Competition/Antitrust
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 1
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+55 11 3147 7600About
Provided by Mattos Filho
Highly specialized professionals with extensive local and international experience in all types of competition matters and an outstanding record before Brazil's antitrust authorities.
Featuring highly specialized professionals with decades of experience (including in leadership positions at Brazil’s antitrust authority) in a wide variety of competition/antitrust legal matters both in Brazil and abroad, our Antitrust team finds innovative solutions to meet our clients’ most complex legal demands in the antitrust area. Our activities aim to anticipate responses and actions in terms of antitrust to reduce potential risks and provide our clients with the best possible solutions.
Our main services
- Brazilian antitrust authorities (Cade)
- Specialized consultancy in competition law
- Litigation
- Antitrust compliance
Chambers Review
Internationally renowned full-service firm Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados boasts standout capabilities acting on merger review proceedings and anti-competitive conduct investigations. The team receives plaudits from national and international leading corporations, who admire its impressive track record within the competition arena. Companies operating in the automotive, technology and pharmaceutical sectors regularly rely on its know-how to handle complex cases related to merger control.
Work Highlights
- Mattos Filho represented a Darling Ingredients subsidiary before CADE to obtain clearance to the acquisition of Gelnex and its collagen business with a matter value of BRL 6.72 billion.
Strengths
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"I’ve always been impressed with their expertise and professionalism. Throughout the representation, their work was always of a very high quality and they were very responsive, meeting all deadlines."
"Mattos Filho helps us to think strategically about deal structures. They were very efficient in the merger drafting process. Their team is very experienced and capable."
"They have a solid and knowledgeable team with global experience along a deep understanding of business and legal matters."
"I’ve always been impressed with their expertise and professionalism. Throughout the representation, their work was always of a very high quality and they were very responsive, meeting all deadlines."
"Mattos Filho helps us to think strategically about deal structures. They were very efficient in the merger drafting process. Their team is very experienced and capable."
"They have a solid and knowledgeable team with global experience along a deep understanding of business and legal matters."
Notable Practitioners
Well-regarded partner Marcio Soares is held in high esteem by clients and peers alike for his adept handling of a wide range of competition mandates, including sophisticated merger control proceedings and complex investigations before CADE.
"Commercially-minded and pragmatic, Marcio manages multiple stakeholder relationships well and shows a genuine interest in his clients’ business. He is our top choice for competition law in Brazil."
"He is my go-to lawyer. Marcio is experienced, commercial, calm and hands-on lawyer."
"He is very good technically, serves his clients well and is thorough in his analysis. Marcio has a pro-business mindset, a lot of experience and make us feel at ease."
Eduardo Frade is admired for his adept handling of a wide range of competition matters, including merger control proceedings and cartel investigations. He draws upon his previous experience as the General Superintendent at CADE to advise clients on complex mandates.
"Eduardo Frade provides extraordinary services."
"Eduardo deals with relevant and interesting cases."
Partner Renata Fonseca Zuccolo is frequently mandated by multinational clients from the pharmaceutical and energy industries to handle merger reviews, including cross-border ones, as well as collaboration agreements before CADE.
"Renata's been outstanding, her ability to strategize, to think through antitrust issues and how to best approach them with regulators has been excellent."
"She is really pragmatic, hands on. Always a pleasure and not complicated to work with. Very responsive."
Michelle Marques Machado remains receiving very good endorsement from peers and clients alike. She is particularly noted for representing important clients in investigations and other complex proceedings before CADE.
"Michelle has deep knowledge, understands very well our business and is very responsive."
"We appreciated her concise yet thorough explanations and we were very pleased when a clearance was achieved."
"I really enjoy working with her. Michelle is very responsive, proactive and responsible."
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