‘A well-structured team from a technical point of view. It has a relevant institutional relationship. It demonstrates experience, with an impetus to delve into specific sectors of the economy, especially the regulated ones. Openness to interactions and accessibility.’

‘Luiz Felipe Rosa Ramos, José Del Chiaro and Julia Haddad Niemeyer have advanced technical knowledge, and are dedicated and very accessible.’

‘The firm is made up of a very well-prepared team, which always assists us in an agile manner. They have deep knowledge of our company’s field of activity, which helps a lot in presenting the best solution to our questions.’

‘Ademir Antonio Pereira Júnior has deep knowledge of competition law matters, and also of our business. Prompt response to our demands and extremely polite. Mariana de Azevedo Castro César: always attends us promptly and has knowledge about the competition subject, which makes us very comfortable and confident, always.’

‘Del Chiaro provides excellent services, focused on business and meeting the demands of clients.’

‘It stands out for the dynamism of its partners and for its knowledge of national, European and American practice (which are often followed by Brazilian authorities). It also stands out for its availability, quick responses and focus on problem solving. It has depth both in mergers and in matters related to allegedly anti-competitive conduct.’

‘Ademir Antonio Pereira Júnior is an exponent of Brazilian competition law despite his young age. The depth of his knowledge and the scope of the analysis are noteworthy, including considering comparative law and recent cases on sectors similar to the company’s. He is very available, assertive and quick to respond, always looking for solutions.’

‘José del Chiaro and Ademir Antonio Pereira Júnior are top lawyers in competition law.’

‘In my opinion, BMA has the best competition law team in Brazil.’

‘The experience, quality, academic training of the lawyers, strategy and excellence in the services provided are a differential in the antitrust area.’

‘All of BMA’s antitrust lawyers are committed and give us support in matters of great relevance to our business. The firm is very well equipped in terms of technology, billing, etc. It stands out for its professionals and level of excellence.’

‘Barbara Rosenberg, José Inácio Almeida Prado Filho, Vivian Terng and Bruna Anklam are people with a very high level of knowledge of competition/antitrust law, extremely meticulous, ethical and with a great power of negotiation and strategy. Excellence in the services provided.’

‘The team is very well balanced between partners with experience, partners with good case management abilities and good associates that deliver the work on time in a bilingual manner.’

‘Lauro Celidonio Gomes dos Reis Neto has many years of experience, and when interacting with other law firms (merger deals) his opinion is respected.’

‘Renata Fonseca Zuccolo Giannella is very hands on and proactive and has a very good sense of empathy which helps her to solve things before they happen. Paula Camara Baptista de Oliveira is a hardworking associate who delivers on time.’

‘Mattos Filho delivers extremely high quality work to its clients, carried out by a team that understands its clients’ needs in a unique way. The quality of work is certainly differentiated, and they are true partners with clients in carrying out extremely strategic work.’

‘Marcio Dias Soares is always extremely responsive. He is very diplomatic and manages to deal assertively and carefully with authorities and other parties involved in cases. Lauro Celidonio Gomes dos Reis Neto contributes with his seniority to guide clients in the best strategy to be followed and his experience brings a lot of tranquility to clients.’

‘I’d highlight Renata Fonseca Zuccolo Giannella.’

‘Excellent service.’

‘Fully personalised and agile service. In addition, the professionals are highly competent and experienced in the subjects.’

‘Renê Medrado is always responsive and helpful.’

‘Daniel Costa Rebello – always very helpful, very assertive and knowledgeable. In addition, he shares with us all the updates and important news in the competition area.’

‘José Alexandre Buaiz Neto  – Excellent professional, very experienced and able to deal with stressful issues for companies.’

‘Availability. Speed. Good technical knowledge. Business knowledge.’

‘Excellent, practical and clear advice, understanding of other jurisdictions’ practice to be able to explain the difference with CADE, first-class knowledge of CADE’s practice.’

‘Marcelo Calliari is first class!’

‘I’d highlight Marcel Medon Santos.’

‘All lawyers have excellent preparation and are highly specialised in antitrust, always leading the best practices and ahead of the most current discussions at CADE.’

‘Marcelo Calliari, Patricia Bandouk Carvalho and Tatiana Lins Cruz stand out.’

‘Tozzini Freire remains one of the great references in Brazil when it comes to high-end corporate law firms. The name of the firm, the unblemished reputation and the high ethical level play a role in the choice of this firm. It is even needless to say that the level of quality of services is high, and the attention and care for the client is a highlight.’

‘In competition law, Tozzini Freire has a highly qualified team to assist multinational companies in very sensitive matters. In this sense, I must highlight the work of Tatiana Lins Cruz and Patricia Bandouk Carvalho, who have dedicated a lot of attention and high-level work to defending our company’s interests. Furthermore, I must highlight the ability of these professionals to engage and dialogue with relevant authorities in this area, at a high level.’

