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Luiz Eduardo Amaral de Mendonça
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Luiz Eduardo Amaral de Mendonça

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  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
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Luiz Eduardo Amaral de Mendonça leads the Labor and Social Security areas at FAS Advogados. 

With 30 years of experience in labor and social security practices, he focuses on both non-litigious consultancy services in collective and individual labor law, as well as administrative and judicial labor litigation.

He has extensive experience in complex cases that are highly relevant to his clients and the market, such as cases involving technology industries, digital platforms, hygiene, cosmetics, banks, retail, civil construction, live marketing, research, entertainment, and special cases related to social inclusion and quota law.

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)
  • External Researcher at the Labor and Social Security Law Study Group (GETRAB) at the University of São Paulo (USP)
  • Member of the Trade Union Law Committee at the São Paulo Bar Association (OAB/SP)
  • Member of the São Paulo Labor Lawyers Association
  • Member of the São Paulo Chamber of Social Inclusion at the Ministry of Labor and Employment
  • Member of the Center for Studies of Law Firms (CESA)

Awards & Rankings

  • Chambers and Partners
    Labor & Employment - 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
     
  • Leaders League
    Labor Litigation - 2025
    Labor Advisory - 2025
     
  • Análise Advocacia
    Recognized as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
     
  • LACCA Approved
    Labour - 2024, 2025, 2026

Education

  • 2000 - Bachelor's degree in Law from Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP)
  • 2005 - Specialization in Labor Law from PUC-SP
  • 2009 - Master's degree in Law of Social Relations from PUC-SP
  • 2013 - Specialization in Union Leadership from FGV-SP
  • 2019 - Specialization in Teaching Training for Participatory Education from FGV-SP

Insights by Luiz

Mendes overturns TRT2 decision that allowed seizure of assets of partner undergoing judicial reorganization.

10 Mar 2026 2 min read

Performance awards and legal certainty: new position of the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service

04 Mar 2026 3 min read

Performance-based bonuses and legal certainty: New interpretation by the Federal Revenue Service

03 Mar 2026 2 min read

Legal Outlook 2026 - Brazil: strategic trends across key practice areas

02 Feb 2026 2 min read
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