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Mr Bruno L. Peixoto

+55 11 3049 5789 bpeixoto@araujopolicastro.com.br View profile View profile View profile View profile

Work Department

• Antitrust & Competition
• Securities Litigation & Minority Shareholder Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

• • Ranked as the leading lawyer in Brazil for Cartel Damage Claims by Leaders League for his recognized performance in internatioal antitrust litigation (2019 to 2022 editions)
  • Recognized for his “well-known performances in multijurisdictional cases” in the Litigation & Competition guide published by Leaders League (2019 and 2020)
  • Recognized for his outstanding work in Antitrust and Competition by The Legal 500 Latin America (since 2013), being awarded the title of “Next Generation”
  • Recognized for his outstanding work in Antitrust Law in Best Lawyers Brazil (since 2012)
  • Recommended by the GCR 100 – Global Competition Review’s guide to the world’s leading competition law practices (2013 and 2014 editions)
  • Recommended by the Global Competition Review 2012 Survey of Leading Brazilian Law Firms
  • Recommended by the American Bar Association (ABA) Guide to Foreign Law Firms, Fifth Edition (2010)

Languages

• Portuguese (native), English (fluent), and Spanish (full-working knowledge).

Memberships

• • Vice-Chair, International Antitrust Committee, Section of International Law, American Bar Association
  • Former Government Attorney at the Federal Antitrust Department (SDE), Ministry of Justice
  • Member of the Brazilian Institute for the Study of Competition, Consumer and International Trade (IBRAC) and Coordinator of the Competition Litigation Committee
  • Member of the Competition and Economic Regulation Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association, Sao Paulo State Chapter – OAB/SP

Education

• • Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Chicago (2005). Research paper: “Horizontal Mergers and Tacit Collusion: Debunking One of the Last Refuges of the Structure-Conduct-Performance Antitrust Paradigm”
  • Master’s Degree in Economic Law from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG (2005)
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Law School – UFMG (2001)