Partner of the Labor and Employment area, Cássia Fernanda Pizzotti holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from USP. She is actively involved in advising on individual and collective labor matters of high complexity. Among her clients are major Brazilian companies, as well as international companies. Cássia is recommended in the main Brazilian and international legal publications such as Chambers Latin America (2019), The Legal 500 Latin America (2018), LACCA Approved (2019), Latin Lawyer 250 (2018), Who’s Who Legal (2018), Leaders League (2018) and Análise Advocacia 500 (2018).

Experience

— Assisted, as invited specialist, in a public hearing promoted by the Senate Commission of Social Matters to study the topic “Intermittent Employment Contract”, one of the pillars of the Labor Reform

— Labor assistance on mergers and acquisitions, transfer of employees, outsourcing and standardization of benefits

— Audits of labor practices and in matters of occupational safety and health focused on the identification of contingencies and review of procedures

— Acting in the structuring and review of policies in general, remuneration plans, individual agreements and contracts.

— Advice on union negotiations and structuring of collective norms and statutes

— Assistance on the hiring of foreign labor force, as well as expatriation of Brazilians, including matters related to the granting of a worker’s visa, remuneration, benefits, among others

— Assistance with compliance investigations

Education

— Bachelor in Laws by the University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil (1996)

Associations

— Member of the Employment Law Alliance, largest association of labor firms in the world, present in 120 countries and in all 50 American states.

Languages

Portuguese and English