16.12.2022

Practice Areas: Employment

Type: Abreu News

Carmo Sousa Machado is Lawyer of the Year in Industrial and Trade Union Relations

Carmo Sousa Machado, partner at Abreu Advogados, was distinguished with the award for “Lawyer of the Year” in “Industrial & Trade Union Relations”, in the Iberian Lawyer Labour Awards 2022, promoted by Iberian Legal Group. In these awards, Abreu Advogados was also one of the five most voted firms in the Law Firm of the Year category and Carmo Sousa Machado in the Top 5 Lawyers of the Year. In the third edition of these awards, which highlight the legal work developed throughout the year, some of the most reputable law firms and lawyers in Portugal in the area of employment law practice were recognised.

For Carmo Sousa Machado, partner at Abreu Advogados and co-coordinator of the Employment Law practice area, this award, although individual, is “the result of an exceptional teamwork that deserves to be highlighted. The capacity to work and the pro-active spirit which characterise our firm as a whole and the Employment Law team in particular, have enabled us to overcome our clients’ challenges”. The lawyer also mentions that among the operations handled by the firm in this area, it is possible to highlight the assistance provided by Abreu Advogados to the National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel (SNPVAC) in the negotiations of the emergency agreement between its members and TAP Air Portuga and its majority shareholder – the Portuguese State. This operation involved a multidisciplinary team from the firm.

We recall that Abreu was nominated for the main categories of the award, and also included in the shortlist the contract partners: Patrícia Perestrelo, Madalena Caldeira, Gonçalo Delicado, Ana Manuela Barbosa, Diogo Orvalho and Sofia Silva e Sousa.

Find out more about these awards here.

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