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Sofia Mateus

Partner
Lawyer

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Sofia Mateus

Partner
Lawyer

Contact
CMS Portugal
Rua Castilho 50
1250-071 Lisbon
Portugal
Languages Portuguese, English, Spanish

Sofia Mateus is a Partner in the Employment & Pensions team.

She has over 20 years’ experience and coordinates the  labour litigation team, devising the strategy and action plan underlying any disciplinary proceedings, labour misdemeanour impugnation and labour or social security lawsuits.

Sofia is also responsible for all matters relating to pension plans and funds.

She is also a member of the planning, coordination and execution team for restructuring and harmonization processes of personnel, with notable experience working with companies in the financial, insurance, industrial, construction, aviation, retail, pharmaceutical and services sectors.

In addition, she provides day-to-day employment law and Human Resources advice to national and international clients, in the private sector. This includes the drafting of opinions, information and memoranda, as well as individual employment contracts, conducting processes relating to  workplace and establishment, transfers, definition of remuneration plans and organisation of working time.

Sofia is acknowledged as Next Generation Partner for Employment by Legal 500, 2023 and she was also acknowledged as Associate-to-Watch, as well as Up & Coming for Employment by Chambers Europe, from 2015 to 2019. She is  also recognised for Labour and Employment Law by Best Lawyers, since 2018 and ranked Excellent by Leaders League, 2023. Moreover, she was awarded Lawyer of the Year for Employment, Forty under 40 in 2015, by Iberian Lawyer.

Joined CMS Portugal in 2000.

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Sofia Mateus is a lawyer committed to building solutions, with excellent capacity for analysis, research and the study of legal solutions. She works in true partnership with the client’s team.

Legal 500 (2021)

Next Generation Partner

Legal 500 (2021)

Lawyer of the year for Employment, 40 under Forty

Iberian Lawyer (2015)

Sofia Mateus is a lawyer committed to building solutions, with excellent capacity for analysis, research and the study of legal solutions. She works in true partnership with the client’s team.

Legal 500 (2021)

Next Generation Partner

Legal 500 (2021)

Lawyer of the year for Employment, 40 under Forty

Iberian Lawyer (2015)

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2002
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Publications

  • "Mecanismos de cessação de contratos de trabalho" durante uma conferência promovida pela IFE - International Faculty for Executives (2011)
  • "A Nova Legislação Laboral - contraposição de regimes - e o regime do contrato de trabalho em cargos públicos", in Secretaria Geral do Ministério da Saúde (2009)
  • "O contrato de trabalho em cargos públicos", no âmbito da conferência "Aplicação do Novo Regime do Contrato de Trabalho em Órgãos Públicos" promovida pela NPF - Pesquisa e Formação (2009)
  • "Os novos regimes de duração e organização do tempo de trabalho", no âmbito da conferência "Aplicação do Novo Regime do Contrato de Trabalho em Órgãos Públicos" promoted by NPF - Pesquisa e Formação (2009)
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Education

  • Law degree, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Lisboa
  • Postgraduate degree in Direito do Trabalho e da Segurança Social, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Clássica de Lisboa
  • Certified lecturer, by the IEFP – Instituto do Emprego e da Formação Profissional
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Expertise

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02/04/2024
Employment conditions for administrative employees not covered by specific...
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19/01/2024
Amendments to the system of certification of temporary incapacity to work...
On January 18th 2024, Ordinance 11/2024 was published, amending the system of certification of temporary incapacity to work, in order to make the process less bureaucratic. The certification of temporary...
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15/12/2023
Meet The Law - Employment & Pensions Law
On December 15th 2023, it was published the decree-law amending the legal regimes of the Labour Compensation Fund (LCF) and the Labour Compensation Guarantee Fund (LCGF). As already announced when the...
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11/12/2023
Meet The Law – Employment & Pensions
It was published, December 11, 2023, the Ministerial Order no. 421/2023 that updates the amount of the Social Support Index (IAS) for the year 2024. The amount, which is currently EUR 480,43 (four hundred...
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07/12/2023
Meet the Law - Employment & Pensions
It was published, on the 7th of December 2023, the Ordinance no. 414/2023, changing the normal age of access to the old-age pension from 66 years and 4 months to 66 years and 7 months, to come into force...
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30/11/2023
Meet The Law - Employment & Pensions Law
We would like to highlight one of the measures published in Decree-Law no. 113/2023, of November 30, which establishes an incentive to return to work for long-term unemployed people (who have been receiving...
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17/11/2023
Meet the Law - Employment & Pensions Law
The Decree-Law no. 107/2023 was published on November 17th 2023, in which it was decided to increase the national minimum wage from EUR 760.00 (seven hundred and sixty euros) to EUR 820.00 (eight hundred...
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09/10/2023
Meet The Law - Employment & Pensions Law
Additional of expenses for teleworking. It was published today, with effects as of October 1st, the Ordinance setting the amount up to which additional expenses incurred by employees under a teleworking...
Newsletter
16/08/2023
Whistleblower protection and reporting channels in Portugal
1. Is there a law on whistleblowing in your country? Yes. Law no. 93/2021, from 20 December which will enter into force on June 18th, 2022. 2. Does local law require private entities to establish a whis­tleblow­ing...
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04/07/2023
Meet the Law - Employment & Pensions Law
Ministerial Order no. 187/2023, of July 3rd, establishes and regulates the AVANÇAR programme, which consists of an incentive to recruit young and qualified unemployed individuals with permanent and full-time...
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24/03/2023
Meet the Law - Employment & Pensions Law
Decent Work Agenda   After several months of discussion, the (various) amendments to the Labour Code and related legislation have finally been approved, under the Decent Work Agenda (Agenda do Trabalho...
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