‘Team works seamlessly – I know I get an equally high standard from the associate as I do from the partner. Very well informed and pragmatic in their approach.’

‘Joyce Midori Honda combines her experience and knowledge with a pragmatic and accessible approach.  She has great intuition as to what matters to the client. I have also worked with Thales Lemos – he also made me feel confident that he was in real control of the facts.’

‘The entire competition team at Cescon Barrieu is of practically unsurpassed excellence. Agile, with deep technical knowledge and engagement with clients, we have worked together for several years and the quality only improves. From the most common strategic analysis to highly complex and unprecedented topics, the performance is surgical, with an assessment of risks and potential, always a success in active cases.’

‘I’d highlight Ricardo Lara Gaillard, Joyce Midori Honda and Leonardo Mansur LunardiDanesi.’

‘Works with great professionalism and competence. Technological resources are always used in order to facilitate contacts and interaction with the client.’

‘Joyce MidoriHonda: Excellent professional, with technical knowledge and relevant institutional network.’

‘A well-structured team from a technical point of view. Openness for interactions and easy access. Strategic vision and good relationship with other offices, not depriving themselves of working together.’

‘Joyce Midori Honda and Ricardo Lara Gaillard are extremely involved, technically capable and with good strategic vision.’

‘Dedicated, technical and agile team.’

‘The firm in question served us very well, in a difficult process, they knew how to face the challenges (which were not few) and reach the goal.’

‘Technical knowledge and rigour, market knowledge and quality of work.’

‘I’d highlight Maria Eugênia Novis and Ana Bátia Glenk.’

‘In my opinion, it is one of the best competition departments in Brazil.’

‘To the point advice; well structured; good communicators.’

‘Maria Eugênia Novis is always responsive, has a vast knowledge of antitrust law and puts the client first.’

‘I would recommend Tito Amaral de Andrade and Maria Eugênia Novis.’

‘Gabriel Nogueira Dias and Lucia Ancona Lopez de Magalhães Dias: their commitment not only to delivery and deadlines, but mainly to ethical and responsible work is the greatest highlight. This characteristic is accompanied by extreme competence and a high level of technical knowledge.’

‘The direct synergy of lawyers with the regulatory and consumer areas in an equally excellent way is essential. We also have the support of Camila Emi Tomiatsu, Leonardo Barbosa and Maria Fernanda Saab, who stand out for their rigor and competence, in addition to the technical qualification in the preparation of reports and documents, especially in emergency situations.’

‘A very well-prepared team, with extensive knowledge of the subject and with broad access to the official body that decides on competition issues.’

‘Gabriel Nogueira Dias – Very experienced, in-depth knowledge of competition defence and ability to relate to decision makers in the Government.’

‘Francisco Niclós Negrão – excellent resourcefulness in processes and depth in the most relevant topics in competition law.’

‘Francisco Todorov – His personalised service and business knowledge makes our work much easier and gives us a very important productivity gain.’

‘Very well prepared partners, with great knowledge and expertise.’

‘I’d highlight Francisco Todorov and Adriana Giannini.’

‘The team provides fast and accurate responses to the client, is always available and focused.’

‘Francisco Todorov is a very senior antitrust lawyer who provides fresh strategic information.’

‘Personalised service and flexibility in negotiating fees.’

‘Exceptional performance in the competition area. Highly qualified, with great technical expertise.’

‘Ricardo Inglez de Souza is a great reference in the antitrust area. For me, one of the best lawyers in the country in the competition area. In addition to being a great lawyer, he is a great partner for clients.’

‘IWRCF professionals are very technical and have excellent communication skills. It is noteworthy the great vision of the business, excellent risk analysis and good response time to client requests and demands.’

‘I would highlight Isabela Martins Soares and Daniel Elias do Nascimento.’

‘High expertise and technical knowledge of the partner. Recognition in the antitrust market.’

‘All its members speak the client’s language. They understand the business in depth and seek solutions that go beyond what was expected. There isn’t a meeting or a case where I’m not completely impressed by the team’s ability. It has a team made up of amazing human beings. José Carlos Berardo manages to demonstrate that it is possible to have a team of high human, sensitive and attentive performance.’

‘The team manages to move very well between the other areas of law, being able to deliver multi-disciplinary and thoughtful responses to the client.’

‘José Carlos Berardo and Juliana Daniel are both excellent.’

‘Excellent team in all aspects. They stand out for their expertise and easy communication. Nothing disappoints.’

‘José Carlos Berardo is the star of the team, an extremely complete lawyer, capable of thinking of complex solutions, but transforming his ideas into simple and easy to understand messages. José Carlos Berardo gives up formalities and titles, which brings him closer to clients and makes him a great solver of complex problems.’

