About Inês Albuquerque e Castro

Inês Albuquerque e Castro is a partner at Eversheds Sutherland in Lisbon, integrating the firm’s employment, benefits and pensions department. With over 20 years of experience in the Portuguese and Lusophone African market, her expertise spans employment and social security law, advising domestic and international clients across various industries. Inês regularly handles restructuring, collective dismissals, transfers of undertakings, business reorganisations, and a wider range of employment matters. She is also actively involved in litigation and disciplinary proceedings, and notably contributed to the drafting of Portugal’s 2003 Labour Code. Inês frequently speaks at conferences on labour law and was recognised as one of the top 50 women in the Iberian legal sector in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Clients recognise her for in-depth legal knowledge and quick responses.