Patricia, a founding partner of CGM, leads the firm’s labor and employment practice, providing both advisory and litigation services to domestic and international companies across a range of industries. She has extensive experience representing clients before the Brazilian Public Ministry of Labor and other government authorities, as well as in union negotiations nationwide.

Patricia also advises on diversity and equality matters, and as part of the firm’s compliance team, she conducts internal investigations related to labor issues. Her expertise includes handling cases involving harassment, discrimination, fraud, and workplace privacy.

In addition, Patricia manages labor projects across multiple countries in Latin America and serves as the Newsletter Editor for the “Industrial and Employment Relations Law Committee” of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Education

• Post-graduation in People and Business Management, BSP
• Post-graduation in Corporate Labor Law, FGV
• Law Degree, PUC-SP

Recognition

• Chambers Brazil (Labor & Employment | 2021-2024)
• Chambers Latin America (Labor & Employment | 2017-2021)
• The Legal 500 (Labor and Employment | 2018-2024)
• LACCA Approved (Labor | 2014-2022)
• Euromoney Women in Business Law Expert Guide (Labor and Employment | 2020-2022)
• The Best Lawyers (Labor | 2020-2024)
• Análise Advocacia 500 (Labor | 2018-2021; Social Security | 2020-2021; Technology | 2019-2020; Chemical and Petrochemical | 2020; Pharmaceutical | 2021-2022)
• Análise Advocacia Mulher (Labor | 2020-2024; Social Security | 2020-2024; Technology | 2020; Telecommunications | 2020-2023; Chemical and Petrochemical | 2020; Pharmaceutical | 2021-2023)

Languages

• English
• Spanish