Poupança e Crédito
  • Barraqueiro Group
  • Banco Primus
  • BENTELER
  • Beyond Pricing
  • Bergé Group
  • Binary (Bizay Group)
  • Caixa Económica Montepio Geral
  • Caixa Geral de Depósitos
  • Centromarca
  • Cerealto Sintra Foods
  • Chrysea Labs
  • Cerner
  • Colgate-Palmolive
  • Consuldyalis
  • CTT
  • Cyber Sepio
  • Danone
  • EFG Bank
  • Ernst & Young
  • Essilor
  • Form3
  • Five9 Inc.
  • GamaLife – Companhia de Seguros de Vida
  • Generali
  • GMF Railway Maintenance Services
  • Go Parity
  • Graphenest
  • Grupo Banco Montepio
  • Grupo Barraqueiro
  • Guerbest
  • Haitong Bank
  • Holywally
  • Hotusa Group (Eurostars Hotels Company)
  • Loka In.
  • Majorel Portugal
  • Mediaaadvantage (Ebiquity Group)
  • Mykor/Biofab
  • Neolar
  • Megasa
  • NAV
  • Novo Banco
  • Ocenao Fresco
  • OGMA
  • Ophiomics
  • OPM - Operações Portuárias
  • PharmaKern (Kern Group)
  • Principle Power
  • Publicis Groupe
  • RUBIS ENERGIA
  • SACYR-Somague
  • Secil – Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento
  • Securitas Direct
  • Selina
  • Servier
  • SIBS
  • Socosmet - Sociedade de Cosmética
  • Starstone Insurance
  • STET
  • Sumol + Compal
  • TAP Air Portugal
  • TECH MAHINDRA
  • TM.E – Termomeccanica Ecologia – Sucursal em Portugal
  • Travelport
  • TUI Portugal
  • Usercentrics
  • Virbac
  • Viatris
  • Volkswagen Autoeuropa
  • Wiseapproach
  • Wright Medical Group
  • YCBM – Youcanbookme

Work highlights

  • Advised TAP Air Portugal on a major restructuring involving around 2,000 employees.
  • Advises Megasa on labour-related matters, including revision and implementation of company policies and procedures, working time regulation, safety, and disciplinary issues.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

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César Sá Esteves

César Sá Esteves

Hall of fameSRS Legal

Partner and Head of the Employment & Social Security Department, César Sá Esteves is ranked as one of Portugal's leading employment lawyers by the most important international directories (Band 1 by Chambers & Partners and Leading Individual by Legal 500). He is particularly highly regarded in the context of corporate restructurings, as well as employment issues related with M&A transactions. With over 25 years of practice, César has extensive experience in dealing with collective bargaining, disputes, and HR/employment strategic advisory services.

Leading individuals

Ana Luísa Beirão

Ana Luísa Beirão

SRS Legal

Partner in the Employment & Social Security Department, Ana Luísa Beirão has extensive experience in advising national and international companies in a variety of sectors, in particular coordinating and implementing administrative employment proceedings and disciplinary actions, as well as on collective dismissals. With over 15 years of experience, Ana Luísa heads the labour litigation team of the department, as well as the disciplinary action and social security litigation team, and is responsible for establishing action plans/strategies and for supervising judicial lawsuits in the area of labour law and social security.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

César Sá Esteves

Other key lawyers

Mariana Caldeira Sarávia, Ana Luísa Beirão, Cláudia Varela, Leonor Francisco

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