Mascaro Nascimento Advogados

Reference on Labor Law in Brazil, Mascaro Nascimento Advocacia Trabalhista was created in 1989 by Professor Amauri Mascaro Nascimento, former Judge of Labor and ex-public prosecutor, who, from his extensive knowledge, has become one of the leading jurists and specialists in the area in the country.

Currently offering a comprehensive legal counsel in the Labor area for several companies of all sizes and sectors of activity in Brazil, Mascaro Nascimento serves a large number of lawsuits in a timely and quality fashion.

Mascaro Nascimento is recognized for outstanding capabilities of its members and leaders, the constant training of its staff and a structured working methodology, tested and approved by clients.

Headed by Neuza Costa Nascimento and Marcelo Costa Mascaro Nascimento, professionals with broad experience and solid qualification, the office is organized into units that offer the clients a personalized and high-quality service, always focused on instructing, preventing and managing the labor issues of its clients:

Special Litigation Unit: specialized in cases of critical importance to the customer.

Routine Litigation Unit: geared toward labor litigation at companies with big demands.

Consulting and Opinions Unit:
- Consulting: through simple and practical written or verbal communication, this work proposes to internally guide the client concerning the best and current labor conduct interpreting acts and deliberations.Focused on the legal department, personnel and human resources department, in labor routines, seeking risk prevention or minimization.
- Opinions: through structured and in-depth written communication, this study proposes an interpretation of national or international legal norms applied to concrete or generic cases based on the most specialized jurisprudence and doctrine.The objective is to attach this to complex legal procedures as well as for internal purposes of the client.
Social Security and Business Advisory Unit: support to companies in cases involving issues related to Social Security, and Business Advisory Services to HR, in order to prevent and mitigate labor and social security risks.

Suitors Unit: area dedicated to the treatment of lawsuits initiated by occupying executive level positions in companies' management.

Business Advisory Unit: complete support for the company's internal legal department, offering the following services: procedural registration and database cleaning; extrajudicial advice in collective bargaining, work inspection and roundtable for conflict solutions; evaluation and management of contingencies and labor liabilities; labor due diligence ; internal labor audits and review of labor procedures; risk management and Compliance; mapping of safety and medicine at work rules, as well as other Advisory services for HR areas, aimed at preventing and mitigating labor risks.

- Advising differs from consulting since this is an opinion, whereas advice focuses on the executive, assisting clients in the implementation of deliberated measures.

Social Welfare Unit: support for companies in consulting and litigation involving INSS-related issues, enabling companies to recover sums improperly paid as pension contributions, and other benefits.

Sports Law Unit: offers a range of services related to sports, provided with due observance of the line's specialties.

Civil Unit: civil and consumer litigation support and management and credit recovery; consultancy in business contracts; contracts in general and estate planning.