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Tiago de Magalhães
Managing Associate

Lawyer

Tiago de Magalhães

Languages
  • Portuguese
  • English
  • Spanish
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Tiago de Magalhães is a Managing Associate in the Employment, Labour & Pensions team and is part of the ESG Task Force.

With more than 10 years of experience, Tiago's main area of practice is advising all types of companies on their day-to-day labour and social security issues, and he also focuses on matters relating to the sustainability of companies.

Tiago also has extensive experience in providing legal advice on litigation to the Human Resources departments of the clients he coordinates, as well as on hiring under special regimes, such as teleworking, hiring foreign workers, domestic service and management positions.

He also has a great deal of know-how in advising companies wishing to start working in Portugal (including on social security matters), and is also recognized for his negotiating skills in terminating employment contracts, identifying improvements in working conditions and on issues related to the pay gap, inclusion and diversity, and the prevention of forced labour.

In addition to monitoring and coordinating disciplinary proceedings, legal actions arising from employment contracts, as well as individual and collective dismissals, Tiago provides training not only on an individual basis but also to groups of professionals in the Human Resources area.

Tiago is recommended for Employment by Legal 500, 2025. He is also recognised for Labour and Employment Law by Best Lawyers for the past years. He is Social Sustainable Officer since 2024.

Joined CMS Portugal in 2009

Awards & Recognitions
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  • Quote
    Tiago Magalhães and Mafalda Alves da Silva are two exceptional lawyers, always available, always attentive to our needs and very fast in delivery. Highly professional, accessible and very well prepared approach. Sofia Mateus, Susana Afonso, Catarina Jorge, Tiago Magalhães.
    Legal 500 (2022)

Publications

  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago - “Dia da Mulher: um dia para celebrar e ter coragem”, (co-authored with Susana Afonso) in Expresso, 2026
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago – “Transformação pela equidade salarial”, in Eco, 2025
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago - "Deixei queimar o arroz. A culpa foi minha", in CNN Portugal, 2025
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago – “ Transparência salarial: desafio ou oportunidade?”, in Jornal Económico, 2025
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago – “Regulamento europeu contra o trabalho forçado: estamos preparados?”, in Público, 2024
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago – “Disparidade Salarial com base no Género: um tema de Direitos Humanos”, in Expresso, 2024
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago – “Alguma vez pensou se a roupa que usa foi fabricada com recurso a trabalho forçado?”, in Expresso, 2024
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago -  “Quando é que a Segurança Social se reforma?”, in Observador, 2024
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago -  “Desde 14 de novembro que as mulheres não recebem pelo seu trabalho”, in ECO/Trabalho, 2023
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago -  “Ser inerte é do passado”, in Executive Digest, 2023.
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago – “O uso da inteligência artificial em contexto laboral”, in Human Resources , 2023.
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago – “Remunerar de (e com) Propósito, (em co-autoria com Maria Figueiredo), in Green Savers, 2023.
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago – “Dias de luto: um convite ao legislador”, in Público, 2023.
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago - “Digital Nomads relocating to Portugal: 3 tax and legal pitfalls foreign employers must avoid”, (em co-autoria com Mónica Santos Costa), in Investment Migration Insider (IMI), 2023
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago - “Trabalhar menos horas para ser mais produtivo”, in Expresso, 2022
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago - “Uma lei anti-teletrabalho?”, in Human Resources, 2021
  • DE MAGALHÃES, Tiago – “Vamos falar a sério sobre ‘gender gaps’?”, in Jornal Económico, 2018

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2013

Education

  • Law Degree, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • Certified lecturer by the IEFP – Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional

Insights by Tiago

CMS Expert Guide on Human Rights and Forced Labour

11 Mar 2026 2 min read

Calamity - Social support and simplified layoffs

06 Feb 2026 3 min read

Minimum Monthly Wage value applicable in the Autonomous Region of Madeira

06 Feb 2026 1 min read

Annual update of the social support index (IAS) value for 2026

30 Dec 2025 1 min read
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