Marta advises Portuguese and international companies on labour law and social security issues, including on staff benefits (pension schemes and stock option plans), collective labour negotiations, company restructuring, post-structuring and staff transfers, disciplinary procedures and executive recruitment and dismissals, as well as on employment litigation. She is head of the employment practice in the firm’s Lisbon office.

Work highlights

• Oitante, the special purpose vehicle established by Portugal’s Financial Services Authority following the resolution of Banif - Banco Internacional do Funchal, on all labour issues related to the management and sale of the assets, credits and transferred services

• AXA Group on the €191m sale of its Portuguese business to Ageas Insurance International, including transfer of undertaking and pensions advice

• the Municipality of Lisbon on all legal aspects related to the closure of EPUL - Empresa Pública Municipal de Urbanização de Lisboa, one of the largest municipal local companies in Portugal

• Bosch Group on employment law issues, including on establishing rules following the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement, determining different work schedules and representing the group in disciplinary proceedings

• Everis on collective bargaining agreements, hiring and termination and transfer of undertaking advice

• Citibank, Credibom, Bosch and Netjets on the hiring and termination of directors and senior managers

• Mitsubishi Group on action by a group of senior employees to prevent the sale of its shareholding in Mitsubishi Motors de Portugal to the Bergé Group