Brazil Employment Law Alliance Representative

Our Representative

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Office Address

Av. Pedroso de Moraes, 1.201
Pinheiros Centro Cultural Ohtake
São Paulo
05419-001
Brazil

Phone Number

+(55 11) 3356-2173

Fax Number

+(55 11) 3356-1700

Firm

Demarest e Almeida Advogados

Main Office Address

Av. Pedroso de Moraes, 1.201 - Pinheiros Centro Cultural Ohtake
São Paulo, 05419-001
Brazil

Office Locations

  São Paulo, Campinas, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Recife, Fortaleza, Ribeirão Preto, Belo Horizonte and New York

Firm Phone Number

55-11-3356-1800

Firm Fax Number

55-11-3356-1700

Firm Website

Personal Background

  Vilma Kutomi is a partner at the firm and is responsible for the Labor Consulting area. She graduatted from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo Law School (1981 Class) and was admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo Chapter, under number 85.350. She took the extension course  "AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM" at Harvard Law School (1993). Ms. Kutomi was granted the award of most admired attorney in the Labor Law practice in 2006, 2007 and 2008  by Editora Análise (Publisher). She has been practicing in the labor litigation area for more than 20 years and is currently engaged in employment advice on individual and collective labor aspects. Ms. Kutomi gives lectures at seminars to private institutions on several current labor matters, is the author of many articles and has given several interviews to the media in general.

Firm Background

Demarest e Almeida Advogados is a full-service law firm. With over 300 attorneys and several offices throughout Brazil and in New York City. Demarest e Almeida provides counsel and representation to domestic and multinational corporations, Brazilian corporations doing business oversees, and foreign businesses with operations in Brazil. With extensive and superior experience in government, judicial administrative and corporate capacities, the firm offers services that are effective and parallel with the ultimate business goals of the client.

As one of the leading law firms in Brazil and one of the largest in Latin America, Demarest e Almeida is well-known in several different practice areas. Its labor and employment law sector recognizes that companies need the resources of a team of employment law practitioners who can assist corporate clients on a national and global basis. Demarest e Almeida works with management on every aspect of labor and employment law, including:

  • Employment contracts
  • Collective bargaining agreements
  • Union negotiations
  • Collective bargaining litigation
  • Counseling on permanent and temporary visas for foreigners
  • Administrative and judicial litigation

Firm Practice Areas

Antitrust Law, Banking and Financial Transactions, Bidding Procedures, Biotechnology, Commercial and Civil Counseling, Commercial and Civil Litigation, Contracts, Corporate and Securities, Corporate Compliance, Criminal Counseling and Litigation, Employment and Social Security Law, Environmental Law, Foreign Trade, Intellectual Property, Internet/E-Commerce, Mercosul, Not-For-Profit Organizaitons, Privatization, Real Estate Law, Regulatory Law, Sports Law, Supplemental Pension Funds and Insurance, Tax Legislation