Competition/Antitrust
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 4
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Provided by Trench Rossi Watanabe
Trench Rossi Watanabe operates in the Antitrust sector since the Economic Law Department of the Ministry of Justice was created, in 1991.
The firm’s practice group advises and coordinates complex multijurisdictional antitrust work related to merger control; represents clients in governmental investigations and private litigation; acts in the field of complex cartels; and designs updated and customised antitrust compliance programs. The team represents clients before the Brazilian competition authority (CADE), and Brazilian courts - as well as coordinate work related to submissions to other Latin American Antitrust Authorities.
It also focuses on companies' most significant competition law risks, providing compliance training to clients, developing compliance programs, and conducting internal investigations and audits on key risk areas across several industry sectors, such as consumer goods, pharmaceutical and automotive, among others.
The team provides seamless coordination on cross-border merger strategies through Trench Rossi Watanabe's strategic cooperation agreement established with Baker McKenzie for consulting on foreign law - one of the broadest and strongest networks in the legal market worldwide.
It owns the ability to combine its jurisdictional expertise in formulating local, regional, and global strategies, in order to help clients to achieve their commercial goals, minimizing any risk that may appear.
Chambers Review
Trench Rossi Watanabe is a respected full-service firm with a renewed competition department advising on a range of competition mandates before CADE, such as merger control proceedings and investigation of cartel activities, including those involving bid rigging. The team is particularly sought out by international clients.
Work Highlights
- Trench Rossi Watanabe assisted Chr. Hansen on the merger control clearance process of its contemplated merger with Novozymes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Trench Rossi has a very robust team, capable to go deep in sophisticated consultancy."
"They have excellent commercial awareness in antitrust and competition arena. They know our business and bring different solutions. They offer great, fast and assertive client service."
"Trench Rossi has a very robust team, capable to go deep in sophisticated consultancy."
"They have excellent commercial awareness in antitrust and competition arena. They know our business and bring different solutions. They offer great, fast and assertive client service."
Notable Practitioners
Respected partner Paulo Leonardo Casagrande advises key clients on complex competition matters, including merger review proceedings and anti-competitive behaviour investigations before CADE.
"Paulo is a very good professional who seeks to provide solutions in view of the client needs and the application of the laws."
"He has a deeply understanding of the regulations, and also a practical mindset."
Francisco Negrãois commended by market sources for his solid expertise in competition law, being further recognised for his knowledge about trade law.
"Francisco is excellent to work with. He is transparent, knowledgeable, reliable and very friendly."
"Francisco is an excellent professional who is very competent and has a lot of knowledge of the field."
"Francisco is knowledgeable and has a lot of transit in the authorities' bodies. He is respected, very dedicated and diplomatic."
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