Paola Pugliese > Lefosse Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Bringing together expertise in compliance, white-collar crime and public law, Lefosse Advogados is well positioned to advise Brazilian and international companies in merger control and conduct cases. Co-head José Carlos Berardo handles contentious and non-contentious matters in this space, ranging from merger filings to cartel cases, leniency agreements and investigations concerning abuse of dominant positions, while fellow co-leader Juliana Daniel specialises in anti-competitive conduct investigations, with a special emphasis on cartels and collusive practices. Also noted, associate Marília Avila is experienced in cross-border mergers and in the structuring of compliance programmes, and Elen Lizas assists with the notification of national and cross-border transactions to the Brazilian Competition Authority. The group was strengthened by the arrival of renowned competition partners Paola Pugliese and Milena Mundim from Demarest Advogados in April 2023. Isabela Martins joined from Inglez, Werneck, Ramos, Cury e Françolin Advogados (IWRCF) in July 2022, while Paula Baqueiro and Diego Matos arrived from CADE in summer 2022.