Manuel Ferreira Mendes

Manuel is founder of Paramount Legal, a Portuguese boutique law firm which advises both companies and individuals on a vast range of employment and immigration matters.

Manuel has more than a decade of experience in employment law issues and has been particularly focused on assisting international clients starting their activities in Portugal, namely, advising on the most advantageous labour solutions for the client’s businesses; drafting all the relevant employment law documents (e.g., fixed term employment agreements, permanent employment agreements, internal policies); clarifying on all their Portuguese employment law queries, among many others.

In addition, Manuel has also been particularly active negotiating the exit of senior executives from multinationals.

The experience in and with premium law firms allowed Manuel to support key national and international clients – corporate and individuals – on employment matters.