David Carvalho Martins is the Founding Partner and Director of Littler Portugal, with over 20 years of experience in employment law. He advises national and multinational companies on the day-to-day management of people and talent, and represents clients in litigation across a wide range of sectors and industries, including culture, tourism, retail, information technology, healthcare, fisheries, agriculture, and public administration.
David has extensive experience in collective bargaining and working time arrangements, including flexible working schemes and remote work policies, as well as in addressing workplace and data protection issues. He also provides legal counsel to companies operating in Portuguese-speaking countries.
David is skilled in understanding the nuances and obligations of an employer’s pay equity obligations. He partners with clients on navigating the real-world implications of evolving pay transparency legislation and is a member of Littler’s coordinating committee on the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
David is a Lecturer at ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, University of Lisbon, and is pursuing a PhD in Law at the University of Murcia. He is also a Partner in Littler’s São Paulo, Brazil office.
