Daniela Ferrão Martins
Associate Lawyer • Lisbon
Daniela Ferrão Martins is an associate lawyer and has been with Abreu Advogados since 2024, focusing her practice on employment law matters.
She specialises in employment law matters, including litigation and issues related to human resources management for domestic and international clients across various sectors, with a particular focus on the retail, insurance, waste management, services, real estate, and communications sectors.
She provides advice on the execution and termination of employment contracts, the conduct of disciplinary proceedings, collective dismissal processes, and job eliminations, while overseeing the respective pre-litigation and employment litigation processes.
She also has experience in due diligence processes, specifically in analysing employment risks and identifying and quantifying contingencies.
Experience
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Advising employees on various employment law matters, including disciplinary proceedings, claims for unpaid wages, and termination of employment contracts, among others;
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Provides ongoing counsel to domestic and multinational companies on matters related to employment law by advising on legal and contractual provisions in this area;
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Representation of individual and corporate clients in judicial and administrative proceedings, among other legal matters;
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Advising companies on various procedures within the scope of disciplinary action, with particular emphasis on disciplinary proceedings leading to termination for just cause;
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Drafting of employment contracts, amendments, and other employment-related documents.
Education
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Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa
Law Degree (2023)
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Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa
Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Governance (2024)
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Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Master’s Degree in Corporate Law (2025)
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