Ademir Antonio Pereira Júnior

Practice Areas

Competition/Antitrust

Internet regulation

Telecommunications

Payments

Career

Ademir Pereira is a co-head of the antitrust/competition practice at Advocacia Del Chiaro. With over 15 years of antitrust/competition practice, his experience comprises the entire range of antitrust issues - merger review, cartel investigations and several landmark unilateral conduct cases. Ademir is regular antitrust counsel to major international companies such as Google, ArcelorMittal, Mondelez, Ericsson, Kimberly-Clark, Gilead Sciences, Lundbeck, Volkswagen.

He has represented clients in the most relevant cases in the digital economy and matters that shaped the interface between IP and Antitrust. In addition, Ademir has extensive experience with cases in industries like pharmaceutical, financial/payments, consumer products, steel, infrastructure and automotive. He is currently advising clients in various cases in Brazil and across LATAM jurisdictions.

For the past 12 years, Ademir has been consistently nominated as one of Brazil's top antitrust attorneys by Chambers and various other legal publications, being selected as Lawyer of the Year in Brazil in 2023 by a notorious legal ranking.

Professional Memberships

Chair of the Competition Commission of Brazil's Corporate Law Institute (IBRADEMP)

Member of the Competition Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association

Council of IBRAC (Brazili Institute of Competition and Consumer Relations)

Personal

PhD, Master Degree (LLM), and Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) from the University of São Paulo

Master Degree (LLM), with High Honors in Law, Science and Technology, from Stanford University

Awards