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Competition/Antitrust - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
Respected full-service firm Demarest Advogados has a dedicated and high-performing competition department. Clients from many industries, including aviation, auto parts and construction rely on the team for important work. The team is particularly noted for its work on cross-border merger review proceedings and anti-competitive behaviour investigations. The team also has experience of handling cases involving bid rigging and cartel activities.
Strengths
Demarest's team is attentive and up to date. I have worked directly with the firm in cases of high complexity and the performance was of a high level.
Demarest is a very strong partner for us. Our experience has been excellent and we hire them for more strategic demands.
Demarest's competition team is very responsive. Their communication, negotiation process and deliverables are of a high professional standard.
Work Highlights
Demarest represented Vale in the merger filing of its binding agreement with Manara Minerals, a joint venture between Ma’aden and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Notable practitioners
Bruno Drago is often retained by significant players from the sports and healthcare sectors. He has experience in a range of competition matters, such as anti-competitive behaviour investigations, including related to international cartel cases, as well as merger control proceedings before CADE.
Bruno is very knowledgeable, responsive and always delivers high-quality assistance.
Bruno is a complete professional. He always foresees the main risks in our actions and helps us mitigate them, one by one.
Daniel Oliveira Andreoli is highlighted by sources for his solid expertise dealing with complex competition and antitrust mandates, including leniency agreements and merger reviews.
Daniel was always very agile and straightforward in our interactions. He was also always available, and gave us the necessary peace of mind.
Daniel has a great holistic view, with deep knowledge of local and foreign antitrust scenarios. His conduct is outstanding and ethical, and he always acts very quickly.