Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Noted for its ‘deep industry knowledge and excellent regulatory and procedural experience,’ Pinheiro Neto Advogados is adept at handling the full range of competition and antitrust matters, including merger control, antitrust litigation, and investigations. The group has particular expertise representing businesses before CADE in high-value, multijurisdictional merger control and antitrust filings, and its capabilities to lead on complex cases has amassed an impressive and growing client roster comprised of notable names from the financial services, pharma, and agribusiness sectors, among others. Co-heading the practice are investigations specialist Leonardo Rocha e Silva and merger filing expert Renê Medrado; Silva stands out for his aptitude for cartel investigations, unilateral conduct cases, and implementing compliance programmes, while Medrado is sought after for his cross-border merger control prowess. The department also benefits from the capabilities of Cristianne Saccab Zarzur, who assists with anti-competitive practice investigations, merger control and filings, and compliance programmes. On the litigation front, José Alexandre Buaiz Neto is the main contact in the team, and Daniel Costa Rebello is the key practitioner for leniency and settlement agreements.