Drawing on its association with Mayer Brown, Tauil & Chequer Advogados is well placed to advise domestic and multinational clients on merger control, investigations and negotiations with CADE. The practice underwent a leadership transition in March 2026, with Christian Roschmann returning to the firm’s corporate and M&A and agribusiness teams and Flávia Chiquito arriving from Manesco Advogados to lead the practice. Chiquito brings prior experience at CADE to support cartel investigations, merger control and compliance matters. Former counsel Isabella Giorgi has departed the firm.
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Key clients
- Bunge
- Eletrobras
- Nestlé
- HCL Tech
- Dow
- Pontal Energy
- PRIO
- Guardian Real Estate
- Usiminas
Work highlights
Represented Bunge in the Brazilian merger control notification related to the creation of a $34bn agricultural trading company with the acquisition of Viterra.
Advised PRIO on the $1.915bn acquisition of 40% interest in the Peregrino and Pitangola Oil Fields.
Assisted shareholders of CIMAR, a cement producer, in its acquisition by Polimix, a construction material company.
Practice head
Flávia Chiquito
Other key lawyers
Christian Roschmann