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About
Provided by Renê Guilherme da Silva Medrado
Practice Areas
International Trade and Customs, Competition.
Career
Renê G. S. Medrado counsels multinational corporations, companies and trade associations on Economic Law, and litigates (arbitration and judicially) disputes over International Trade and Competition matters. Mr. Medrado has vast experience in International Trade / trade remedies disputes, such as antidumping, countervailing measures and safeguards investigations. Since 1997, he represents numerous companies (domestic industries, exporters, or importers) in trade remedy proceedings in Brazil or abroad. Mr. Medrado has also represented and counseled Brazilian exporters in investigations abroad, in countries such as Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, USA, and others. He participated of in-spot verifications in countries such as USA, United Kingdom, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Austria, among others. Under his practice, Mr. Medrado regularly represents clients before the relevant authorities in Brazil, including in public interest proceedings, with constant meetings before CAMEX (the Chamber of Ministries overseeing trade issues), the Ministry of Economy (ME), the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Itamaraty), among others. Mr. Medrado has also actively participated in hearings and negotiations with foreign authorities. He has advised clients on the compatibility of measures instituted by different governments under the WTO law, and acted before the WTO Dispute Settlement. He acted as a Panelist in the dispute DS 513, by appointment of the WTO Director-General. For over a decade, he has been awarded the position of market leader by many reputation rankings, such as Chambers, Who’s Who Legal (Thought Leader – 2016 and 2018), Best Lawyers, Legal500, Análise Advocacia.
Personal
Doctor's Degree in International Law from the University of São Paulo. (USP)
LL.M. from the Columbia University.
Executive MBA from the Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa. (Insper)
Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. (PUC-SP)
International experience: World Trade Organization and Sidley Austin LLP.
Chambers Review
Brazil: Contentious
PartnerRenê Guilherme da Silva Medradois renowned in the market for his handling of high-profile mandates involving anti-dumping investigations and import tariffs reduction. He is also sought after by companies to assist with sophisticated Mercosur investments.
Respected partnerRenê Guilherme da Silva Medradois well known in the market for his significant experience handling a variety of sophisticated competition mandates before CADE. His practice includes advising leading players from the financial services and automotive sectors on merger control proceedings and international cartel investigations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Renê is very measured, sophisticated and has remarkable breadth of knowledge. He also displays a great network"
"Renê is an outstanding lawyer."
"Renê is a top-tier lawyer and has a great multidisciplinary approach."
"Renê is very measured, sophisticated and has remarkable breadth of knowledge. He also displays a great network"
"Renê is an outstanding lawyer."
"Renê is a top-tier lawyer and has a great multidisciplinary approach."