Maria Eugenia Novis > Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados Offices
R. JOAQUIM FLORIANO
1052 – SÃO PAULO
SP 04534004
Brazil
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Maria Eugenia Novis
Work Department
Competition and atitrust
Position
Partner
Career
Maria Eugênia specializes in filings, investigations, and negotiations with the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE).
Large part of her work concerns analysis of antitrust risks and drafting of specific M&A contractual provisions; definition of strategy and conduction of complex antitrust filings before CADE; defense of clients in investigations on cartel and abuse of dominance cases; negotiation of leniency agreements and settlement agreements with CADE; and assistance in internal investigations of anticompetitive practices. Additionally, Maria Eugênia regularly assists clients in antitrust compliance programs.
Maria Eugênia has experience in providing legal assistance to clients of several industry areas, such as: automotive, packaging, pharmaceutical, medical equipment, chemical and petrochemical, energy, paper and cellulose, oil and gas, communication, and technology.
Memberships
- Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)
- Brazilian Institute for Competition, Consumer and International Trade Studies – IBRAC (Advisor, 2011 a 2015, Compliance Director, 2016)
- International Bar Association (IBA)
Education
- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil (Bachelor of Laws, 1997)
- Law School of the Leiden University, Netherlands (LL.M. International Business Law, 2003)
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Competition and antitrust
(Leading individuals)Maria Eugênia Novis – Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Standing out for its efficiency and experience in domestic merger filings and cross-border merger notifications, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados is also well versed in antitrust investigations and litigation. Clients from the healthcare, energy, financial services, real estate and automotive sectors regularly turn to ‘the extremely talented and responsive‘ team for advice on cartel and abuse of dominance cases before CADE. Department head Maria Eugênia Novis assists with the analysis of antitrust risks and drafting of specific M&A contractual provisions. Merger filings and antitrust investigations are core areas of focus for Tito Amaral de Andrade. Other noteworthy practitioners include Érica Sumie Yamashita, who is engaged by companies and individuals in domestic and international cartel matters, and Ana Bátia Glenk, who ‘stands out for her excellent technical knowledge‘ of competition-related compliance matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- TMT: Telecoms
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Transport: Aviation
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Wealth and succession planning
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Compliance
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Venture capital
- Life sciences
- White-collar crime and investigations
- TMT: Telecoms
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax