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Henrique Peyssonneau Nunes

Managing Associate
Lawyer

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

Henrique Peyssonneau Nunes is a Managing Associate in the Employment & Pensions team.

He has over 10 years’ experience in labour and social security law, as well as Immigration. He assists both domestic and international clients on a range of employment related matters, including litigation and restructuring processes.

Henrique assists both individual clients and companies with regards to immigration, hiring of foreign European and non-European citizens, within the processes of obtaining visas and acquisition of citizenship, among others.

Henrique’s assistance also includes the secondment of employees to companies abroad and/or from foreign companies to Portuguese undertakings.

Moreover, he has extensive experience in litigation, particularly employment litigation, assisting a number of clients with their legal disputes, including challenge of dismissal procedures and claims for labour credits payment.

Henrique is recognised for Labour and Employment by Best Lawyers, 2022.

Joined CMS Portugal in 2007.

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Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2011
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Education

  • Law degree, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • Postgraduate degree in Comercial Law, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
  • Attended the Course of specialisation in Insolvency and Corporate Rescue, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade Lusíada
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