Michelle Machado > Mattos Filho > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Mattos Filho
Al. Joaquim Eugênio de Lima, 447
São Paulo, SP, CEP 01403-001
Brazil

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Work Department

Antitrust / Corporate Investigations

Position

Partner

Career

With more than twenty years of experience in antitrust, Michelle represents domestic and foreign clients in a wide range of antitrust matters, including merger cases, antitrust investigations (including negotiating leniency agreements and settlements), internal investigations compliance programs, reviewing commercial practices, and structuring businesses in compliance with the competition law. She holds an LL.B. (2004) and Master of Laws (2008) from the Universidade de São Paulo and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School (2013).

At Mattos Filho, Michelle currently coordinates our Corporate Investigations Group along with partners from Antitrust and Compliance & Corporate Ethics practices, which takes a multidisciplinary approach to assisting clients in managing their business risks. She is also a member of the firm’s Technology Group, advising tech clients on antitrust matters.

Languages

Portuguese and English

Memberships

Michelle is a member of the Digital Markets Committee at the Brazilian Institute of Studies on Competition, Consumer Relations, and International Trade (IBRAC), a Country Representative on the International Committee of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section, as well as a steering committee member of the of International Antitrust Committee of the American Bar Association’s International Law Section. Alongside partner Amadeu Ribeiro, she is a regular contributor to the ABA International Antitrust Committee Quarterly Newsletter on recent developments in the antitrust arena in South America. In March 2021, she also joined the Steering Committee of GCR Antitrust Law Leaders Global.

Education

Bachelor of Laws – Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Master of Legal Philosophy and Theory – Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Mestrado of Laws (LL.M.) – Harvard Law School

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Competition and antitrust

A ‘first choice in Brazil‘ for many multinational companies, Mattos Filho‘s antitrust practice is commended for its capabilities in ‘guiding clients through complex mergers‘. Besides its strength in merger control matters, including non-fast-track merger review cases and the negotiation of remedies, the firm is also well positioned to represent clients in antitrust litigation and challenges to CADE’s decisions. Advising on all areas of antitrust law, team members Lauro Celidonio Neto and Renata Fonseca Zuccolo Gianella are described as ‘hands-on partners, with a great deal of knowledge and excellent experience before antitrust bodies’. Marcio Soares regularly acts for domestic and foreign clients from various economic sectors in merger approvals before CADE. Showcasing experience in competition, corporate investigations and digital markets, Michelle Machado is active in antitrust investigations and compliance mandates. Eduardo Frade leverages his previous experience in public management agencies and CADE to advise on a wide range of competition and regulatory issues, including cartels, leniency and abuse of dominant position. Paula Camara Baptista De Oliveira is a name to watch for her expertise in representing domestic and international clients in connection with antitrust related matters. Former New York office head Amadeu Ribeiro, who was noted for his competition law experience, left the firm in September 2023.

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