‘Juliana Daniel is a great working partner. When approaching the client and their problems, she delivers simply perfect solutions. Marilia Avila impresses with the technical quality with which she treats her clients. Stephanie Penereiro is an up-and-coming talent.’

‘The team is extremely qualified and constantly updated. They are always available to support their clients and behave very politely and bring robust arguments. They seek solutions to the problems presented and do not act simply by providing direct answers without seeking a solution.’

‘The competition and antitrust practice of Veirano Advogados stands out for its ability to provide pragmatic and robust guidance based on in-depth knowledge of relevant legal practice in Brazil, both in terms of enforcement priorities and merger assessments. Moreover, as Veirano has advised our company for many years, we clearly benefit from their understanding of the underlying business drivers and market participants.’

‘In particular I would mention Leonardo Maniglia Duarte, Pedro Salgueiro Figueiredo and Alberto Bragança. Each one of them in their level of seniority demonstrates excellence in working and interacting with clients. They demonstrate true professional dedication.’

‘The Competition Law area excels in technical quality, transparency, ethics and good results.’

‘We have been frequently working with Leonardo Maniglia Duarte and with Pedro Garcia. Both have provided our company with robust advice for many years where they have demonstrated an excellent understanding of the relevant business dynamics allowing them to provide to-the-point advice which is easy to communicate and to anchor with the relevant in-house clients. Their broad knowledge of the industry as well as their insight into the mechanics of the competent authorities in Brazil make it easy and comforting for a corporate client to safely navigate this otherwise rather challenging legal environment.’

‘In particular, I would recommend Leonardo Maniglia Duarte and Lívia Gândara.’

‘Excellent team of lawyers; efficient and extremely competent, attending very well to all Corporate matters with excellent communication with executives in Brazil and abroad.’

‘The firm stands out in the current market because it preserves a very personal character in client service, that is, it generates trust due to the low turnover over the years.’

‘The quality of the services provided by the competition law team is really what stands out. Very up-to-date on the subject, they are able to give advice and resolutions in a very agile and assertive way.’

‘The competition law team is very well guided by its partner, Denise Junqueira, an extremely experienced, assertive, detailed and ethical person. Always up to date with what is happening in this area in Brazil and abroad. ‘

‘Maíra Isabel Saldanha Rodrigues has an attentive and humane look at the issues that competition law touches, being able to support in the readjustment of the conduct of difficult meetings.’

‘Denise Junqueira is a great lawyer.’

‘Proactive team with excellent technical knowledge. Denise Junqueira stands out for her resourcefulness to guide and with unique knowledge on the subject.’

‘Denise Junqueira stands out for her knowledge and presentation of the topic.’

‘Denise Junqueira is a great lawyer, very up-to-date and ready to help her clients.’

‘The firm is extremely committed and engaged with our company’s values. They are judicious, detailed and objective in their analysis and recommendations. They dominate legislation and market practice, which allows them to act with the essential balance required by modern law enforcement.’

‘Enrico Spini Romanielo and Fernando Stival stand out in particular for the agility and sense of urgency with which they deal with all matters addressed to them.’

‘The Mundie team gives me confidence and achieves results above expectations. They are solidly trained, up-to-date, extremely effective and absolutely available, regardless of the challenge and timing.’

‘Enrico Spini Romanielo is focused, dedicated to solving issues, and result-oriented. Outstanding in knowledge, strategy, tactics, communication, boldness, focus, resilience, discipline, diplomacy and, of course, effective delivery.’

‘Bruno Lanna Peixoto makes the difference.’

‘Bruno Lanna Peixoto is a technical, focused and very intelligent professional.’

‘The firm has an extremely capable team, intellectually and academically, knowledgeable of changes in legislation and market trends. It has a strong performance with CADE and knowledge about the development of decisions. In addition, they are very focused on solving client problems, delivering results efficiently.’

‘André Gilberto is an available, intelligent, market-oriented lawyer focused on solving problems and challenges. He is the person I call when I have a difficult situation to resolve or need guidance on a topic, and he is always available and has good ideas to share.’

‘André Gilberto and Natali Santos have given us easy-to-understand explanations. In particular, explanations of the expected subsequent movements of CADE have been very helpful.’

‘Technical capacity, communication and flexibility.’

‘Paula Salles is an excellent professional technically, and with a company vision, understanding the needs that guide core business.’

‘The team provides very artisanal work, as if it were a boutique. High technical quality and excellent client service.’

‘Ana Paula Paschoalini is a rising star in the sector. Very confident and technical in her opinions, but always showing flexibility in finding solutions.’

‘Technical and efficient team, excellent responsiveness and attention to detail.’

‘Ana Paula Paschoalini is an excellent professional, really differentiated.’

‘The work was of excellent quality.’

‘Ana Paula Paschoalini is very available and constructive in putting together the best antitrust solutions.’