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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo welcomes Madalena Caldeira as the new head of the Lisbon office’s Labour department.
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo welcomes Madalena Caldeira as the new head of the Lisbon office’s Labour department.
Madalena Caldeira has a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the Portuguese Catholic University – Lisbon School (“UCP”). She has a post-graduate qualification in Taxation from the Instituto Superior de Gestão and a post-graduate qualification in Commercial Law from UCP. At UCP he also attended the Advanced Taxation Programme and the Advanced Accounting and Finance Programme for Non-Financials. She has completed the Intensive Course in Social Security at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Mafalda Barreto, managing partner of the Gómez-Acebo & Pombo office in Portugal, said: “We are delighted to announce that Madalena, a lawyer with an exceptional career dedicated to labour and social security law, has joined the firm. This is a major reinforcement for GA_P in a critical area of the business fabric, so it is essential that we can count on the best professionals. “. She added: “The addition of a lawyer with Madalena’s profile will enable us to provide a service with even more robust and differentiating characteristics. Our capacity and quality of response are clearly strengthened.”
“It is with great enthusiasm that, together with the whole team, I embrace the challenge of developing and growing an area that plays a crucial role in promoting fair and equitable labour relations, contributing to the well-being of workers, economic development and social stability,” says Madalena Caldeira.
Madalena Caldeira has a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the Portuguese Catholic University – Lisbon School (“UCP”). She has a post-graduate qualification in Taxation from the Instituto Superior de Gestão and a post-graduate qualification in Commercial Law from UCP. At UCP he also attended the Advanced Taxation Programme and the Advanced Accounting and Finance Programme for Non-Financials. She has completed the Intensive Course in Social Security at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Mafalda Barreto, managing partner of the Gómez-Acebo & Pombo office in Portugal, said: “We are delighted to announce that Madalena, a lawyer with an exceptional career dedicated to labour and social security law, has joined the firm. This is a major reinforcement for GA_P in a critical area of the business fabric, so it is essential that we can count on the best professionals. “. She added: “The addition of a lawyer with Madalena’s profile will enable us to provide a service with even more robust and differentiating characteristics. Our capacity and quality of response are clearly strengthened.”
“It is with great enthusiasm that, together with the whole team, I embrace the challenge of developing and growing an area that plays a crucial role in promoting fair and equitable labour relations, contributing to the well-being of workers, economic development and social stability,” says Madalena Caldeira.
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