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International network of specialist employment law firms, Innangard, is pleased to have welcomed Portuguese law firm Abreu Advogados. The addition will strengthen Innangard's global reach which currently includes members from 15 countries. Our online directory of member firms reflects the addition of the firm to the network.

Abreu Advogados is an independent full-service law firm with over 30 years of experience in the Portuguese market. With offices in Lisbon, Porto and Funchal, Abreu has provided highly effective solutions in areas such as Corporate/M&A, Tax, Litigation and Competition. The firm specialises in key industries for the Portuguese and African economies, such as Energy and Natural Resources, Real Estate, Banking, Technology, Life Sciences, Projects, Tourism and Hospitality.

Abreu Advogados' employment department is well known in Portugal for the seniority of its team and track record. Its practice handles all employment matters, both in terms of providing advice and representing clients in litigation cases before the labour courts and higher courts. The team regularly assists companies facing employment challenges as a result of their complex operations.

"It was with great honour for Abreu Advogados to receive an invitation to work with Innangard, which does important work as an international legal alliance in the labour law sector. By collaborating with this important network, we have the chance to share knowledge, follow up together on the most recent topics in our field and open up the scope of services that we present, making the best use of the synergies created with the different well-known law firms in this network. With the great changes and transformations we are experiencing in the world of labour law, this is a certain step to guarantee that Abreu Advogados continues to play its role of putting the future into practice and presenting the excellence of service to all our clients.", explained Patrícia Perestrelo, Professional Partner and Co-Coordinator of the Labour and Employment Law Team at Abreu Advogados.

"I am delighted to welcome leading Portuguese law firm Abreu Advogados including Patricia Perestrelo, as members to become part of the Innangard Global international network of employment lawyers taking the organisation from strength to strength in our global reach," commented Colleen Cleary, Innangard's Chair.

As an international employment law alliance, Innangard's goal is to bring together premium employment law specialists from around the world to collaborate on employment law and HR issues. Membership of Innangard is limited to one-member firm per country, each member firm is recognised in its own country for its legal expertise.

The network's current membership stands at 15 law firms spanning right across Europe, China, Latin America and Australia.