Sofia Silva e Sousa
Professional Partner | Lisbon
Sofia Silva e Sousa is a Professional Partner and has been with Abreu Advogados since 2013, working primarily in the areas of employment law, social Security and sports law.
She has focused particularly on advising on labour regulation matters and providing human resources advice to national and multinational companies in a wide range of areas, including labour relations, hiring, senior management, working conditions, remuneration systems, secondments, collective bargaining, restructuring, employment termination procedures, collective dismissals and lay-offs, disciplinary procedures, outsourcing, relationships with worker committee representatives, labour due diligences that include a risk analysis and quantify contingencies, employee loans, litigation and Social Security. Such advice benefits from her extensive experience in this field.
She also has relevant experience in advising on matters related to sports labour law, having done significant work in this area.
Work Experience
Advising a major English club on the transfer of a professional player contracted to a major Portuguese club.
Portuguese Catholic University
Law degree from the Portuguese Catholic University, Faculty of Law, Lisbon (1997)
Portuguese Catholic University
Master degree in Labour Law from the Portuguese Catholic University, Faculty of Law, Lisbon (2012)
Portuguese Catholic University
Postgraduate diploma in Labour Law from the Portuguese Catholic University, Faculty of Law, Lisbon (2009)
University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law
Postgraduate degree in Securities Law from the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law (2000)
Independent University of Lisbon
Postgraduate diploma in Economic and Sports Law from the Independent University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law (1999)