Well-placed to advise on all types of enforcement carried out by CADE and the domestic courts, Demarest Advogados possesses particular expertise in complex merger filings, unilateral conduct cases and cartel probes. Rated for its ‘excellent knowledge of the local regulators coupled with a can-do approach to international clients’, the group has been particularly active in the energy, construction, pharmaceutical, and agribusiness sectors. Focused on antitrust law and follow-on litigation, Bruno Drago is proficient in merger control and competition infringement investigations. He oversees the practice with Daniel Oliveira Andreoli, who shines in leniency and settlement negotiations, abuse of dominance cases and matters concerning divestiture orders. Marco Antônio Fonseca is another name to note for both transactional and conduct work.
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‘The quality of the legal services provided is excellent. The team is made up of highly qualified professionals, both due to their solid academic background and experience.'
‘In my view, Demarest is the best competition firm. Bruno Drago and his team are the best in expertise and service. They are attentive to what is happening in the market and inform us, they are always willing to provide training to the company's business areas. Every time we needed them, they were ready, with all the information, data, specific reports, available for meetings to help the internal legal department in difficult discussions.'
‘Excellent knowledge of the local regulators coupled with a can-do approach to international clients.’
‘Daniel Oliveira Andreoli is excellent - bright, knowledgeable and great to work with’
‘Demarest has a large and experienced team in competition law. The project in which we hired Demarest involves a complex international litigation and we have always been positively surprised by the quality and sophistication of Demarest's work.’
‘Bruno Drago is very responsive and the quality of the work sent always exceeds expectations. The team understands demands, proposes creative solutions and is up to date with relevant information about competition law.'
‘Demarest is a renowned firm, specialised in various areas of law. We understand that the main characteristics of the firm are technical knowledge, specialised service, the search for understanding the client's business and proximity to the client.'
‘Daniel de Oliveira Andreoli - Technical and precedent knowledge that allows a targeted assessment of the strategy.'
Key clients
- ANIP – Associação Nacional da Indústria de Pneumáticos
- Syngenta
- Bridgestone
- Nike
- Heineken
- Bayer AG
- CNH
- Sanofi
- Vale
- Clariant
Work highlights
- Acted as counsel to Lactalis do Brasil – Comércio, Importação e Exportação de Laticínios Ltda. in the antitrust filing before CADE regarding the acquisition, by Lactalis, of all the share capital of Dairy Partners Americas Brasil Ltda., and, indirectly, the entire share capital of Dairy Partners Americas Nordeste – Produtos Alimenticios Ltda. from Nestlé S.A. and Fonterra Chile SPA.
- Assisting Heineken with its complaint to CADE against Ambev’s anti-competitive conducts in the beer market.
- Acted for NielsenIQ and GfK in the merger of both companies (NielsenIQ intends to acquire GfK).
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Practice head
Bruno Drago; Daniel Oliveira Andreoli
Other key lawyers
Marco Antônio Fonseca