LAWYER PROFILE

Francisco Negrão

Brazil 2026

Trench Rossi Watanabe

Ranked in 2 practice areas

International Trade/WTO

Brazil

12 years ranked

Competition/Antitrust

Brazil

9 years ranked

About

Provided by Trench Rossi Watanabe

Brazil: Contentious

Practice Areas

Antitrust and International Trade

Career

Francisco Niclós Negrão is the co-leader of the Antitrust and International Trade practice areas of Trench Rossi Watanabe. He has 20 years of experience in handling complex cases in both areas, and is recognized for offering legal solutions to complex issues combined with sophisticated economic analysis, given his dual background.

Negrão's experience in the mentioned areas has given him a deep knowledge of the working of various markets, and allowing him to achieved positive results for his clients in antidumping investigations, subsidies / compensatory measures, public interest analysis procedures, tariff changes, and commercial disputes, among others.

Moreover, in the antitrust sphere, Negrão has a strong performance in complex merger control and investigations, both of vertical and horizontal practices, with a recognized track record in the preparation and implementation of antitrust compliance programs, having trained thousands of professionals over the past two decades.

Personal

Graduated from Centro Universitário de Brasília with a degree in Law, bachelor's and master's degree in Economics from Brandeis University, in the United States (with a period at Università Bocconi, in Italy). Certified Compliance and Ethics professional from the Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics - SCCE.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Brazil: Contentious

International Trade/WTO - Brazil

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Francisco Negrão is an international trade lawyer highly respected in the market, regularly retained by clients to assist with a wide range of matters, including antidumping investigations, sunset reviews, trade barriers and public interest analysis.

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Competition/Antitrust - Brazil

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Francisco Negrão is commended by market sources for his solid expertise in competition law, being further recognised for his knowledge about trade law.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Francisco Negrão is an international trade lawyer who does plenty of consultancy work for us and really keeps up with the developments in this field.
International Trade/WTOChambers Brazil: Contentious
A fabulous professional which any client would dream of having, Francisco Negrão is a top-notch lawyer in his field and has a lot of expertise. He's always very responsive too.
International Trade/WTOChambers Brazil: Contentious
I commend Francisco Negrão's unparalleled technical knowledge and ability to handle complex business-enabling demands.
International Trade/WTOChambers Brazil: Contentious
Francisco Negrão is an outstanding lawyer. He is highly intelligent and exceptionally dedicated. It is a true pleasure to work with him.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Brazil: Contentious