Practice Expertise
- Employment and Labour
Areas of Practice
- Employment and Labour
Profile
Tiago is a partner and co-head of the Employment Labour practice. He has more than 30 years' experience in labour law and is widely recognised in the market for his skills in this area.
Tiago’s comprehensive technical knowledge in this area is allied to a practical and results-oriented approach based on implementing creative solutions with controlled risk. He deals with everything from individual employment disputes to corporate restructuring on an international scale.
Tiago appears regularly before the courts and this direct contact allows him to maintain the level of confidence needed to provide assertive advice to his clients.
Over the course of his career, he has worked with many sectors but, in particular, telecoms, aviation, industry, mining, pharmaceutical and banking, representing the majority of the leading Portuguese and foreign companies that do business in the country.
Tiago has a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Tiago’s comprehensive technical knowledge in this area is allied to a practical and results-oriented approach based on implementing creative solutions with controlled risk. He deals with everything from individual employment disputes to corporate restructuring on an international scale.
Tiago appears regularly before the courts and this direct contact allows him to maintain the level of confidence needed to provide assertive advice to his clients.
Over the course of his career, he has worked with many sectors but, in particular, telecoms, aviation, industry, mining, pharmaceutical and banking, representing the majority of the leading Portuguese and foreign companies that do business in the country.
Tiago has a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association since 1991
Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 1989
Areas of Practice
- Employment and Labour
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Other Awards
2023 - Tiago Cortes, Excellent Leaders League - Labour
2022 - Tiago Cortes, Excellent Leaders League - Labour
2021 - Tiago Cortes, Leading Leaders League - Labour
2020 - Tiago Cortes, Leading Leaders League - Labour
Chambers Europe
2024 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
2023 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
2022 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
2021 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
2020 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
2019 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
2018 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
2017 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
The Legal 500
2023 - Tiago Cortes, Hall of Fame Labour and Employment
2022 - Tiago Cortes, Hall of Fame Labour and Employment
2021 - Tiago Cortes, Hall of Fame Labour and Employment
2020 - Tiago Cortes, Leading individual Labour and Employment
2019 - Tiago Cortes, Leading individual - Hall of fame Labour and Employment
2018 - Tiago Cortes, Leading Individual Labour and Employment
Professional Activities and Experience
Partner at PLMJ since 2005
Other Awards
2023 - Tiago Cortes, Excellent Leaders League - Labour
2022 - Tiago Cortes, Excellent Leaders League - Labour
2021 - Tiago Cortes, Leading Leaders League - Labour
2020 - Tiago Cortes, Leading Leaders League - Labour
Chambers Europe
2024 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
2023 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
2022 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
2021 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
2020 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
2019 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
2018 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
2017 - Tiago Cortes, Band 2 Labour Law
The Legal 500
2023 - Tiago Cortes, Hall of Fame Labour and Employment
2022 - Tiago Cortes, Hall of Fame Labour and Employment
2021 - Tiago Cortes, Hall of Fame Labour and Employment
2020 - Tiago Cortes, Leading individual Labour and Employment
2019 - Tiago Cortes, Leading individual - Hall of fame Labour and Employment
2018 - Tiago Cortes, Leading Individual Labour and Employment
Professional Activities and Experience
Partner at PLMJ since 2005
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