Del Chiaro Pereira Advogados

Del Chiaro Pereira (former Advocacia Del Chiaro) is a leading Brazilian law firm working in Competition/Antitrust. For over 30 years, we have advised major national and multinational companies and working closely with several international law firms, handling some of the country’s most complex cases involving Antitrust and/or Regulation. The firm was founded in 1991 by José Del Chiaro, formerly the head of the Government’s Secretariat of Economic Law (SDE) and head of CADE. Headquartered in São Paulo, the country’s economic heartland, we also maintain our own fully integrated office in the federal capital of Brasília to ensure close contact with relevant authorities.

Long-term success: Our experience shows that long-term, strategic, business-to-business relationships yield consistent quality, careful alignment of legal strategies with a client’s business and product goals, and predictability of results.

Advantage of specialization: We are internationally recognized as a leading Brazilian law firm specialized in antitrust and competition (including litigation) and matters related to government regulation. Clients come to and stay with us for the firm’s unparalleled experience and specialization. We are not a large, multi-service law firm; the goal was always to build a world-class boutique that offers clients results-driven excellence within the chosen field of specialization. Today’s list of top-flight international and Brazilian companies that seek the firm’s advice is a testament to the success of this vision.

Select cases: Our firm has worked in several landmark cases that constitute important precedents in Brazil. Our experience comprises the most complex antitrust/competition cases regarding cartels, abuse of dominance, IP and antitrust, merger review and antitrust litigation. More recently, our practice has evolved to deal with several government regulation matters in different industries. We have advised major national and multinational companies, including Alcoa, ArcelorMittal, Banco Inter, Ebanx, Ericsson, Gilead Science, Google, Heineken, Kimberly-Clark, Lundbeck, Mahle, Mondelez, Nokia, Positivo, Randon, Renault, Safra, Santander, Tokio Marine.

Main areas of practice
Antitrust/competition: full range of antitrust issues, including anticompetitive behavior, merger control and compliance. Representation of clients in investigations at the Brazilian Antitrust Agency (CADE) and Public Prosecutors Office (Ministério Público).

Antitrust/competition litigation: representation of clients in antitrust matters litigated in Federal or State Courts.

Trade defense: advice in proceedings related to the application of antidumping safeguards and countervailing measures.