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Mauricio Tanabe

Maurício Mitsuru Tanabe

Partner, Campos Mello Advogados (cooperation firm)*
Tanabe has an outstanding commercial vision. He handles the labor law in a way that enables the company to do its business.
— Chambers Brazil, 2023
São Paulo
About

Maurício focuses his practice in Brazilian labor and social security law, particularly with regard to collective labor matters and union relations. He advises clients on issues involving negotiations and collective matters, as in the negotiation of Profit Sharing Plans, collective bargaining agreements, roundtables, strikes, collective dismissal, restructuring process, mediations and labor disputes involving unions and labor authorities. He also provides legal advice on employment matters, immigration and outsourcing structures.

Mauricio's client list is extensive, and includes leading companies in energy, oil and gas, telecommunications, maritime and technology.

In addition to providing legal representation, Mauricio teaches "Complex Negotiation Strategies" to post-graduate and MBA students at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) in Rio de Janeiro, and is a visiting professor at Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications (BUPT), Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Hong Kong University. He lectures on complex negotiations in Latin America.

Before joining Campos Mello Advogados in 2016, Maurício served as partner at two prominent global and Brazilian law firms, managing their Employment & Benefits practices in Latin America. In addition, Mauricio worked as the Labor Legal Manager at a telecom company and was responsible for labor litigation and advising on preventive measures, providing representation in collective bargaining agreement negotiations, managing outsourced contracts, and overseeing occupational health and safety services.

 

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Areas of FocusEnergy and Natural ResourcesFinancial ServicesIndustrialsEmployment
Bar admissionsRio de Janeiro, BrazilSao Paulo, Brazil

EXPERIENCE

Before joining Campos Mello Advogados in 2016, Maurício served as partner at two prominent global and Brazilian law firms, managing their Employment & Benefits practices in Latin America. In addition, Mauricio worked as the Labor Legal Manager at a telecom company and was responsible for labor litigation and advising on preventive measures, providing representation in collective bargaining agreement negotiations, managing outsourced contracts, and overseeing occupational health and safety services.
 
Languages
  • Portuguese
  • English
  • Italian
  • Spanish
Education

  • Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School 2010

  • Master's Degree, International Management, FGV/EBAPE 2008

  • Specialization Degree, Labor and Social Security Law, Universidade de São Paulo 2000

     

    Specialization, Labor Litigation Matters, São Paulo Bar Association 2000

     

    Undergraduate Degree, Law, Universidade de São Paulo 2000

Awards

Chambers Global

  • Band 4, Brazil Labour & Employment (2024)

Chambers Latin America

  • Band 5, Labour and Employment (2021)
  • Up and Coming, Labour and Employment (2018-2020) 

Chambers Brazil: Contentious

  • Band 4, Brazil Labour & Employment (2023 – 2024)
  • Band 5, Brazil Labour & Employment (2021 – 2022) 

Legal 500 Latin America

  • Recommended, Brazil Labour and Employment (2024)

Latin Lawyer 250

  • Recognized in Labour, Brazil (2024)

Leader's League

  • Recognized in Labour, Advisory (2019-2023)
  • Recognized in Labour, Litigation (2023)

Análise Advocacia 500

  • Recognized as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil: Labour and Employment (2018, 2019)

Pro Bono

  • Support to Brazilian Scout Group “Falcão Peregrino” in maintenance and legal services
  • Support NOG The Nature Conservancy in employment issues

Prior Experience

Experience as corporate counsel and human resource consultant for companies of a telecommunication multinational group, working extensively, as in-house counsel, focusing on union and labor affairs, labor litigation, social security affairs, outsourcing and consultant contracts, involved in the strategy and operations of the group businesses. Practice ranges from development and implementation of commercial, marketing and human resources projects - with particular emphasis compensation policies, training and development process, organizational structures and outsourcing of commercial, marketing and technical activities.

  • Coordinator for the execution of collective bargaining agreements with the Union of employees of all Telecom Italia Group companies in Brazil.
  • Responsible for the management of the union and labor affairs for TIM Brazil companies.
  • Developing, structuring, negotiating and implementing contractual transactions, participating as legal advisor in all types of projects.
  • Responsible for the management of the budget planning and control function of the TIM Brazil union and labor affairs area.
  • Responsible for Health, Safety and Labor security.
  • Management of the relationship with all external labor law firms.

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo chapters
  • Member of the São Paulo Engineering Association
  • HR Committee of Norway Commerce Chamber

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+55 11 3077 3521
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