Eduardo Frade > Mattos Filho > Brasilia, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Mattos Filho Offices

Mattos Filho
SCS Q. 09 Lote C Bloco B, Sala 1205
Edifício Parque Cidade Corporate
BRASILIA, DF, CEP 70316-109
Brazil
Visit website 55 61 3218 6000

Eduardo Frade

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+55 61 3218 6095 eduardo.frade@mattosfilho.com.br View profile View profile

Work Department

Antitrust/ Corporate Investigations

Position

Partner

Career

Eduardo advises clients on a wide range of competition and regulatory matters, including mergers, cartels, leniency, abuse of dominant position, compliance, advocacy, and general competition law consulting. His work in various government agencies (such as the Ministry of Planning and the Civil Aviation Office) has been widely recognized, as well as his leadership in his ten years at the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade), where he played a pivotal role in restructuring Brazil’s antitrust agency and implementing the New Competition Law in 2012, as both a Deputy General Superintendent and General Superintendent.

Considered one of the world’s leading competition lawyers by various legal publications, Global Competition Review named Eduardo one of the top 40 competition lawyers under 40 worldwide in its 2020 “40 under 40” issue. He is a member of the International Cartel Task Force and of the Corporate Counsel Committee of the American Bar Association – Antitrust Section, and has worked as a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). He was a guest professor at the FGV Law Program, and  is also the author of numerous books and articles on competition law.

Languages

Portugues, English, Spanish and French

Education

Bachelor of Laws – Centro Universitário de Brasília (UniCeub) and Bachelor of International Relations – Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

Specialization in Competition Defense – Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and Public Policy and Government Management – Escola Nacional de Administração Pública (Enap)

Master of Laws – Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

Visiting Scholar – Global Antitrust Institute – George Mason University, USA

Participant in the Advanced Seminar on Regulatory Policy – George Washington University, USA

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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