Mr Alessandro Pezzolo Giacaglia > Pinheiro Neto Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Pinheiro Neto Advogados
RUA HUNGRIA, 1100
SÃO PAULO, SP 01455-906
Brazil
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Work Department

Competition and Civil and Commercial Litigation.

Position

Senior associate.

Career

Alessandro Pezzolo Giacaglia advises local and international clients from a wide array of industries, both in the litigation and advisory spheres. Focused on competition law and antitrust litigation, Alessandro has expertise in the notification of mergers and acquisitions and other complex deals to the Brazilian antitrust authority (CADE). In addition, he acts in the defense and administrative proceedings involving cartel and other anticompetitive practices, as well as in advisory and internal investigations.

International experience: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, USA.

Languages

English, Portuguese.

Education

LL.M. from the University of Chicago;
Specialization Degree (Certificate) in Fraud Risk Management and Compliance from the Fundação Instituto de Administração (FIA);
Specialization Degree (Certificate) in Law in Corporate Law from the Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Insper);
Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the Mackenzie Presbyterian University.

 

 

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Competition and antitrust

Pinheiro Neto Advogados counsels clients in a broad range of areas within competition law, including litigation, transactions, and compliance. Drawing on the firm’s market-leading transactional capabilities, the practice is often turned to by a number of domestic and international companies in relation to merger control reviews, investigations before CADE, and antitrust litigation. Praised for her significant experience in merger filings, Cristianne Zarzur also offers advice on compliance programmes and commercial contracts from an antitrust perspective. José Alexandre Buaiz Neto – another key contact for compliance – excels in cartel and abuse of dominance investigations. Renê Medrado and Brasília-based Leonardo Rocha e Silva regularly act in merger control and investigations into anti-competitive practices, while Alessandro Pezzolo Giacaglia is a strong performer in litigation, and also assists in the notification of mergers and acquisitions to the Brazilian antitrust authority.