Leading Portuguese law firm SRS Legal joins L&E Global
L&E Global proudly welcomes SRS Legal as our exclusive member firm in Portugal.
Established in 1992 and headquartered in Lisbon, SRS Legal is a full-service law firm providing advice to national and international clients in all business areas. The firm has more than a hundred lawyers from various practice areas to respond to the needs of clients quickly, empathetically and innovatively. Employment law has always played a key role in the development of the firm and its client services.
The Employment and Social Security department, headed by Mariana Caldeira da Sarávia and Ana Luísa Beirão, is an exclusive, dedicated, and cohesive team, committed to close partnerships with their clients. They are driven by the firm’s conviction that to service well, they must get to know and understand the clients’ culture, values and business.
The SRS Legal employment lawyers are defined by objectivity, pragmatism, and their problem-solving capacities, aiming to create and preserve lasting relationships of trust. The expertise spans all areas of employment law, including litigation, in a very broad spectrum of markets and sectors. They are organised by sub-areas, designed to serve clients with agility, efficiency and excellence, leveraged on the diversity and wealth of skills of the team.
“We have been aware of L&E Global’s exceptional reputation as one of the pre-eminent global employment law alliances and we are delighted to be a part of such an esteemed organisation,” said Cesar Sa Esteves, co-managing-partner of SRS Legal. “I trust there is a very promising future ahead for us all and we welcome the opportunity to play an integral role in the alliance.”
“Bringing Portugal into the fold is of course an important milestone for L&E Global,” said John Sander, Chairman of L&E Global and co-leader of the International Employment Issues practice group at Jackson Lewis P.C. “We are particularly delighted to add the experienced, trusted and reliable team from SRS Legal, which can accommodate the diverse needs of the full range of multinationals that we work with. SRS Legal is a great addition to our portfolio and strengthens our position in the European market.”
“One measure of our success is the fact that we are working with extremely high-calibre firms with a depth of experience in all areas of labour law.” said Jeroen Douwes, Executive Director of L&E Global. “Our combination of cross-border teams cooperating seamlessly on international matters and a shared commitment to quality, will help clients achieve their objectives effectively and efficiently.”
About SRS Legal
SRS Legal is a full-service, multi-practice law firm advising clients on all aspects of domestic, as well as international law. The firm’s lawyers are focused on their clients’ business and have gained knowledge and experience advising large national and international corporate groups, financial institutions, as well as local and national authorities.
SRS Legal is organised by specialist practice areas and sector groups. This dynamic structure allows the firm to combine a diverse range of legal experts within a group, all of whom have relevant sector knowledge and experience. Sector groups have an extensive understanding of areas in which clients operate and assist clients in fulfilling their objectives. The firm knows its clients’ business and regards itself as an active and dynamic part of it.
About L&E Global
L&E Global is the worldwide leader for cross-border labour and employment law services. L&E Global’s member firms are ideally situated to provide clients with pragmatic, commercial advice necessary to achieve their objectives, wherever they operate. L&E Global’s members work closely with corporate, legal, human resources departments and corporate executives across a variety of sectors and industries to address the strategic and tactical issues that arise in the workplace.
For more information, please contact Jeroen Douwes at L&E Global at jeroen.douwes@leglobal.law.