LAWYER PROFILE

Ricardo Gaillard

Global 2026

Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/Antitrust

Brazil

1 year ranked

About

Provided by Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados

Global

Practice Areas

Competition and Antitrust

Career

Represents companies and clients in concentration acts and investigations on breaches of the Brazilian competition law, including cartel conduct and execution of leniency agreements with the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE).

Ricardo has experience in complex concentration acts and negotiating agreements with CADE. He has expertise in the pharmaceutical, industrial, financial, technology, and retail sectors.

He was an international associate at one of Washington DC’s most global prestigious firms, from 2011 to 2012.

Professional Memberships

Board Member of the IBRAC (Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos de Concorrência, Consumo e Comércio Internacional)

Host of “Vantagem Auferida”, a Competition podcast

Personal

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC)

Specialist in Corporate Law – Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais (IBMEC)

Languages Spoken

English

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Competition/Antitrust - Brazil

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Ricardo Gaillard enjoys a solid reputation in the market, being active in merger control proceedings and cartel investigations before CADE, as well as antitrust litigation.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

In addition to being an extremely pleasant person, Ricardo is very competent and able to understand the client's needs.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Global Guide
Ricardo is committed to assisting the client in the best possible way. He shows outstanding expertise in competition matters.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Global Guide
Ricardo is a true role model; he is technically coherent, kind and has a strategic vision, both of legal concepts and in relation to the partnership with the client.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Global Guide