João Martins Costa

Lawyer and Senior Partner at the Law Firm MNA Advogados; PhD; Researcher; Invited Lecturer; Assistant Professor at the University Portucalense of Porto. LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW - Advice on the creation and termination of contracts, redundancies, collective negotiation, labor disputes, conciliation and litigation. Also advice on government aids issues. Specialist in Labour Law certified by the Portuguese Bar Assoc.; Author of the book "Termination of the Employment Contract" and several lega...

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Catarina Mesquita Alves is a senior Associate at PRA-Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados and is the head of the Labour team in Porto. Associate Lawyer, Law Firm Garrigues Portugal, SLP – Labor Law Department | Porto (2018-2022); Associate Lawyer, Law Firm José Pedro Aguiar-Branco Advogados, R.L.; Professional Internship, Law Firm José Pedro Aguiar-Branco Advogados, R.L.

Very experienced lawyer in Energy, Public & Business Law with domestic and international experience with Portuguese speaking countries and international companies (Algeria, Angola, Brazil, France, Germany, Spain). With over 15 years’ experience João is highly praised by clients and peers for having a client-oriented approach and being capable of answering questions from various areas of law applicable to the company’s activity. João combines a strong legal backgr...