TozziniFreire

Antitrust, International Trade

Partner

Head of the Competition Law practice and member of TozziniFreire’s Executive Committee, Marcelo was a commissioner of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), the Brazilian Competition Commission, from 1998 to 2000, and president of the Brazilian Institute of Studies on Competition, Consumer Affairs and International Trade (IBRAC), from 2010 to 2011. In addition, he has worked as an editorial writer and New York correspondent for the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, the largest daily paper in Brazil. He frequently lectures on Antitrust and trade issues at events organized by the IBA, ABA, IBRAC and other entities around the world. Marcelo has also acted as a non-governmental advisor before the ICN (International Competition Networking).

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Member and immediate past chair of the International Trade and Customs Law Committee of IBA (International Bar Association). Co-chair of the Competition Group of the Task Force on Regulatory Agencies of AMCHAM (Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil). Member of the Editorial Board of the publication Competition Law International of IBA (International Bar Association). Member of the Editorial Board of the publication Global Competition Review. Co-chair of the International Trade Committee of CESA (Association of Brazilian Law Firms). Senior Board Member of the China-Brazil Business Council. Member and former chair of the Board of IBRAC (Brazilian Institute of Studies on Competition, Consumer Affairs and International Trade). NGA (Non-Governmental Advisor) of ICN (International Competition Network).

Doctor of Laws degree in International Law from USP (Universidade de São Paulo), 2003. LLM from Harvard University, 1996. Graduate of the Law School of USP, 1989. Graduate in Economic Sciences of the Economy School of PUC-SP (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo), 1989.

Marcelo is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in competition and trade law in national and international legal publications such as Chambers Global, Chambers Brazil, Legal 500, Latin Lawyer 250, GCR 100, Expert Guides, Who’s Who Legal and Análise Advocacia. Marcelo is recognized as LACCA Thought Leader: Antitrust & competition, and he is LACCA Approved.