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Paola Pugliese

Paola Pugliese

Brazil 2026

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About

Provided by Lefosse Advogados

Brazil: Contentious

Practice Areas

Competition and Antitrust

Career

Paola Pugliese is a partner in Competition and Antitrust at Lefosse.

Paola Pugliese has over 20 years of experience in submitting large national and global transactions to antitrust approval, and has acted in landmark cartel cases and in complex anticompetitive conduct investigations. She has represented cases in various sectors of the economy, including aviation, financial market, packaging, petrochemicals, mining, and the pharmaceutical industry, among others. Paola is Chair of the Competition Commission at ICC Brasil, Vice Chair of the Competition Commission and Co-Chair of the Antitrust Sustainability Task Force at ICC Paris. She also is a member of Steering Committee of International Forum on Antitrust Regulation.

Holds a Master’s degree in Competition Law from the Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Germany, and a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Universidade de São Paulo (USP).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Brazil: Contentious

Competition/Antitrust - Brazil

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Paola Pugliese is an established practitioner, highly praised for her solid expertise in competition mandates. She is frequently mandated by high profile clients to handle merger control proceedings and investigations.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Paola Pugliese is pragmatic, easy to work with and an exceptional expert in the field.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Brazil: Contentious
  • Paola Pugliese handled a wide range of cases for us. She quickly proposes effective solutions, supported by strong technical knowledge and a deep understanding of CADE. Highly strategic, articulate and poised, she consistently delivers exceptional guidance.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Brazil: Contentious
  • Paola Pugliese has extensive experience in complex cases and consistently delivers highly professional service, working seamlessly and collaboratively with the company’s management team.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Brazil: Contentious

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