COMPETITION AND REGULATION

Agile and effective counsel on competition and regulatory matters

Our Competition and Regulation practice combines extensive practical experience and excellent academic credentials to offer agile and effective legal advice on competition and regulatory matters, representing, with technical rigor and transparency, our clients appearing before the Brazilian Antitrust Authority (CADE), regulatory agencies, and other governmental organs.  Our team deals with sophisticated and innovative subject matters in these areas, in a variety of sectors, whether in relation to M&A transactions or investigations and litigation, and also provides consulting for large Brazilian and international clients.

We have tested and proven experience in:

• Structuring and presenting hundreds of M&A transactions to the CADE and various regulatory agencies (ANEEL, ANATEL, ANVISA, et cetera), including some of the most complex transactions that have been analyzed by the Brazilian authorities;
• Defending client interests in complex investigations and administrative proceedings, especially in alleged cartel activities;
• Negotiating agreements with the CADE;
• Providing legal advice on diverse Public Law topics.

Our unique combination of experienced professionals in the fields of Public Law, Economic Law and Commercial Law ensures that we are able to provide agile, results-oriented legal advice that meets our clients’ needs and objectives, in a multidisciplinary fashion aligned with the Firm’s values and principles.