Advocacia Del Chiaro

The Firm 

Advocacia Del Chiaro is a leading Brazilian law firm working in Competition/Antitrust. With over 30 years of activity, we have advised major national and multinational companies, handling some of the country’s most complex cases involving Antitrust/Competition. The firm was founded in 1991 by José Del Chiaro, formerly the head of the Government’s Secretariat of Economic Law (SDE) and head of CADE. Headquartered in São Paulo, the country’s economic heartland, we also maintain our own fully integrated office in the federal capital of Brasília to ensure close contact with relevant authorities.

Advantage of Specialization 

AJDC is one of the first specialized antitrust boutiques in the country. With a strong track-record, the firm is well known for being frequently involved in landmark cases and sophisticated matters, reaching excellent results and building precedents.

While having a solid track-record in traditional industries like steel, automotive, logistics, and consumer products, our team has unparalleled experience in complex matters involving digital markets, financial/payment services and matters in the intersection of IP and antitrust.

Ability to navigate complex matters across Latin America 

In the past years, our strength and capabilities handling complex investigations in Brazil has allowed us to lead investigations in other jurisdictions in Latin America. Major international companies have engaged us to work as lead foreign counsel in investigations across Latin America, working in partnership with local firms

Long-Term Success 

Our experience shows that long-term, strategic, business-to-business relationships yield consistent quality, careful alignment of legal strategies with a client’s business and product goals, and predictability of results. Our clients include Alcoa, ArcelorMittal, Ebanx, Ericsson, Gilead Sciences, Google, Heineken, Kimberly-Clark, Mahle, Mondelez, Patria, Renault-Nissan, Santander, Trafigura, Volkswagen.