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Ana Cristina Valentim

Partner, Campos Mello Advogados (cooperation firm)*
São Paulo
About

Ana Cristina has wide experience in labor and employment consultancy and litigation. She advises on litigation prevention and contingency reduction; routine employment matters, as well as layoffs, revision of indemnities and severance packages. She analyses and drafts contracts and advises companies involved in corporate reorganization and restructuring on labor matters. She has expertise in individual and collective labor claims; and collective bargaining agreements.

She is additionally experienced in the analysis and drafting of contracts.

DLA Piper and Campos Mello Advogados (CMA) are separate and independent law firms, which work in cooperation with one another. Partners of DLA Piper are not partners of CMA; and CMA partners are not partners of DLA Piper.

Areas of FocusEmployment
Bar admissionsSao Paulo, Brazil

EXPERIENCE

  • Advises clients in labor and employment matters as well as litigation
  • Advises clients in the negotiations for the hiring and firing of High Level Executives, including drafting and negotiation of related agreements
  • Advises clients in the investigation and termination of employment contracts for cause (misconduct, sexual and moral harassment)
  • Prepares and ministers training sessions about compliance, internal policies, harassments and its aspects and nuances
  • Drafts handbooks and trains HR teams
  • Reviews termination packages and severance amounts
  • Drafts labor and employments related agreements, including Profit-Sharing Programs
  • Conducts negotiations with labor Unions
  • Advises clients in identifying labor issues and drafting action plans to reduce or eliminate labor contingencies
  • Defends clients in class action suits filed by Prosecutor Labor Office and negotiates settlements and TACs
  • Acts in defense of clients at administrative proceedings filed as a result of infraction notices (lack of working hours control, hiring of apprentices, hiring of disabled individuals, among other matters)
 
Languages
  • English
  • Portuguese
Education

  • M.B.A., Management Strategic Human Resources, Fundação Getulio Vargas 2022

  • Specialization in Labor Law, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2007

  • LL.B., Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas 2002

Awards

The Legal 500 Latin America

  • Next Generation Partner, Brazil Labour and Employment (2024 - 2025)
Additional Recognitions 

Benchmark Litigation

  • Litigation Star, Labor and Employment *2021

Leaders League

  • Valuable Practice in Labor and Employment Advisory and Labor Litigation

Latin Lawyer 250

  • Highly Recommended: Labor and Employment

Pro Bono

  • Coordinates pro bono assistance to entities dedicated to diversity, social equality and environmental matters

Publications

  • Co-Author, "Brazil: Law and Practice in Brazil," Chambers Employment 2022 Global Practice Guide, Chambers and Partners, September 6, 2022

Connect

Phone

+55 11 98694 9335
(Work, São Paulo (Cooperation Firm))
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