Baraldi Mélega Advogados, based in São Paulo, Brazil, is a premier law firm recognized for its expertise in labor and employment law, along with social security matters. The firm offers comprehensive legal services including consultancy, litigation, and arbitration to a wide array of clients, from local businesses to international corporations.
Expertise Areas:
- Arbitration and Mediation: Specialized in providing legal counsel to parties in arbitral proceedings, representing clients in court to secure remedies that ensure the effectiveness of arbitration, drafting and reviewing arbitration and dispute clauses, enforcing domestic arbitral awards, and serving as an expert witness in arbitration.
- Administrative Procedures: Administrative Procedures: Actively engaging in discussions with labor and employment authorities to address administrative matters.
- Collective Bargaining: Adept at conducting negotiations on behalf of major company unions in every state of Brazil.
- Dynamic Litigation and Consulting: Nationwide recognition for handling comprehensive legal services in all labor judiciary levels across Brazil.
- Discrimination: Advising on anti-discrimination policies and representing clients in discrimination disputes.
- Dismissals: Handling both individual and collective dismissals, providing strategic advice to mitigate risks and defend client interests in contentious dismissals.
- Employer Representatives: Representing employers in negotiations and legal proceedings, ensuring their interests are robustly defended.
- Health & Safety in the Workplace: Consulting on compliance with health and safety regulations, and representing clients in related litigation.
- HR Policies & Procedures: Assisting with the development and implementation of human resources policies and procedures to align with current legal standards.
- Mergers and Acquisitions: Offers specialized assistance in labor issues and risks during merger and acquisition processes.
- Regulatory Compliance and Auditing: Expert in managing inspection actions, ensuring compliance with labor and social security regulations through detailed audits.
- Salary, Benefits & Remuneration: Advising on compensation structures, benefits packages, and compliance with wage laws.
- Social Security: Delivers expert consultation and auditing services, alongside overseeing inspection actions and administrative procedures.
- Training & Seminars: Offering educational seminars and training sessions to ensure clients and their staff are informed of the latest legal developments.
- Transfers of Business and People: Managing the legal aspects of business and workforce transfers, including due diligence, collective bargaining and ensuring compliance during mergers and acquisitions.
- Social Security: Delivers expert consultation and auditing services, alongside overseeing inspection actions and administrative procedures.
- Mergers and Acquisitions: Offers specialized assistance in labor issues and risks during merger and acquisition processes.
Client Partnership Philosophy:
Years of experience have taught us that achieving excellence in legal services requires establishing a partnership with our clients and daily demonstrating commitment to each one. We achieve this goal through various aspects that support our most important foundation: trust. “We combine qualities to share them with our clients, Baraldi Mélega.”
Chambers Review:
Recognized as “Highly Regarded” in labor and employment by Chambers Brazil Guide 2024, the firm’s capabilities in handling both contentious and non-contentious issues stand out. Clients praise the team for their meticulous attention to service quality and their innovative solutions to complex legal issues.
The firm is also celebrated in legal rankings by Leaders League, WWL and Best Lawyers which affirm its standing as a leader in the legal field.
Nationally, Baraldi Mélega Advogados and its founding partners are regarded as benchmarks of quality and expertise in their fields. They are consistently recognized in the most prominent legal directories in the country, including Análise 500, Análise Mulher, and Análise Advocacia Regional. These acknowledgments underscore the firm’s standing as a leader in labor and employment law matters.
For more detailed information about our services and expertise, or to schedule a consultation, please visit our website or contact our office directly.