Antitrust

What We Do

Multidisciplinary support for companies and law firms through detailed analyses to assess the competitive impact of merger and acquisition operations and business practices.

Areas of Expertise

Risk assessment of the competitive impact of mergers and acquisitions
Consultations on mandatory transaction notifications and gun jumping issues
Support for law firms in constructing and analyzing databases for merger notification filings
Assessments of entry barriers and rivalry, using qualitative and quantitative methods
Preparation of opinion reports and technical memoranda on unilateral and coordinated power analyses
Design of structural and behavioral remedies
Development of studies on the efficiencies and economic rationale of operations
Monitoring (Trustee) of remedies negotiated or imposed by Brazil’s competition authority, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE).

Risk assessment of competitive practices and business contracts
Support for law firms in building and analyzing databases, as well as crafting qualitative and quantitative arguments for defense strategies in administrative proceedings
Preparation of opinion reports and technical memoranda for administrative proceedings involving unilateral and coordinated conduct
Development of negotiation and defense strategies for investigations and administrative proceedings
Assessment of the proportionality of the sanctions imposed by by Brazil’s competition authority, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE)
Monitoring (Trustee) of obligations negotiated or imposed by CADE
Participation on corporate competition compliance committees as an independent external member.