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Patricia Barboza

Partner. Specialized in Labour and Employment Consulting and Litigation, including cross-border issues. Leads harassment, discrimination and workplace internal investigations, especially in internal investigations and compliance, negotiations of collective bargaining agreements, reductions in force and management and prevention of strikes. Due Diligence and Consulting on Employment Aspects in M&A in Brazil, including post-closing issues. · CGM Advogados

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About

Founding partner at CGM Advogados who leads the firm's Labour & Employment practice, providing advisory and litigation services to domestic and international companies and representing clients before the Brazilian Public Ministry of Labour and other authorities. She leads internal investigations and compliance work, advises on diversity and equality, handles collective bargaining and reductions in force, and conducts employment due diligence and post-closing consulting in M&A matters across Brazil and Latin America.

Practice areas

Labour & EmploymentLitigationComplianceInternal InvestigationsCorporate / M&AESG

Office

Expertise

M&A employment due diligence and post‑closing issuesInternal investigations (harassment, discrimination, fraud, workplace privacy)Collective bargaining and union negotiationsCross‑border labour projects in Latin AmericaDiversity and equality advisory

Education

  • Specialization in People and Business Management, São Paulo Business School (BSP), 2007
  • Specialization in Corporate Labor and Employment Law, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV Law), 2007
  • Bachelor of Laws, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC‑SP), 2000

Languages

PortugueseEnglishSpanish