Chambers Review
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Competition/Antitrust - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
Lobo de Rizzo Advogados has a respected department assisting versatile clientele with merger review proceedings in connection with joint ventures and other corporate transactions. Companies operating in the transportation and construction sectors often instruct the team to deal with anti-competitive investigations involving bid rigging and cartel activities.
Strengths
Lobo de Rizzo's lawyers are experts in the field and always deliver quality work.
The competition team is extremely skilled and understands the business beyond the legal side. Excellent, agile and assertive assistance.
Lobo de Rizzo's team is extremely available. They are impressive.
Work Highlights
Lobo de Rizzo Advogados assisted MAA Investimentos, from the Coca-Cola Group, with the acquisition of share capital in Nova Águas, owned by Andina Brasil.
Notable practitioners
Seasoned partner Sérgio Varella Bruna is often retained by companies to assist with a variety of complex competition mandates including settlement agreements, merger control, acquisitions and investigations.
Sérgio is one of the greatest lawyers in the country. He has an in-depth, strategic vision. He is very skilled.
Sérgio is highly respected in the legal world. He is an extremely capable professional and has vast knowledge. He is exceptional.
Up-and-coming Natalia Pinheiro da Silveira receives impressive recognition from clients for her outstanding work in this field, particularly regarding antitrust filings.
Natalia is a very assertive, focused and dedicated professional.
Natalia is extremely available and creates an environment that favours debate in a fluid way. Her dedication to the project has been exceptional.
Natalia is great, super-attentive, always helpful and straightforward.