Practice Expertise
- Employment and Labour
Areas of Practice
- Employment and Labour
Profile
Abel is a partner in the Employment and Labour practice. He has more than 40 years' experience in the legal profession and is one of Portugal's most distinguished lawyers in this area. Besides his extensive experience in employment and labour law, Abel also specialises in pharmaceutical law.
He was a consultant and manager at the Ministry of Work, and has been a consultant to the Portuguese Confederation of Industry and to many employers' associations and leading companies in most sectors of the economy.
Abel is recognised as a pre-eminent negotiator in collective bargaining, representing both business associations and employers. He is responsible for creating and implementing important innovations that helped bring greater flexibility to labour relations in Portugal.
Abel is a member of the Portuguese Labour Relations Association and the Portuguese Conciliation Association.
He was a consultant and manager at the Ministry of Work, and has been a consultant to the Portuguese Confederation of Industry and to many employers' associations and leading companies in most sectors of the economy.
Abel is recognised as a pre-eminent negotiator in collective bargaining, representing both business associations and employers. He is responsible for creating and implementing important innovations that helped bring greater flexibility to labour relations in Portugal.
Abel is a member of the Portuguese Labour Relations Association and the Portuguese Conciliation Association.
Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association in 1977
Education
Law degree from the University of Coimbra, 1972
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 1977
Areas of Practice
- Employment and Labour
Professional Career
Professional Associations
Portuguese Bar Association; Portuguese Work Relations Association; Portuguese Conciliation Association.
Professional Activities and Experience
Partner at PLMJ since 2000
Consultant and manager at the Ministry of Employment, 1971-1974
Consultant to the Confederation of Portuguese Industry, 1974-1976
Consultant to various employers' associations
- Portuguese Conciliation Association
- Portuguese Association for Employment Relations
Portuguese Bar Association; Portuguese Work Relations Association; Portuguese Conciliation Association.
Professional Activities and Experience
Partner at PLMJ since 2000
Consultant and manager at the Ministry of Employment, 1971-1974
Consultant to the Confederation of Portuguese Industry, 1974-1976
Consultant to various employers' associations
Articles
Legal Regime of the pharmaceutical activity, of the pharmacy and medicines
Abel Mesquita
Publicacoes Farmacia Portuguesa, 2000 (em fase de reedicao)
Legal Regime of the pharmaceutical activity, of the pharmacy and medicines
Abel Mesquita
Publicacoes Farmacia Portuguesa, 1993
Abel Mesquita
Publicacoes Farmacia Portuguesa, 2000 (em fase de reedicao)
Legal Regime of the pharmaceutical activity, of the pharmacy and medicines
Abel Mesquita
Publicacoes Farmacia Portuguesa, 1993
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